Chris Daley Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Why does Thailand have a no fail system in highschool; whereas, in England a student can fail a course and leave school after 5 years with nothing? Please explain how these two financial models work. Edited January 18 by Chris Daley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeman Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 It doesn't work. The parents pays the fees and every kid gets a report card with 80-100% score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, eyeman said: It doesn't work. The parents pays the fees and every kid gets a report card with 80-100% score. In the UK, parents do not pay fees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeman Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 6 minutes ago, saakura said: In the UK, parents do not pay fees? Generally no, education is free in the UK, of course a few privileged kids will head to Eton and other private schools and they are charged, but the norm is free education.. I was originally referring to Thailand where parents pays the fees and expect glowing report cards - money for gold stars. I've seen it first hand, illiterate kids in Thailand years behind western standards, getting report cards with 90%+ across english, math, and sciences. It is a big shame because neither the kid nor the parents eyes are open, they think little somchai/poo is awesome, and all I can think is 'I wonder if he/she will end up in the bangkok hilton or a factory first or are you going to support him/her into adulthood and beyond.. Edited January 18 by eyeman typos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 50 minutes ago, eyeman said: Generally no, education is free in the UK, of course a few privileged kids will head to Eton and other private schools and they are charged, but the norm is free education.. I was originally referring to Thailand where parents pays the fees and expect glowing report cards - money for gold stars. I've seen it first hand, illiterate kids in Thailand years behind western standards, getting report cards with 90%+ across english, math, and sciences. It is a big shame because neither the kid nor the parents eyes are open, they think little somchai/poo is awesome, and all I can think is 'I wonder if he/she will end up in the bangkok hilton or a factory first or are you going to support him/her into adulthood and beyond.. Or, like the son of a foreign bar owner who died intestate, he could go on to become chief pilot for an offshore helicopter company, or, closer to (my) home, the wife's nephew who is now a semi-professional football player. Both were unspectacular underperformers in school and barely scraped through their "5-star" Thai tertiary education. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youreavinalaff Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 1/18/2024 at 5:03 AM, Chris Daley said: Why does Thailand have a no fail system in highschool; whereas, in England a student can fail a course and leave school after 5 years with nothing? Please explain how these two financial models work. Financial? Surely you mean educational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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