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Field trips don’t hurt students, poorly-maintained transport does : PM


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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has expressed disagreement with suspending educational field trips for students, saying that the measure does not solve the basic problem.

 

She said that such trips are not harmful to children and blamed poorly-maintained public transport for road accidents, adding that all transport used for educational field trips should be properly checked, especially for long journeys.


 

The prime minister made the comments after the Education Ministry ordered the immediate suspension of all educational field trips by schools under its supervision, except for trips which are deemed necessary, and that the trips should be confined within the schools’ province.

 

Meanwhile, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit announced today that all the 13,000 plus public buses which use compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel must be subjected to thorough checks within 60 days.

 

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Full story: Thai PBS World

-- 2024-10-02

 

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6 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has expressed disagreement with suspending educational field trips for students, saying that the measure does not solve the basic problem.

 

She said that such trips are not harmful to children and blamed poorly-maintained public transport for road accidents, adding that all transport used for educational field trips should be properly checked, especially for long journeys.

Well said.  The culture of a country comes from its leadership.  I hope she is able to get this implemented and hold to account those who stop or delay this happening.

 

But, of course, TIT, but maybe this time some change might actually happen?

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Nothing will be done. People here ride motorcycles without helmets. They do this whilst speeding past the BIB. As for the headline well that's just ridiculous. Field trips are of course an important part of education but the truth is what actually hurts the students is the educational system (public) itself. What's happened is an absolute tragedy no doubt about it, and you'd have to be one cold hearted MF not to be touched by it, but in a country where corruption is endemic it doesn't come as a surprise. 

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1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

She said that such trips are not harmful to children and blamed poorly-maintained public transport for road accidents, adding that all transport used for educational field trips should be properly checked, especially for long journeys.

Shouldn't that be " all transport ".

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She's correct in saying that the measure does not solve the basic problem, but it may save a few lives. Therein lies the problem. Can you imagine a parent saying their kid learned a lot from the school's EGAT visit, and their recovery from third-degree burns is coming along nicely?

 

Anyway, the transport ministry has ordered the inspection of over 13,000 CNG-powered buses nationwide to be completed within 60-days. Until that has been completed, I wouldn't be letting any of my kids go on bus trips, no matter how cute Moo Deng is and regardless of what the PM thinks.

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38 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Can you imagine a parent saying their kid learned a lot from the school's EGAT visit, and their recovery from third-degree burns is coming along nicely?

I'm sorry but this is a ridiculous and tasteless comment. School excursions are a legitimate part of education. This one ended in tragedy.

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