Thai teachers to learn from the best

[coulson]

Think three times......sounds familiar. How about think just once, a little bit....

[onelasttime]

The last thing a government of ANY persuasion or colour want is an educated population. Any casual study of both the education system and the Thai language will show that it is constructed in such a way to disenfranchise the rural poor. The second point I would make is I am sick to death of the world copying the Finnish example as if transporting their methods will cure all ills. Finland has quite a unique social structure and homogeneous population. Does anybody really believe that in Finland all children must pass with no failures? what a joke. Call me an old cynic but I don't see this education expo anything other than an expensive waste of time.

[exbikey]

The last thing a government of ANY persuasion or colour want is an educated population. Any casual study of both the education system and the Thai language will show that it is constructed in such a way to disenfranchise the rural poor. The second point I would make is I am sick to death of the world copying the Finnish example as if transporting their methods will cure all ills. Finland has quite a unique social structure and homogeneous population. Does anybody really believe that in Finland all children must pass with no failures? what a joke. Call me an old cynic but I don't see this education expo anything other than an expensive waste of time.

Anything to oblige.

You're an old cynic

[Johnniey]

Finland had the same problems as Thailand in the 1960's. They hired experts and changed their education system till now it is one of the best in the world. Thailand could do the same. We have much to learn from each other.

The key with Thais is to teach em things privately then let em tell their friends it was a Thai idea. They'll never accept anything otherwise.

Why are you in Thailand if you don't like Thais?

i hope you don't have any of these people in your family, do you?

[eldragon]

Finland had the same problems as Thailand in the 1960's. They hired experts and changed their education system till now it is one of the best in the world. Thailand could do the same. We have much to learn from each other.

The key with Thais is to teach em things privately then let em tell their friends it was a Thai idea. They'll never accept anything otherwise.

Why are you in Thailand if you don't like Thais?

i hope you don't have any of these people in your family, do you?

At what point did I say I don't like Thais? I have loads of Thai acquaintances and a few Thai friends. At times, they as a people annoy me, as do all people from time to time. But in general I get along with em just fine. And I like most of em. That being said, I feel many of em don't want to learn anything from us other than the English language (which is questionable at times) and anything that involves making money (also questionable). I believe they have an expression that roughly translates to "Don't follow the foreigner." So that kinda limits the relationship. For that reason- and a couple other big ones- I don't have Thai family, nor do I intend to. But as long as they keep signing my paychecks, I'm happy to stay here.