webfact Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 PM calls for morality to be present in Thai education BANGKOK, 11 January 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has tasked the Ministry of Education with increasing the capabilities of Thailand’s students by more stringently overseeing teachers and staff and calling on the nation’s youths to develop themselves ahead of Children’s Day. Minister of Education Theerakiat Charoensettasin has led a group of exceptional youths who were awarded a variety of accolades to meet with Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on the occasion of Children’s Day 2017. The premier bid the children heed his motto for this year’s day “Thai Children Care for Education for National Stability”. He urged them to develop themselves by taking an interest in education so that they may in the future become effective resources for the Kingdom. He especially noted the youths of today will be needed as the country approaches Thailand 4.0 and adamantly encouraged them to respect their nation, morality and the law. Gen Prayuth then revealed he has tasked the Ministry of Education with more closely overseeing the nation’s teachers and schools to make sure they instill students with morality, technological know-how and the knowledge needed to succeed in the modern world. -- nnt 2017-01-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Good luck with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Do as I say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannig Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Thailand 4.0 ... <deleted> does this mean? they've failed to come up with 2.0 or 3.0 so 4.0 is the new buzzword? So-called moral education already is the only thing that's actually being taught in Thai schools. Respect for the flag, parents, religion, authority and such. At the expense of the real matters like science or languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The same morality he, his brother, and their army cronies possess. Or the real kind ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 12 minutes ago, z42 said: The same morality he, his brother, and their army cronies possess. Or the real kind ? Not quite the person who is asking for morality. Really a poor example of a person with morality and moral standing. Kids should be told not to emulate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottocus Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Morality in the police force might be a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eligius Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Thai children are to 'become effective resources for the Kingdom'. Yes - 'resources' - things to be used, abused and discarded as needed. For the Kingdom means for the tiny elite who run the show, with a lack of compassion for the poor and powerless that would make the Buddha blush. 'Morality and the law' are preached to the children - but neither quality is existent in present-day Thailand - or likely to exist in the foreseeable future. Unless by 'morality' one means always kowtowing to authority and never questioning one's betters, and by 'law' one means having one set of (never-to-be-applied) laws for the tiny rich elite and the untouchable monkhood, and another set for the peasants who have no right to a voice or contrary opinion in their own land .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Yep...more of THAT will bring the country forward! If by "forward" you mean backwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eligius Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 1 minute ago, DM07 said: Yep...more of THAT will bring the country forward! If by "forward" you mean backwards... Great point - succinctly expressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobz Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) The first thing they gotta start teaching the kids is to question everything. Even question the laws.. being more specific would be illegal Edited January 11, 2017 by hobz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 PM on morality? For god sake General stop using words you know nothing about only idiots do that I THINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 wrong country for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 School kids call for morality to be present in government at all levels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwinfc Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 then the good general should tell the parents first, then the teachers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Really come on TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Education starts from home.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just now, kotsak said: Education starts from home.. Yes and that would include morality. Teachers should focus on the reading, writing and arithmetic. Morality, as part of reading and writing is fine, so long as they learn to read and write well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 What makes the PM think the education system is overflowing with morality? The bashing of students by teachers, the cheating in exams, the corruption of school administration. Where does one look for a source of morality in Thailand which can be held up as an example for children to learn from? I am sure it is out there somewhere, but where? Normally it would be within religion but not even that seems to meet the critical test these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Thailand 4.0 ... does this mean? they've failed to come up with 2.0 or 3.0 so 4.0 is the new buzzword? So-called moral education already is the only thing that's actually being taught in Thai schools. Respect for the flag, parents, religion, authority and such. At the expense of the real matters like science or languages. The Thai government is working hard to promote “Thailand 4.0,” a new gimmick and economic model, aimed at pulling Thailand out of the middle-income trap, and developing it as a high-income country.At the moment it is Thailand 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I would suggest that Morality doesn't start from the bottom up, but from the top down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldroj Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 "...Prayut calls for morality to be present in Thai education..." Oh, the amorality of it all !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 41 minutes ago, tukkytuktuk said: The Thai government is working hard to promote “Thailand 4.0,” a new gimmick and economic model, aimed at pulling Thailand out of the middle-income trap, and developing it as a high-income country. At the moment it is Thailand 3.0 It looks like a primary school project on development 101 :D. So thats what Thai 4.0 is. By my count we are on Thailand 19.0 (coups since 1932) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 He is being silly again but, ''If you don't have a dream , If you don't have a dream , How you gonna have a dream come true,'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegee Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Lannig said: Thailand 4.0 ... <deleted> does this mean? Don't worry, we have pictures.... 1 hour ago, tukkytuktuk said: The Thai government is working hard to promote “Thailand 4.0,” a new gimmick and economic model, aimed at pulling Thailand out of the middle-income trap, and developing it as a high-income country. 1.0 - Thailand invents the tractor. Number 1 sweetcorn hub of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique355 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 4 hours ago, webfact said: He urged them to develop themselves by taking an interest in education so that they may in the future become effective resources for the Kingdom. Thai subjects are here to serve the country and kingdom. Please kids, note that the country and the government is NOT there to serve you, but YOU are there to serve the government, even those who grab power at gun point and then have the audacity to teach others about good morals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 To promote his ideas effectively he should consider weekly autograph sessions for his CD with his songs in shopping malls, instead of hopping around in physical fitness activities for the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuakmuaynina Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Does Morality mean something else in Thai? Or should someone fetch him a dictionary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 3 hours ago, irwinfc said: then the good general should tell the parents first, then the teachers Teachers... any follow up on the teacher who caned the 7 year old boy 99 times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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