CDC proposes independent panel to reform education
By The Nation

 

Meechai

 

BANGKOK: -- THE CONSTITUTION Drafting Committee (CDC) is trying to ensure the country realises educational reform from a fresh perspective by recommending the establishment of an independent panel, CDC Meechai Ruchuphan chairman said yesterday.

 

Meechai added that the panel should include outsiders with a deep understanding of educational affairs who enjoy widespread recognition and are open-minded.

 

“Members of the country’s educational sector have failed to step out of the old box. Without a fresh perspective, the sector will just be trapped with the same old problems,” he said during a meeting held by the Office of the Education Council.

 

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blimey!!
what they really need is more marching/singing national sheepdom. id suggest 5 times a day like some religions

Thailand, the hub for do-nothing committees and panels and forums.

The front on this guy talking about open minded and people stepping out of the box or being faced with the same old problems. How many years has this geriatric been writing Constitutions that have been thrown out?

It's unbelievable, another go at this.

 

They just reduced the hours at government schools, maybe even less time eh!

 

Hullo , must be that time again another Education fix ,  there's been that many Education reforms in Thailand they are getting  like ar!!les , everyone has one............................................

They must have an advent calendar-like reminder for each of the reforms?

 

OK, it's Tuesday, time to trot out something on Education Reform.

 

Not to mention another "panel du jour". 

 

"Independent" panel? So all military, but all branches for the added aroma of "independence"?

 

Welcome to the Junta Cafe, today's special panel is "corruption", and our reform entree is "politicians".

Edited January 31, 20179 yr by mtls2005

12 values good- thinking values bad, that about sums it up at the moment

Same old same old. 15 years in Thai schools.
Attitudes didn't change. Money is the main goal with the private schools. Shut down the useless private schools instead of putting all the under achieving students in them, then the overall standards will improve.

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Reform would be teach reading, writing and arithmetic with teachers who actually got paid appropriately, and showed up to class to actually teach.  Children's parents would need make sure they get to school on time everyday.  Children who put forth no effort to pass will be failed. 

 

 

 

 

It seems they don't have much hope about this reform and don't want to take responsibilities for it, as they prefer to appoint outsiders to the panel...

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Meechai added that the panel should include outsiders with a deep understanding of educational affairs who enjoy widespread recognition and are open-minded.

 

“Members of the country’s educational sector have failed to step out of the old box. Without a fresh perspective, the sector will just be trapped with the same old problems,” he said during a meeting held by the Office of the Education Council.

 

Firstly, there never seems to be any willingness by Government/s to use knowledgeable outsiders to assist in solving problems of any sort - good luck Meechai on that one. Your heart and commonsense is in the right place though.

 

Secondly, there never seems to be any willingness, by the upper classes to truly educate the lower classes in case they challenge the "establishment" (the old order).

 

Therefore, my conclusion is, nothing will change unless it is for the betterment of the "establishment". A sad reality I think.

 

 

Edited January 31, 20179 yr by lvr181
Additional wording.

"... outsiders with a deep understanding of educational affairs who enjoy widespread recognition and are open minded."

So no Thai people then.

 

How about follow an mandatory lower level UK or Singapore curriculum?with interactive  philipina teachers.use the thai teachers for thai language ,sports and local history.problem solved no more need more panels and comitees.

Maybe they should import some expertise in educational governance first.