webfact Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 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. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30305330 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-01-31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 blimey!! what they really need is more marching/singing national sheepdom. id suggest 5 times a day like some religions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Thailand, the hub for do-nothing committees and panels and forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maoro2013 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 It's unbelievable, another go at this. They just reduced the hours at government schools, maybe even less time eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 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............................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) 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, 2017 by mtls2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 12 values good- thinking values bad, that about sums it up at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01322521959 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 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. Sent from my i-mobile_i-STYLE_219 using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) 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, 2017 by lvr181 Additional wording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Graham Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 "... outsiders with a deep understanding of educational affairs who enjoy widespread recognition and are open minded." So no Thai people then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Maybe they should import some expertise in educational governance first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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