webfact Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Thai students shine at primary maths world contest By Sutthinan Kongsin The Nation Thai students won 34 medals at the Po Leung Kuk Primary Mathematics World Contest 2017 held in Hong Kong from July 15-20. The students, accompanied by teachers and Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) deputy chief Suchitra Pattanaphum, arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 10pm on Thursday and were warmly welcomed and congratulated by their parents and teachers. Besides the Suteetorn School's team of four, invited directly by the organisers, Obec sent three other teams to the contest, Obec's Bureau of Educational Innovation Development head Nitwadee Charoenkiatboworn said. Besides the 34 medals the 16 Thai students pocketed from 19 contest categories, the Suteetorn School team also won the cultural performance award, she said. The contest brought together 36 teams from Thailand, China, Taiwan, South Africa, Bulgaria, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mongolia, the US, and Australia. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30321396 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-07-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geovalin Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) In spite of a govt School rather than due to, probably all went to Kumon or similar on a Sat morning, or maybe genius level then they hardly needed any help from the start. Last time I was at the airport a young Thai girl serving in a shop needed a calculator to add up 35 and 10, and took a while to do that! Edited July 21, 2017 by Orton Rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, Orton Rd said: In spite of a govt School rather than due to, probably all went to Kumon or similar on a Sat morning, or maybe genius level then they hardly needed any help from the start. Last time I was at the airport a young Thai girl serving in a shop needed a calculator to add up 35 and 10, and took a while to do that! .... and again, to work out your change from a 100 Baht note...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I think that's great. It's sometimes unfortunate that students don't graduate from primary school, but high school.Sent from my SM-J700F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 ...2 questions.... 1)...'Won' or 'were awarded'....??? 2)...Did anyone at the 'competition' not walk away with a medal....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Were they allowed to use calculators? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchings1963 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I BET THEY HAD THERE PHONES HANDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, hutchings1963 said: I BET THEY HAD THERE PHONES HANDY Yes, times have changed they can download the calculator app, much handier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 3 hours ago, webfact said: primary maths world contest A couple of those boys could pass as university graduates. What are they doing in primary school maths competitions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) Lot of negativity in the air today... Edited July 21, 2017 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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