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Education woes aren't about funding
Oped, Published on 13/03/2024
» The education ministry has always received the largest share of the fiscal budget. The Thai government's investment in education is actually comparable to that of developed nations based on the percentage of national budgets.
Removing oppressive school rules
Oped, Published on 26/04/2023
» School uniform and hairstyle rules are part and parcel of Thailand's education.
Let's see Vicha report
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/05/2022
» Re: "Nate probe a let-down", (May 19).
BMA fails capital's children in need
Oped, Published on 11/05/2022
» Whoever wins, the new Bangkok governor must bridge the appalling education disparity between the rich and the poor to give children in need a better fighting chance in life.
Teachers need to learn child rights
Oped, Published on 09/12/2020
» Hitting a preschooler on the head. Pushing a toddler down on the floor. Shoving a black plastic bag over a child's head -- a technique security personnel use to torture terrorists. This was how a group of teachers at a famous private school "disciplined" kindergarteners.
Teach for change
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 05/05/2017
» Some of you may know Thunhavich "Sky" Thitiratsakul as the keyboardist from indie band New Mandarin, but you may not know that he's also a teaching fellow for Teach for Thailand (TFT). The non-profit organisation aims to bridge the gap caused by education inequality so that all Thai kids can have an equal footing in life. TFT is an official member of Teach For All which operates in 39 countries. It recruits young graduates to join its leadership development programme so they'll go on to teach and inspire hundreds of students for two years. We talked to Sky about what it's like being a change-making teacher and TFT's new online campaign "#10000dreams" which launched today.