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Thailand Education Reform, Teacher Training, & More
For decades the Thai government has attempted without success to reform Thailand’s education system and better prepare Thai students for the demands of the modern professional workplace. This failure continues to impact all areas of Thai life, and is among the root causes of recent political instability. The frustration felt by those government officials in charge of reform was illustrated a few months ago by Thailand’s Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat, who on hearing recent teacher test scores wondered publicly, “Even teachers fail, so how can we raise the quality of students?” Writing for the Bankok Post,...
Rewriting the Book on English Teaching in Thailand
The Ysaan Institute & LivingHour.org continue to rewrite the book on English teaching and education in Thailand with the release of student workbook versions of its popular paperbacks Generation Next (Slang & Colloquial Talk) and The Original Thai-English Cognate Dictionary & Learning tool. The workbooks are for English students in Thailand, as well as expats learning the Thai language. The release of the two books follows the Ysaan Institute’s production of two online Thai Scholars English Reading Programs that take science and liberal arts students from a 3rd grade reading level to the college level over the course...
Ysaan Institute: Learn Online Courses in Thai & English
LivingHour.org is pleased to announce the establishment of the Ysaan Institute, a cyber learning center for students, scholars, and teachers in Thailand and surrounding countries. Our mission is to enhance the curriculums of schools and universities with unique online educational materials which can be integrated easily with existing courses of studies. We are currently accepting proposals from university instructors who would like Ysaan Institute to host their courses, tests, quizzes, readings, videos, audio books, or other educational materials. We are particularly interested in proposals from university teachers involved in the fields...
A guide to the perfect Thai idiot (แนะนำคนไทยไร้ปัญญา)
On May 26th, a rather remarkable essay appeared in the Bangkok Post. Titled “A guide to the perfect Thai idiot,” (แนะนำคนไทยไร้ปัญญา) it is written by Dr. Sawai Boonma, a former economist at the World Bank. The essay is remarkable for it is the rare instance of a respected Thai citizen speaking candidly and critically of Thai culture in a public forum. Such frankness and self-reflection is necessary now more than ever for Thailand. As with any opinion essay, there are omissions in “A guide to the perfect Thai idiot”, as well as statements which are worthy of debate and further...