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Education not just a numbers game
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/09/2015
» The education system of Thailand is comparable to Singapore only in one aspect -- the number of hours students spend in the classroom. In November, 10% of the 38,000 state schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) across Thailand will reduce compulsory daily classroom hours by two -- from 8am-4pm to 8am-2pm. This means students will spend six hours a day in the classroom or 840 hours a year, instead of eight hours a day or 1,200 hours a year.
Weighty issue rests on tender shoulders
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/06/2013
» Although the school bag that little Thai students have to carry around is getting heavier, the average IQ test score of Thai children is getting lower.