What just happened to education in Thailand?
NEED FOR MORE DECENTRALISATION
The new system fails to deliver. Teachers remain paralyzed by excruciating paperwork dictated by central authorities. Regional offices have transpired into another top-down body. Teacher training and innovative classroom teaching are ignored. Local schools cannot initiate change or even hire their teachers. Rote - learning continues. The disparity is aggravating because rural students cannot compete with their urban peers.
To fix the problems, the current education administration needs to be truly decentralized to empower schools and local communities. Schools should be able to run more independently so they can meet local diversity and demands. More importantly, schools must help students find their interests and fulfill their differing potential instead of trying to fit the rigid mold set by Bangkok.