These problems, however, are all relatively minor issues. Teachers can be retrained to teach more effectively and nationwide standards can be set to ensure control over the quality of learning that children receive.
Unfortunately, what cannot be changed is the fact that this kind of scheme has failed before.
There are a number of countries that have embarked on similar endeavours. The problems they faced in improving English standards mirror that of Thailand's and show that without a new method of thinking, we are doomed to fail.