School Rules
Decreasing lesson hours and increasing extra-curricular classes is a new project of the Education Ministry led by
Education Minister Dapong Ratanasuwan that is now running throughout the country.I am a rural
elementary school teacher and I have something to share about this idea.
The idea of extra-curricular classes sounds smart for schools that are backed by rich parents.They already have modern equipment in those schools.But often when schools are surveyed,they don't look deeply at the problems schools have in the countryside.
Many students have to change schools often because their parents have to go wherever there are new jobs.They need intensive teaching before moving to a new school,and the new school might blame the old one for not giving the students basic knowledge.
Reducing class hours might make it even harder for students in this position.