Citizens’ duties and Thai history will be taught intensively in schools starting from the second term of the 2014 academic year, according to the Office of the Basic Education Commission.
Read the following story from the Bangkok Post to learn more about these two new subjects.
OBEC deputy secretary-general Kamol Rodklai said the plan to revise history in the national curriculum will focus not only on historical eras and background, but also on understanding Thailand’s history.
The citizens’ duties subject aims to encourage students to learn their duties and responsibilities for the sake of the nation and to bring aboutreconciliation and unity in the country.