webfact Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Handbook of new standards coming for kindergartens and nurseries By The Nation To ensure up-to-par good quality in early childhood care and education at 53,335 kindergartens and nurseries nationwide, the Education Council is now in process of printing a handbook for distribution. The booklet will detail the “National Standard for Early Childhood Care, Development and Education in Thailand” that was approved on January 2 by the Cabinet. The council deputy secretary-general Wattanaporn Ra-ngubtook said the agency would also soon organise a meeting of related agencies, including the Office of Basic Education Commission and the Department of Local Administration to ensure they are on the same page about implementing the standards. The agencies are responsible for supervising kindergartens and nurseries. Wattanaporn said the government saw it as important to promote consistent and high-quality development of new learners before they are passed on to the national education system. The new standard was thus proposed by the Ministry of Education for the Cabinet’s approval. The new standard would help assess the quality of development at kindergartens and daycare nurseries, and ensure appropriate care and education management for individual children aged 0-6 before they enter Prathom 1 classes, she said. The new standard comprises three aspects – the standard for pre-school administrations, the standard for teachers/caretakers to provide learning experiences and development-boosting play for toddlers, and the quality standard for preschoolers. The latter is also further divided into two age groups – one for those aged 0-2 years and the other for those aged 3-6 years. These age groups were in the key turning point of life and so must be closely and consistently taken care of in line with the early childhood development stated in the 20-year National Strategy (2018-2037), she said. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30362143 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-01-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticBhoy Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Looks like they are re-inventing the wheel here . . . ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Hope this doesn’t mean include part of brain washing to love Junta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: the Education Council is now in process of printing a handbook for distribution. big bold step, printed in some language they understand or in english ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeVonderBearz Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 26 minutes ago, holy cow cm said: Hope this doesn’t mean include part of brain washing to love Junta. There's already alot of this in place, maybe the changes are additional brainwashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwonitoy Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Are these people connected with the ones who say you don't have to learn English to graduate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 47 minutes ago, CelticBhoy said: Looks like they are re-inventing the wheel here . . . Not quite. All education systems are based on outcome learning. However, kindergarten has been pushed to the side and only P 1 to M 6 are covered. I actually think this is a good idea that might serve to give guidance to what needs to be taught to these children rather than leave it up to the wind. I haven't seen these outcomes, or pamphlet, yet so I cannot say whether they are realistically set or not, but it is a step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, LazySlipper said: Not quite. All education systems are based on outcome learning. However, kindergarten has been pushed to the side and only P 1 to M 6 are covered. I actually think this is a good idea that might serve to give guidance to what needs to be taught to these children rather than leave it up to the wind. I haven't seen these outcomes, or pamphlet, yet so I cannot say whether they are realistically set or not, but it is a step in the right direction. Here's a sneak peak...…...left, right, left, right, left, right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: the 20-year National Strategy (2018-2037), Post 2037 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 "try to avoid foreign languages, use thai na ka" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 As a father of a 5 yr old, in private school( which is not much better than a Govt school) I can say...IF YOU CARE ,TEACH YOUR CHILDREN AT HOME TOO...no matter what the outcome of this new ''handbook'', English language is not a priority in this Stuck country ,nationalism and bhudism is the curriculum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, mok199 said: As a father of a 5 yr old, in private school( which not much better than a Govt shool) I can say...IF YOU CARE ,TEACH YOUR CHILDREN AT HOME TOO...no matter what the outcome of this new ''handbook'', English language is not a priority in this Stuck country ,nationalism and bhudism is the curriculum... Absolutely agree. Some parents think it's very convenient to put their kids in school and assume the teachers will do the job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 40 minutes ago, mok199 said: As a father of a 5 yr old, in private school( which is not much better than a Govt school) I can say...IF YOU CARE ,TEACH YOUR CHILDREN AT HOME TOO...no matter what the outcome of this new ''handbook'', English language is not a priority in this Stuck country ,nationalism and bhudism is the curriculum... 30 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: Absolutely agree. Some parents think it's very convenient to put their kids in school and assume the teachers will do the job.... If more parents got involved it would make our job a lot easier. The problem is that most parents are involved up to primary one. They come to see their shows, they come to assembly, they drop them off in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon... but for some reason when the kids hit the primary 2-3 upwards the parents seem to stop getting involved. I guess we are just like all the other mammals and when the weening is over then we let our children to fend for themselves. Funny breed the human being... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Education is just another business in Thailand. The children are used to abstract money from parents for the least effort/expense by the schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 27 minutes ago, LazySlipper said: If more parents got involved it would make our job a lot easier. The problem is that most parents are involved up to primary one. They come to see their shows, they come to assembly, they drop them off in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon... but for some reason when the kids hit the primary 2-3 upwards the parents seem to stop getting involved. I guess we are just like all the other mammals and when the weening is over then we let our children to fend for themselves. Funny breed the human being... Aparently I am too involved, gaining a ''reputation'' at the school , I decided ,''I cant change anything '' and my questions and ideas only makes my boys world difficult at school ...these days I just wai and smile to the teachers ..but after school NO MORE MR NICE GUY ...he hits the books 4pm- 6pm and its English English.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, ZeVonderBearz said: There's already alot of this in place, maybe the changes are additional brainwashing. Yeah and most the Thai kids think that being forced to learn English is being brainwashed as they don't understand the need as this is Thailand. same for me when in school for French and Spanish. I learned enough to go to lunch etc, but didn't see the reason until I started hitting the world travel circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Photo caption: "Can you show us how much baht you will make an hour when you grow up? Good! That's right!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 6 hours ago, holy cow cm said: Hope this doesn’t mean include part of brain washing to love Junta. 6 hours ago, ZeVonderBearz said: There's already alot of this in place, maybe the changes are additional brainwashing. Never heard of this in other countries....including yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 22 minutes ago, Vacuum said: Never heard of this in other countries....including yours. 2019 2016 Dec. Then talk came and they stopped it. Apart from educating the young kids about military devotion, the field trip aimed to indoctrinate the 12 National Values in young children and teach them love and loyalty to the “nation, religion, and monarchy.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Indoctrination 101, fiftythird edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 16 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: "try to avoid foreign languages, use thai na ka" After all, "Thailand - No. 1 in the (Thai) world"!! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 11 hours ago, holy cow cm said: 2019 2016 Dec. Then talk came and they stopped it. Apart from educating the young kids about military devotion, the field trip aimed to indoctrinate the 12 National Values in young children and teach them love and loyalty to the “nation, religion, and monarchy.” Nothing wrong with that (if it were the year 1909)... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 14 hours ago, holy cow cm said: Yeah and most the Thai kids think that being forced to learn English is being brainwashed as they don't understand the need as this is Thailand. same for me when in school for French and Spanish. I learned enough to go to lunch etc, but didn't see the reason until I started hitting the world travel circuit. 90% of these kids have never been abroad, or even seen a movie in (original) English (version). They are taught at school that 'foreigners took a big part of their country' (parts of, what is today, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia), and that all foreigners are scum-bags (e.g. even "educated" Thais call all Burmese and Cambodians 'dangerous' and 'thieves')... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 6 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said: 90% of these kids have never been abroad, or even seen a movie in (original) English (version). They are taught at school that 'foreigners took a big part of their country' (parts of, what is today, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia), and that all foreigners are scum-bags (e.g. even "educated" Thais call all Burmese and Cambodians 'dangerous' and 'thieves')... ???? This scenario actually goes deeper with the junta. Look at N Korea and their set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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