Sunday, July 25, 2010

Thai education system


The Thai education system comprises 4 levels, namely: pre-school education, primary education, secondary education, and higher education.

Pre-school Education: is provided for 3-5year old children. This level will teach the kids to learn alot of life's begining. It is very important to send your children or your child to pre-school


Primary education: emphasizes literacy, numeracy, communication skills, and abilities relevant to future occupational roles. At this level, education is compulsory and free of charge, provided for children aged 6-11 including the disadvantaged ones


Secondary Education: is divided into two levels, each covering a period of three years. The lower level emphasizes on learners intellect, ethics morality and basic skills. It allows the learner to explore his individual interests and aptitudes through a wide choice of both academic and vocational subjects.


Higher Education: aims at the full development of human intellectuality, and the advancement of knowledge and technology. This level may be organized in the forms of colleges, universities, or institutions for specialized studies.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Education/Literacy in Thailand


Education in Thailand
All children have access to free, compulsory education from the age of six to twelve years of age. Almost ninety percent of primary school children attend either public schools or those run by Buddhist monasteries. In 1995-96, there were about six million students enrolled in primary schools. After the primary years, the attendance rates drop to just over fifty percent for secondary education, during the same school year listed above, only 3.8 million children attended lower- or upper-elementary schools.
The Thai government is talking about raising the required six years of education to nine years, although Thailand's literacy rate is one of the highest in Southeast Asia, at almost 95%.
There are many universities to choose from and and over 600,000 students did enroll and attend institutions of higher learning during the early 90s. The largest universities in Thailand are located in Bangkok (Chulalongkorn University, established in 1917) and in the north (Chiang Mai University, established in 1964).

In my opinion,when i was in high school, I graduated Mathayom-3 from Saint Joseph Convent School and I went to study in New Zealand for a while. I realized it was a big different between Thai education and New Zealand education.There it study by doing a things but in Thailand, they teach by reading the books. It is hard for student in Thailand to understand the lesson.
They have a small percentage of the people who do not study after they graduated from primary school.

giving is forever

Giving is forever
The Ramathibodi Foundation is launching a new collection of charity T-shirts screened with "Kam wa hai ... mai sin sood" (Giving is ... endless). The T-shirts, 155 baht each, are available at the Ramathibodi Foundation, Ramathibodi Hospital, Rama IV Road. This shirt has created since Thailand had The Red Shirt ,this shirt has a lot of meaning it want to make Thailand becomes peaceful again. The phase that said Giving is...endless means keep giving . Thailand had a democracy because of Thai people were not harmonize , I think this foundation has a good idea. I went out on the street and now I saw some people wear the shirt that has the same meaning as this example shirt that is in the picture on the left hand side. I wish that one day Thai will become more unite and Thialand will called Land of Smile again.


Friday, July 23, 2010

Khon

Flying, turning 'khon
Khon performance has been directed by Pramet Boonyachai. Khon is influenced by the various patterns of dance and music from a Thai Orchesta during the reign of King Rama VI. They are going to present about Thai Monarch. This performance and performers will also be lifted off the stage floor in the flying scenes. Daily shows are 7:30pm from July 23-25, with a matinee 2pm show at weekends. The two more shows on July 26 at 10 am and 3pm are for students only. Tickets are 1000,800,600 and 400 baht it is depend on where the seat is. I think Thia people should go to see this show because it contain Thai tradition and we should support all Thai things

credit-http://bangkokpost.co.th/entertainment/music/186518/flying-turning-khon

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has given the strongest indication yet that he will remain at Anfield as he welcomed the signing of Joe Cole.
There has been speculation over the Reds midfielder's future this summer but after meeting new boss Roy Hodgson, Gerrard now appears set to stay.


The paragraph on the top is according to :http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8837579.stm


In my opinion, Steven G. is one of the player that have been staying with Liverpool for long time and he has a very good skill too, he should keep staying with Liveer pool