Student Centered Learning in Thailand

Lots of useful and practical links in this article

How do we teach 21st century skills in classrooms? Over the past several decades, there has been increased demand for formal education to include the development of generic skills as well as traditional academic subjects, i.e., to include competenc…

Congratulations to 10 years anniversary of the Bamboo School!

http://www.flexlearnstrategies.net/to-friends-of-the-bamboo-school/

To Friends of the Bamboo School | Flexible Learning Strategies

Can educators in Thailand learn to share (ideas)?

http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1280631/education-itself-must-learn-some-lessons

Education itself must learn some lessons As debates rage on about how to move national education reform forwards, globalisation has been transforming Thailand's learning landscape without the experts and administrators in charge noticing much.

A very mixed article about the national education strategy. What will it take to be successful?

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30317571

Education plan ‘will fail without broad support’ - The Nation THERE IS no guarantee that the new national education strategy, which has already come into force in paper, will fully take effect in practice.

What do you think should be done?

https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/05/thailand-education-reforms-elusive-ever/ .97

Thailand: Education reforms as elusive as ever LAST week, students across Thailand returned to school for a new academic year, and with it came the prospect of new friends, new teachers and new experiences.

Thai education reform again in the news....

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/opinion/30306295

Thai education reform: Lessons from Singapore and Vietnam - The Nation Regional success stories point the way, but the junta government has been a slow learner so far

How much education reform will the current government sponsor? And will it be effective?

http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1214225/world-bank-urges-education-reform

World Bank urges education reform Education reform is needed to put Thailand back on track towards its potential growth and becoming a high-income country, says the World Bank.

How many teachers out there are using learning styles to tailor lessons to individual students?

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/13/teachers-neuromyth-learning-styles-scientists-neuroscience-education

Teachers must ditch 'neuromyth' of learning styles, say scientists Eminent academics from worlds of neuroscience, education and psychology voice concerns over popularity of method

Interesting attempt at measuring the "effectiveness" of a country's educational system taking into account the general economic development. By these rankings they put Thailand up quite high on the list. What do you think?

http://europe.newsweek.com/education-international-ranking-inequality-fairer-comparison-558790?rm=eu

Here's why we need to change global education rankings to get the real picture Current rankings need to take new factors into account in order to assess education systems fairly.

Math is measurement and we first learn to measure with our eyes....

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/01/29/why-spatial-reasoning-is-crucial-for-early-math-education/

Why Spatial Reasoning Is Crucial For Early Math Education

What do you think of this article from The Economist? Are their too many schools with too few good teachers in Thailand?
http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21715011-countrys-class-war-has-its-roots-classroom-poor-schools-are-heart-thailands

Poor schools are at the heart of Thailand’s political malaise The country’s class war has its roots in the classroom

Teaching Maths is teaching Culture. A fascinating analysis of the assumption of mathematical objectivity.
http://sclthailand.org/2017/01/implications-of-feminist-critique-of-science-teaching/

Implications of Feminist Critique of Science Teaching by Student Centered Learning – Thailand