What is it about Thai education that keeps people who have been there coming back for more?

Thai education has distinctive characteristics

Some experts and scholars have described it as “ethnically oriented and Westernized”.

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Difference caused by the same “survival”

Universities around the world have different understandings of the educational concept of “learning to survive” advocated by UNESCO, while at the same time promoting it in the context of their own countries. China's “famous schools” on the “survival” of the standard is mainly “rate of advancement”, while Thailand's “famous schools” is mainly judged by the “humanistic qualities” of the students. The “top schools” in Thailand are judged by the “humanistic qualities” of their students.

Thai schools advocate the holistic development of students, i.e. focusing on shaping students' knowledge, ability and character, as well as cultivating interesting souls. In Thailand, the phenomenon of “emphasizing science over literature” generally does not exist, and the weight of mathematics, science and chemistry in the entire curriculum is not very heavy, so students will not be buried in a sea of problems all day long to perform calculations, and the school does not advocate the assignment of homework, which is generally completed in the classroom, and most of the time after school, students are playing soccer, singing, playing the guitar, doing handicrafts and reading. Reading.

Survival education has always been the core of Thai education, and is always present in the whole process of teaching activities, aiming at cultivating students' survival ability, hands-on ability, independence and sense of cooperation, and for Thai students, learning is a relaxing and joyful process of “teaching with fun” and “situational teaching”. For Thai students, learning is the ease and joy of “teaching for fun”, the vividness and fun of “situational teaching”, and the participation and creativity of “survival education”.

Respecting local culture and purifying students' minds

Buddhism is the spiritual pillar of Thailand, and more than 80% of the people in the country believe in Buddhism. From the King to the common people, all of them donate money to build Buddhist temples as a good deed, and thus there are many temples all over the country. Thailand is very good at integrating Buddhist thinking into its education system and using the essence of Buddhist thinking to mold students' healthy minds.

In Thai colleges and universities, monks with high attainments will be invited to the school every month to give sermons and teachings, and every traditional festival in Thailand will be celebrated in a grand manner in the school, so that the unique traditional culture of Thailand can be passed on from generation to generation through school education. Thai education believes that all educated people have different qualities or different potential qualities, and that focusing on “individual education” or “specialty education” is the key to the success of quality education. Therefore, Thai schools advocate “encouragement education” as the main way to fully develop the potential of students.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Thai schools have a “Thanksgiving” or “Prayer” ceremony. At the end of each day's lesson, the school holds a “thanksgiving” ceremony. Teachers tell students to take a few short, silent minutes after class to thank their families for their love and to appreciate what they have. This is a way of transforming abstract concepts of moral character into seeds of care for the world, which are quietly sown into the hearts of students.

Prioritizing Education for Development and Moral Cultivation

Education in Thailand has always accounted for more than 20% of the national budget, which is at the top of the national budget. From elementary school to university, there are almost no children in Thailand who cannot afford to pay tuition fees and are unable to go to school, thanks to the support of public schools and donations from charitable organizations.

Thai schools pay great attention to the cultivation and education of patriotism and national spirit among students, and one of the most important things in the daily life of Thais is the hoisting of the national flag and the singing of the national anthem, which has long been incorporated into Thai law. The national anthem is regularly played at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in all Thai schools, television stations and most public places.

In the streets of Thailand, you can see this scene: when the national anthem is played, all Thais will put down their work, those who are in a hurry will stop walking, those who are on the phone will hang up immediately, and even those who are involved in verbal disputes will “put things to rest”, and everyone will stand up to listen to the national anthem or follow the chanting of the national anthem, and continue to do things only when the national anthem is over. It is this sense of ethical norms that is integrated into daily life that makes the vast majority of Thais gentle, courteous and mindful of public morality, with very few people raising their voices in public, and even fewer quarrelling and cursing in the street.