What are the advantages of education in Thailand over that in China?

Ying Sheng observed that in Thailand, you rarely see China students studying hard. For Thai students, learning is easy and happy in "entertaining"; Lively and interesting in "situational teaching"; It is participation and creation in "survival education".

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The Thai government implemented compulsory education for all on 1930 and extended it to rural areas. Schools in Thailand are basically managed by the school board, alumni association and parents' association, and major school decisions are decided by the three parties through consultation. There are more private schools in Thailand than public schools, but the tuition fees of public and private schools are not too expensive. The cheapest tuition fees are government-run public schools, and the charging standards of public schools are uniformly stipulated by the government. The annual tuition fee is about 1000 baht (about 200 yuan RMB). Moreover, public schools generally have beautiful campus environment, spacious school buildings and complete teaching facilities, and the conditions for running schools are probably at the upper-middle level of Thai schools. In Thailand, every town has at least one public school to ensure that children from low-income families can go to school for education. The charging standards of private schools are different, depending on the size and environment of each school. Tuition fees range from more than 2,000 baht to tens of thousands of baht, and students can freely choose schools according to their own needs. But even in the most famous private aristocratic school in Thailand, the annual tuition fee for boarders is only about 40,000 baht (about 8,000 yuan). Children in Thailand go from primary school to university. Due to the guarantee of public schools and donations from some charities, there are almost no children in Thailand who can't afford tuition. In China, education expenditure is becoming one of the most expensive expenses for families. Even some rural children can't go to school because they have no money. Therefore, some people of insight are shouting loudly: the greatest opportunity for a person to change his destiny is education. If they are not qualified to seize this opportunity, what will our society become?

The "elite schools" in China, which have obtained the basic quality in "survival education", are mainly judged by the enrollment rate, while the "elite schools" in Thailand are mainly judged by the humanistic quality of students. Thai schools advocate the all-round development of students' comprehensive quality, and pay attention to the cultivation and shaping of students' knowledge, ability and personality. Generally speaking, there is no phenomenon of "emphasizing reason over literature" in Thailand. Mathematics, rationality and culture are not very important in the whole course, so Thai students will not bury themselves in the sea of questions all day. Thai schools do not advocate assigning homework, which is usually done in class. In their spare time, students mostly play ball, sing, play guitar, do manual work and read.

Thai schools attach great importance to cultivating and educating students' patriotism and national spirit. Every morning at eight o'clock, every town in Thailand will hold a flag-raising ceremony. Students look up at the national flag and sing the national anthem every morning. In the long run, the concept of country and nation is deeply rooted in children's hearts. Even after school, there is no organization. Whenever the national anthem is played on the radio, the children who are playing will consciously stand up and listen to the national anthem. There is no empty preaching, no unattainable truth, and naturally, the feelings for the country and the nation are deeply integrated into the children's hearts. When talking with Thai people, you will naturally show your pride as a Thai.

In the process of developing modernization, Thailand has well preserved its traditional culture, and this inheritance and promotion of traditional culture benefits more from school education. From the time children enter school, the study of traditional culture runs through the whole learning process. For primary school students who have just entered the school gate, the first thing they learn is the traditional etiquette in Thailand. From how to salute, how to sit, how to stand, how to worship the teacher, how to present flowers, how to receive prizes and so on. , with detailed explanations, students do practical exercises; Like music class, students not only learn western music, but also systematically learn Thai folk music, musical instruments and dance; Thailand is a Buddhist country, with more than 80% of the population believing in Buddhism. Every month, the school invites monks with profound attainments to give lectures at the school, and there are religious classes every week in high schools. Every traditional festival in Thailand, the school will hold a grand celebration, the purpose is to let students know the cultural connotation of traditional festivals and feel the rich traditional atmosphere in the process. Through school education, Thailand's unique traditional culture can be passed down from generation to generation.

Thai education believes that all educated people have different qualities or different potential qualities, and paying attention to "personality education" or "specialty education" is the key to the success of quality education. Therefore, Thai schools advocate "encouraging education" to fully tap the potential of students. In Thailand, fat people can sign up for gymnastics and short people can sign up for basketball. As long as students like it and are willing to try, no teacher will refuse him and say "no" to him, so as to link the cultivation of students' quality with their interests and potential quality as much as possible.

Thai students have been told since childhood that good qualities such as "integrity, honesty and frankness" are very important to a person, and reputation is priceless. If you cheat, you will not only be severely punished (all subjects are zero before and after, and make-up exams are not allowed), but also betray your reputation, so almost no students cheat. Thais are generally honest, which may be related to long-term education in schools. In daily education, children in the first grade of primary school in Thailand who attach importance to children's civilized conduct will be asked to put away their chairs and send their plates to designated places after eating in restaurants. Thai students are generally cheerful, lively, generous and tolerant. They retain more innocence and childlike innocence, so you will think they are more like children. The spiritual strength of education is finally embodied in the connotation of humanistic quality. For people's sustainable development, the cultivation of humanistic quality is more basic than the cultivation of mathematical ability, because humanistic quality is the general support of various abilities, which is manifested in rational thinking, tolerant mind, healthy mentality, good self-management ability and full cooperation consciousness.

There is no doubt that Thailand's educational concept is consistent with the educational concept of "learning to survive" advocated by UNESCO. "Survival education" has always been the core of Thai education, running through the whole process of teaching activities, aiming at cultivating students' survival ability, practical ability, independence and cooperation consciousness. In primary schools, there are special practical classes, which mainly let students learn how to use power sockets correctly, how to protect themselves and how to give first aid. In primary and secondary schools, there is a boy scout activity once a week, while in high school it is military training. Boy Scouts mainly train students' field survival ability and survival skills, cultivate students' team spirit and sense of cooperation, and exercise students' physique. In Boy Scout activities, students learn the knowledge of survival in the wild, practice queuing, learn to set up tents, cook, find directions and spend the night in the wild in summer camp (Boy Scout training base), and at the same time, they have to walk with heavy loads. The weather in Thailand is hot, and boy scout activities are held in the open air. Although the students are sweating, no one complains that they are tired, and no parents refuse to let their children participate or protest to the school because they love them.

The "color separation game" can best reflect the self-management ability and cooperation consciousness of Thai students. In Thailand, when new students enter school, the school will divide them into red, yellow, blue, green, purple and white according to the proportion of new students. From enrollment to graduation, he has been participating in various activities organized by the school in this color block. In each color block, the students are different in age, including high school students and primary school students. When holding activities, senior students lead junior students to organize activities together to form a good mechanism for students' self-management. The whole activity, from the selection and training of athletes to the organization and rehearsal of cheerleading; From the construction of publicity columns of various teams to the computer design and production of posters, seniors lead their younger brothers and sisters. In the sports meeting, the teacher also divides the colors, but the teacher is not the organizer and manager of the whole activity, but only the participant. At the sports meeting, all the students are participants, and those who don't compete are cheerleaders.

"Survival education" aims at the deficiency and bias of "book education". "Survival education" does not exclude "book education". The difference is that "book education" is only "instilling knowledge" and the art of teaching is the art of "how to instill". And "survival education" is devoted to the cultivation of students' ability. Even paying attention to "book education" is a way for students to learn "how to learn". From "learning to survive" to "learning to learn" and then to "learning to cooperate", the connotation and extension of this concept are constantly enriched and expanded.

Generally, Thais have to receive 12 years of basic education, including 6 years of primary education, 3 years of junior high school education and 3 years of senior high school education.

primary education

Primary education is compulsory and compulsory. The government wants all school-age children to receive primary education, and several ships carrying children over 6 years old must receive general education until 1 1 year old. After graduating from primary school, students can enter middle schools to receive general education, and they can also enter vocational middle schools to receive vocational education. Thailand's primary education curriculum mainly includes five aspects. Tools: Thai and mathematics; Life experience: apply scientific methods to deal with social and daily life problems; Character education; Basic knowledge of occupation; Interesting experience.

secondary education

Secondary education in Thailand is both non-compulsory and compulsory. There are two types of schools engaged in secondary education in Thailand, one is ordinary middle schools and the other is vocational and technical schools. The secondary education curriculum in Thailand is divided into compulsory courses, elective courses and activity courses. Both junior high school and senior high school adopt the credit system. In addition to knowledge and theory, primary and secondary education in Thailand also pays attention to basic skills, life experience, moral education and labor education.

At present, there are 6.5438+0.2 million high school graduates in Thailand every year, but only 30,000 people are admitted to 24 public universities directly under the Ministry of Education, and the competition is fierce. In 2004, Thai universities abolished the national unified examination system and carried out reforms, which caused great controversy. At present, using the new college entrance examination scoring system, the proportion of high school graduates' classroom learning achievement (PGA) will increase from the current 5% to 10% in 2004, about 20% in middle school courses, 35-70% in the basic knowledge examination (O-NET) organized by universities, and 35-70% in the advanced knowledge examination (A-NET).

higher education

Higher education in Thailand is relatively developed. Higher education institutions in Thailand are divided into kilometers and private ones. There are 78 public institutions and 6 1 private institutions in Thailand (2005). The current institutions of higher learning in Thailand can be roughly divided into public institutions under the Ministry of Higher Education in Thailand. Private institutions such as Yisancang University and Boren University; Other state ministries and commissions, such as the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of the Interior and other subordinate industrial colleges; Asian Institute of Technology, Maha Dragon Palace Buddhist College and other specialized institutions of higher learning. ***4 categories.

Thailand's higher education is highly internationalized, and many colleges and universities have international colleges, which teach in English. In recent years, with the cultural exchange between China and China, some universities have established international colleges with bilingual teaching, which have broken through the language barrier and enabled more students to experience Thai culture and education and learn knowledge at the same time. Among them, China ASEAN College of Boren University is the first international college to carry out bilingual teaching in China and China, which has been recognized by the Ministry of Education of Thailand and is the result of in-depth cooperation between China and Thailand.