mookaluka23

Learning English is important.  But I think that the ministry of education is putting the cart before the horse a little bit by focusing on it.  Besides the fact that Thailand has lower rates of comprehension among college graduates than even Cambodia and Laos, the real problem has more to do with low wages, poor training, overcrowded classrooms and corruption.  ALL subjects suffer because of these things.  Under the current system only intrinsically intelligent and motivated students get any real benefit.

Another serious issue is that according to ONET statistics(a standardized test for students) the lowest average scores out of any subject are Thai Language and Social Studies.

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The lowest scores are in their own language and history!!!!   IF they can't teach their own culture and language to a reasonable degree, how can they possibly teach a second language let alone other history and geography of the outside world?  The sitatution is worse than the ministry would like to admit I think.