Lesson for primary students ‘romanticises malnutrition’, say critics
A Thai textbook designed by the Bureau of Academic Affairs and Educational Standards has come under criticism online and from academics who say it contains misleading lessons for fifth grade students.
A blogger whose Facebook page is called “Madame Kashmir” said the textbook Pasa Patee contains a reading exercise that tells the story of a girl from a privileged background whose perspective on life changes after she visits an orphanage.
The protagonist was let down by her parents because they did not agree to buy her a mobile phone. Later, her orphaned classmate invited…
