I’m not entirely sure what the socioeconomic background is of most Thais on this sub are, I would assume it’s higher than the average Thai person in Thailand.
But for those that can’t afford an international school, I’m wondering what will you do, if anything, to ensure your kid gets the best education they can?
I work in education right now. I work with adults and teenagers. The parents tell me how bad the education system is and was in the past. Yet they don’t do any monitoring of their children. They don’t ask them questions, check their homework, or even share life experiences with them at all. They don’t even teach them how to cook food. I’ve got 17 year olds that don’t know how to make pad ka paew or even fry an egg. How?! Why!? You know they aren’t learning anything at school (literally nothing). I showed some 16 year olds (2 x -2 = ?) And they just looked so confused… legitimately confused. I asked them if they know the answer. “Teacher I forgot what this is”… you FORGOT?? You go to math class everyday. What are you even doing in there? “Play phone and sleep teacher”…your teacher is ok with that? “I don’t know”… oh.. my…g
If the parents experienced how bad the education system is first hand, why would they just mindlessly let their kids go through that too? Why not do something… anything to help them or encourage some kind of critical thinking skills? Teach them some curiousity? These kids don’t even know what jobs their parents have. How have they never even thought to ask that question before?
These aren’t even poor kids/families. They travel abroad, where nice clothes, have cars and a house. I don’t get it. I can’t imagine a single reason why they wouldn’t put their kids in ateast a private school of some sort.
But Im just wondering what you guys would do/plan to do with your kids in the future?
