MPs fret over learning shift
Education inequality grows amid outbreak
MPs and businessman have voiced concerns that the shift to online learning will worsen Thailand’s existing educational inequality, making it harder for low-income students to learn.
Speaking at an online forum via Facebook Live held by Satsanu Patham School on Thursday, Thai Rak Tham Party MP Peerawit Ruangluedolapak said the transition from classroom learning to online classes is now leaving many students, particularly those from poor families, behind as they do not have access to computers, whether desktop or portable versions, tablets, and the internet in order to study from home.
“Even before the pandemic, there was already a large gap in achievement between rich and poor students,” he said. “As many schools are now closed over Covid-19, the…
