Critics didn’t assess ‘content in entirety’
Critics misjudged the content of a Thai-language textbook for grade 5 pupils when they claimed it accepted malnutrition among young children, according to the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec).
Obec secretary-general Amporn Pinasa said yesterday the chapter of the Pasa Patee textbook for fifth-graders was its ninth, a story about the value of life.
In the tale, a orphaned schoolgirl learns that her classmate is frustrated with her parents’ decision not to buy her a new mobile phone.
The orphan, Khaopoon, takes the friend, Yaibua, to her orphanage where the kids are taught well and live happily albeit frugally. She wants to show her classmate what the lives of those less fortunate are like for a day.
About 20 people at the orphanage share a meal which includes stir-fried water…
