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Students 'must learn to think'

Teachers should act as facilitators and share new knowledge with their students, two academics from Thailand and Italy told a conference this month. ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Sun, Jul 19 2009

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12 Jun 09 visit Wai Khru Day offerings, students pay respects to their teachers at Wachirawit, Chiang Mai, Thailand  »  YouTube
15 Nov 09 visit E-Pals links students to the world, safely  »  The Nation Students and teachers who want to learn about international culture and what's new from friends living in various parts of the world, and share with them their knowledge and exotic Thai culture, can now just click on the Web.
29 Nov 09 visit Appealing to students through e-learning  »  The Nation Teaching students through the use of PowerPoint has helped many teachers hold their students' attention. However, such a one-way communication technology cannot help make the students feel enthusiastic enough to study and understand complicated contents.
15 Jan 10 visit Practicals the 'most effective' teaching method  »  The Nation Outstanding teachers recognised by the Teachers Council of Thailand have recommended that teaching students through application is the most effective means of imparting knowledge.
16 Jun 09 visit Education budget must focus on students and teachers  »  The Nation I have no problem with Bhum Jai Thai getting Bt1.95 billion to invest in education. However, I suggest that the money should go into developing students and teachers, not buildings. The exams of the Office of Basic Education Commission (OBEC) show that...
07 Jun 07 visit Thailand. Principal Threatens Students with a Gun.  »  North East Living Well a Director (principal, head) of a school has finally lost it in Thailand with students. It wasn’t because they were lazy or didn’t listen or because they fell asleep in class or showed no respect to the teachers.This director lost it becau...

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