16 September 2023 at 08:03 PUBLISHED
On Friday, a prominent Democrat advocate urged the government to halt the Education Ministry’s initiative to give all students and teachers in the country access to product computers.
A past Pheu Thai authorities implemented the program ten years ago, but critics deemed it a failure. It was announced by Education Minister Pol Gen Permpoon Chidchob and his lieutenant Surasak Phancharoenworakul.
Technology plays a major role in people’s learning, according to Democrat member Suchatvee Suwansawat, past dean of the Institute of Technology Ladkrabang under King Mongkut, but three issues should be taken into account.
According to him, little children shouldn’t use tablet computers because they could stunt their machine development and prevent them from interacting with other people.
What era groups of children are prepared to use the equipment must be determined by the government. Then, he claimed, it will do more harm than good.
If teachers and parents don’t comprehend the children’s learning process, he claimed, tablet computers cannot ensure that children will succeed.
Parents and teachers may be able to use smart devices to assist children in learning because they are only tools for learning.
He claimed that spending a lot of time on devices or other products could have an impact on children’s mental development.
He added that children are at risk of developing despair, having a short attention span, or being short-tempered. Mental health specialists may also offer advice and assist policymakers in preparing for potential effects.
I do support the use of technology for education, but I must emphasize that Thais had have unrestricted access to the internet. He added,” A coin has two factors.”
Teacher Kanya Nantana, who resides in Nakhon Sawan, welcomed the commission’s decision to distribute tablet computers yesterday.
She claimed that while they are useful teaching resources, kids shouldn’t be allowed to use them at house for fear of abuse.
She claimed that because the school had a tight budget and had to purchase products with low features, the devices it had purchased for online learning during Covid-19 are now out of date.