Older policies are being revived to support par
A program implemented by a previous Pheu Thai authorities ten years ago to give students and teachers across the country access to product computers to encourage similar option in education is about to be scrapped by the Education Ministry.
The program was one of many that Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob and his lieutenant Surasak Phancharoenworakul, both members of the Bhumjaithai Party in the Pheu Thai-led partnership, announced monday.
The officials stated that their mission was to” promote great learning, with happiness” at a gathering of government representatives.
According to Pol Gen Permpoon, the” one pupil, one tablet” software will give every student a tablet computer in order to reduce costs and discrepancies in educational opportunities.
He added that tablets may be purchased by borrowing or renting if the current budget was inadequate and that he was still calculating the program’s cost.
Previous Democrat Party MP Suchatvee Suwansawat, however, told the Bangkok Post that while he agrees with using contemporary technologies to support the learning process and lessen educational injustice, the program also raises some questions for him.
According to Mr. Suchatvee, a previous dean of the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, the Education Ministry does not give the tablets to schoolchildren who are very young because it is more crucial that they first learn to socialize and socialize.
He added that the government should purchase tablets with software that is flexible to future technology in order to lessen the burden on taxpayers, saying that” the tablet laptops will pull them away from their friends.”
Kids who are glued to devices or computer monitors are said to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and exhibit violent thoughts, according to a study. In situations like this, schools should consult therapists, according to Mr. Suchatvee.
He stated that unless suitable measures are in place to address these kinds of issues, the state shouldn’t rush to distribute tablets to kids.
Technology will help teachers learn more effectively, according to criticism Move Forward Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakun, but teachers may also develop the necessary abilities to use them.
Do educators possess the knowledge to utilize pills? Have they received any arrangements? If the emphasis is on the products rather than the caliber of the content, issues may develop, she said.
She added that in order to ensure the products meet quality standards, the purchase of tablet computers must be done properly and honestly.
According to Ms. Sirikanya,” A mistake will not only influence children’s learning approach, but we will also end up with technological waste.” To encourage justice in education, she argued that the funds may be distributed to colleges across the country equally and evenly.
The state of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra implemented the” one scholar, one product” program for the first time in 2011. With a budget of more than 2 billion baht, tablets were first distributed to 860, 000 Prathom 1 ( Grade 1 ) students in the middle of 2012.
There was a lot of doubt at the time regarding the program’s affordability and viability.
After the program’s first year, the National Statistical Office ( NSO ) conducted a survey that found some issues, such as malfunctioning devices, antisocial behavior, and declining handwriting abilities. However, according to the NSO study, instructors found the tablets to be particularly effective at enhancing their language abilities in both English and Thai.