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P. 128
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A woman
Teacher and founder of a school
Bang Sue district, Bangkok
Voice
“Teaching and A woman who is a teacher and founder of a school in the Bang Sue district of Bangkok shares
learning processes her view regarding the right to education in Thailand. She explains that access to education is
not a fundamental challenge in Thailand, whether at the elementary or higher level. She
are not necessarily believes the issue of quality, however, particularly on clarity of education goals and academic
the same for administrative processes, is a far greater challenge. She feels that the development of a learner’s
personality is a challenging task as the learner cannot be forced to be “capable, good and full of
every child or happiness”. According to her, this requires the careful management of the entire knowledge
community” and comprehension development process, involving teachers, schools, parents and society at
large, governed by sound education policies.
“Teaching and learning processes are not necessarily the same for every child or community.
Each child, at a different age, as well as each community, presents neither the same conditions
nor similar socio-economic context. Therefore, the challenge for us, as teachers, lies in taking
into account these distinctions in the teaching process so that a child is able to walk along the
road of his/her imagination and dreams, to the fullest capacity and with consideration for
people around him/her and the society in which he/she lives.”
She further argues that child personality development cannot solely rely upon the exclusive
contribution of the school as children are influenced by their interactions with other children,
television and other outside factors. With regard to the right for parents to choose the type of
education for their children, she doubts whether parents fully understand the meaning of
‘education’. She provides examples of some parents who decide the course of their children’s
education path based on their own preferences or own needs rather than the child’s interests
and potential.
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