Akaranan implements 3-point plan for students and teachers

Matichon•General•35m ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Education Minister Akaranan Kannkittinan launched a moral and life skills promotion project while outlining three primary initiatives for educational improvement.

•Akaranan Kannkittinan presided over the opening of the 'Gen Z Mee Rueang... Dee Dee' project on November 13 at Pathum Kongka School.
•The Ministry of Education is focusing on creating safe spaces, modernizing learning, and reducing teacher workloads.
•The Ministry of Education has already canceled approximately 7 unnecessary project evaluations to reduce teacher burdens.

Overview

•On November 13, Akaranan Kannkittinan presided over the opening of the 'Gen Z Mee Rueang... Dee Dee' project at Pathum Kongka School in Khlong Toei, Bangkok.
•Akaranan Kannkittinan encouraged students to choose educational paths based on their own aptitudes and interests rather than following trends or others' expectations.
•Akaranan Kannkittinan, as supervisor of the Center for the Protection of Rights, Liberties, and Safety, established a reporting channel for bullying and school violence via the LINE account @traffyfondue.
•The Department of Learning Encouragement and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology are pushing for future skills in science, technology, and AI, including the use of ChatGPT.
•The Ministry of Education is transitioning curricula from rote memorization to a competency-based approach to promote analytical thinking.
•The Ministry of Education has canceled approximately 7 unnecessary project evaluations and is improving the White School project evaluation system to reduce teacher paperwork.

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Key Entities

Person

Akaranan Kannkittinan(อัครนันท์ กัณณ์กิตตินันท์)

Deputy Minister of Education and supervisor of the Center for the Protection of Rights, Liberties, and Safety.

Sanchai Wanpirat(สัญชัย วันพิรัตน์)

Also known as Ajarn Beer Kon Tuen Tham, who attended the project opening.

Organization

Ministry of Education(กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)ℹ️

The government ministry overseeing educational initiatives, safety centers, and teacher workload reductions.

Pathum Kongka School(โรงเรียนปทุมคงคา)

The school located in Khlong Toei, Bangkok, where the project opening took place.

Center for the Protection of Rights, Liberties, and Safety(ศูนย์พิทักษ์สิทธิ เสรีภาพ และความปลอดภัย)

An entity under the Ministry of Education focused on preventing bullying and violence in schools.

Department of Learning Encouragement(กรมส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้)

An agency under the Ministry of Education pushing for future skill learning.

Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology(สถาบันส่งเสริมการสอนวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี)ℹ️

An agency under the Ministry of Education promoting science, technology, and AI learning.

Place

Khlong Toei District, Bangkok(เขตคลองเตย กรุงเทพมหานคร)

The location of Pathum Kongka School.

Policy

White School Project(โครงการโรงเรียนสีขาว)

A project whose evaluation system is being improved by the Ministry of Education.