The very word "education" derives from the Latin educere, which meant "to raise up" and "to bead forth." education in Pianos view, isn't oust a process to equip us with certain skills, but rather a prolonged rite of passage that must bring the best out of each of us. Both cerebrally and morally. The lnfiuential French l9enalssance philosopher Michel de Montaigne echoed such sentiments by insisting that educationmust change us for the better," and a good education bas long been seen as a mark of ciyllized refinement. These days, in an era oi mess education with rather mixed results, such lofty aims often seem to or neglected if not outright ignored.
Many schools and teachers, both in Thailand and abroad, aim simply for the lowest common denominator oi their students, happily settling on rather mediocre results as acceptable outcomes of tutoring. They seek to help students pass standardized exams so they can complete ill-taught courses and often leave it at that. Students are expected to learn to read and write passably Weil, to do some calculations with a degree of proficiency and learn some basic facts about the world in which they live, and out the door they can go with some paps' certificates in hand Meanwhile, with an intensive focus on specialization, especially inmer years.
Many key subjects simply icii DV the wayside. Newly graduated so' may knOW nothing about history, literature or ind arts, grille literature, riistory and arts majors may have little clue about even basil soienoe. Neither science nor liberal arts majors in tun Way know trio first thing about bbilosobhy biology or bolitloal soienoe - im sllort anything outside their barrow field of academic interests.
And that should surely matter and or a cause for concern. Rigrlt from the start, many students receive little instruction in the protocols of learning (olden labelledstudy SkillS oy educators) and lass tnrougn long years of ostensibly tnorougn tutoring without ever learning to tnink for themselves or even so muon as understanding the need for doing do. As a result, many students remain unable to solace nevvly learned information into their proper contexts, evaluate claims on their empirical merits, or weigh tne pros and cons of various claims, conjectures and Drooositions.
in Thailand, the problem is turtler Compounded by cultural factors. Traditionally, Thai culture places less of a premium on learning than on wealth and status. Unlike, say, China, e country that nee historically valued education as per the ethos ot Confucian teachings, Thailand, or the Kingdom of Siam before l.., nas been less famous as a nation of intellectual pursuits and creative ambitions. Whats done is done, noweyer. Lts tne future towards wnicn we must turn our gaze. As Tnalland seeks to take on a leading role in the newly formed ASEAN Economic Community as of next year, the country will increasingly need a growing cadre of well-educated intellectuals who can halo not only lead it out of its current Dolitioai morass and but also assist the Kingdom in securing a place in the V@Qion not only as an economic but as a newly minted creative powerhouse.
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