Prayut says Thailand needs to rethink textbook procurement
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the country also needs to rethink the procurement of textbooks and learning materials.
The Education Ministry will have a committee to evaluate the quality of textbooks before they are passed on to the Office of Basic Education Commission and a panel made up of representatives of teachers, parents, community leaders and student councils for approval.
“We will have to find out how we can acquire quality textbooks that are inexpensive. Can old textbooks be used, supplemented with inserts or sheets that contain additional content? The government may also have to take care of the expenses associated with textbooks, from kindergarten up to the end of basic education,” Prayut said during his TV programme aired Friday night.
Lessons needed to be modernised, he said, and management synchronised on different levels in line with the national economic and social development plan.
The Nation
