All about education

Finland’s education has long been recognised as the best, not least because it encourages independent thinking and prevents kids from falling through the cracks. The system was pitched recently by educational experts in Thailand and the subsequent feedback has revealed a certain reticence at following suit. Why, people are asking, do we have to do the same as another country?

The Documentary Club in cooperation with the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, is holding a talk on March 11 to address this and other questions.
“Doc+Talk 7” will start with a screening of the documentary “Where to Invade Next” and follow with a talk titled “Finland: Lessons from the past, present and future”.
Directed by the Michael Moore, “Where to Invade Next” sees Moore travelling around Europe in the hope of finding a better solution to the social problems in America. From Italy to France, Spain and Germany, he learns about labour rights in Italy, sex education in France and the famous Finnish education. Here, he finds, there is no homework, school is the self-searching place for kids through activities and classes they can choose and all schools across the country have the same standard so there’s no need for any child to attend school far away from home.
The post-screening discussion will be led by guest speakers Susanna Tammela-Eltvik, an education adviser from the Finnish Embassy, and Kunthida Rungruengkiat, an academic who specialises in education. The talk will be conducted in English and Thai and is being held at the BACC's auditorium on the 5th floor. Two movie showtimes are provided at 1pm and 3.15pm (In English with Thai subtitles)
The talk will start at 5.30pm. Tickets are priced at Bt100. For reservation details, visit Facebook.com/Documentary club.