Decades-old tribal violence between Thai vocational schools Pathumwan and Uthenthawai prompts authorities to shut down both campuses for at least three months. But this is bigger than just two schools.

Young people today are taught to strive for achievement, but perhaps given fewer opportunities to become comfortable with uncertainty. In highly competitive environments, where grades, university admissions and other visible measures of success carry enormous weight, the fear of getting something wrong can sometimes become a reason not to try at all.