The Failure of EP programme

Please be understood that here is not to undermine the porgramme but just merely like to express the personal view the failures of EP programme in Thailand Education.

As a programme, just do not know whether the MOE has reviewed it or just let it be.The whole aim of EP is good but the implementation is too fast and without fruther considerations.

Why the EP programme should get the farangs to teach ? Well, the Thai teachers do not have good English language.

But to many surprises, a Thai who graduates from the overseas university cannot be accepted into the classroom to teach because he/she is a Thai.

Fine, if  the command of English langauge  of Thai teachers is not good. Train them. Issue with a directive that only with O level English certificate  can teach in the programme.

The most important is the teacher training universities--RAJABAHT. The new recruit of trainees should be in batches accepted in the EP training programme and then supply to the pilot project schools.

Fine, now come the problem. Without further considerations, thrusting the programme and charge an exorbitant amount 350,000 bahts per semester on average, paying the kru farang 25k-35k per month with air-conditioned classrooms.

We cannot get a Thai citizen who can command well in English to teach in EP with the 35k paid pack ? It is all rubbish.

A class of 25 kids and 350,000 bahts per semester, how much will you get and it is only one farang teacher. Ok , now where are the monies gone ?

So, the farangs come in a year and go, then come and go, the kids are left with different course structures.

Are they better taught ? Oh yes, the kids can speak and understand better English than the normal stream. 20 periods of English lesson taught in Social Studies, Maths etc, if the kids cannot understand  English with a 20 -hour of listening and speaking per week, the money is dumped in the drain.

So in the end, who benefited from the EP programme ? The kru farang. There is no indication what these EP kids are going to sit for the test ?

Will have Part Two if time permits.