Govt
to merge 2,290 small schools
Published: 31
May 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section:
News
A
least 2,290 small schools will be merged with larger ones, according to
Education Ministry plans for managing schools with fewer than 60 students
Chinnapat
Bhumirat, secretary-general of the Office of the Basic Education Commission
(Obec), which is overseeing the plan, said Thursday 179 out of 182 provincial
educational zones had submitted their.
Obec is still waiting for
figures from the other three zones, he said.
Some students from these small
schools would be transferred to study at larger schools nearby, he said.
Mr Chinnapat said the small
school merger plan involved splitting the schools into four groups
First, all 648 primary-level schools would be
merged with bigger ones. Second, either primary division (Grades 1-3) students
or junior division (Grades 4-6) students in 484 schools will transfer to larger
schools
Third, some primary level students
in 781 schools will transfer.
In the last group, some but not
all students from 377 higher-grade schools will be transferred to study in
bigger schools.
Who they are will depend upon
what subjects they are studying.
However, Mr Chinnapat said the
ministry had no plans yet to close down any small school buildings.
He said the ministry would ask
local authorities and residents to make use of the buildings if there were no
students left there.
He insisted at least 2,200
small schools nationwide would remain open and that 300 of them were located in
special areas such as in some suburban areas, on islands and areas in the deep
South.
He is likely to get the reports
from the other three zones today, after which he would forward the total number
of small schools to be merged to a joint committee for further discussion.
The joint panel, comprising critics of the scheme and the Education Ministry,
was set up after the Thai Alternative Education Council Association (TAECA), an
NGO working on alternative education promotion, and its allies met Education
Minister Phongthep Thepkanchana about the plan.
The TAECA and its allies wanted
the ministry to review the plan. They set up the joint panel chaired by former
deputy education minister Sirikorn Maneerin and Mr Chinnapat as the deputy
chairman.
Meanwhile, about 200 people from
the TAECA and its allies set up a stage to discuss the issue in front of the
ministry.
Vocabulary
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Pronunciation
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Meaning
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government
(N.)
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/ˈgʌv(ə)nˌm(ə)nt, ˈgʌvəm(ə)nt/
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รัฐบาล
the organization that is the governing
authority of a political unit;
"the government reduced taxes"
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merge
(VI.)
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/məːdʒ/
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รวมเข้าด้วยกัน
become one;
"Germany unified officially in 1990"
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secretary (N)
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ˈsɛkrɪt(ə)ri/
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เลขานุการ
a person who is head of an
administrative department of government
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overseeing
(v)
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/əʊvəˈsiː/
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ตรวจสอบ
watch and direct;
"Who
is overseeing this project?"
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provincial
(Adj)
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ส่วนภูมิภาค
of or associated with a province;
"provincial
government"
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figures
(N)
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/ˈfɪgə/
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บุคคลสำคัญ
a diagram or picture illustrating
textual material;
"the
area covered can be seen from Figure"
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transferred (Adj)
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/transˈfəː, trɑːns-, -nz-/
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สามารถโยกย้ายได้
the act of transporting something from
one location to another
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merger (N)
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/ˈməːdʒə/
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ผู้ผสมผสาน
the combination of two or more
commercial companies
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splitting (ADJ)
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/splɪt/
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ซึ่งแตกออก
being divided or separated; "split
between love and hate"
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primary (Adj)
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ในชั้นประถม
of first rank or importance or value;
direct and immediate rather than secondhand;
"primary
goals"
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division (N)
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การแบ่ง
an army unit large enough to sustain
combat;
"two
infantry divisions were held in reserve"
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junior
(Adj)
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/ˈdʒuːnɪə/
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ที่อายุอ่อนกว่า
younger; lower in rank; shorter in
length of tenure or service
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depend upon (Prev)
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/dɪˈpɛnd əˈpɒn/
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ขึ้นอยู่กับ
be controlled or determined by:
differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors
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authorities( N)
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/ɔːˈθɒrɪti/
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ฝ่ายบริหาร
the power or right to give orders or
make decisions;
"he
has the authority to issue warrants"
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resident (N)
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/ˈrɛzɪd(ə)nt/
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ผู้พักอาศัย
living in a particular place;
"resident aliens"
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insisted (V)
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/ɪnˈsɪst/
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ยืนยัน
be insistent and refuse to budge;
"I
must insist!"
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nationwide (Adj)
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/ˈneɪʃ(ə)nwʌɪd, -ˈwʌɪd/
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ทั่วประเทศ
occurring or extending throughout a
country or nation; "the event aroused nationwide interest"
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suburban (Adj)
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/səˈbəːb(ə)n/
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นอกเมือง
relating
to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs;
"surburban population"
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panel (VT)
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/ˈpan(ə)l/
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ตกแต่ง
sheet that forms a distinct (usually
flat) section or component of something
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comprising (Adj)
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/kəmˈprʌɪz/
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ประกอบด้วย
be composed of;
"The
land he conquered comprised several provinces"
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critics (N)
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/ˈkrɪtɪk/
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นักวิจารณ์
a person who is professionally
engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
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allies (N)
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/ˈalʌɪ/
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พันธมิตร
the alliance of nations that fought the
Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter
of the United Nations in 1945
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deputy (N)
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ผู้รักษาการแทน
someone authorized to exercise the
powers of sheriff in emergencies
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ministry (N)
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/ˈmɪnɪstri/
|
คณะรัฐมนตรี
religious ministers collectively
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Today, I read a
news from Bangkok Post which is “Govt to merge 2,290 small schools.” This news
about the least 2,290 small schools will be merged with larger ones. By
Education Ministry who plans for managing school. The plan is Thursday 179 out
of 182 provincial education zones had submitted to their. When there are merged
small schools, students in small schools must move into the big schools.
Because they don’t have school that near.
There are four
group to manage student of small schools to larger school. First, all 648
primary – level schools would be merged with bigger one. Second, 484 schools
for primary division (Grades 1-3), (Grades 4-6) will transfer too larger
schools. Third, some primary level students in 781 schools will transfer. In
the last, 337 higher – grade schools bout not all will be transferred to study
in bigger schools. However, the ministry can’t close down small schools
building.
When many small
school are merged to large schools, students must move from their small school
to larger school. Before the small schools will e transfer to larger schools,
there are discussion from many people in the Education Ministry for managing
smalls schools to larger schools. I think, that is good way to manage students
in small schools transfer to larger schools because in small school don’t have
enough effective and there are less teacher.
