OPINION

Climate lies doing harm

Re: "Courts are shaping climate action", (Opinion, Nov 3) and "Sync up our green goals" (Editorial, Nov 7).

This piece of propaganda published on Nov 3 says: "the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued landmark advisory opinions affirming that countries must address climate change, and that failure to do so may carry serious legal consequences."

Notice that the UN, ahead of their COP 30 scam plan party, threatens nations in every way they can. See how the plan proposes to do this every year until the fraudulent "net zero" goal is met.

Those nations who fall for it (including Thailand) will suffer economic devastation and higher energy prices. That is what the fear-inducing pandemic and climate lies are meant to accomplish.

There is nothing good about the UN and their friends at the ICJ, IMF, WHO and endless acronyms ad nauseum.

COP 30 is being held in the rainforests of Brazil. More private jets will turn up there than have ever been together in history.

It is time to say no to UN; the US has.

New cure for ailing schools

Re: "Poll: Outdated curriculum tops public concerns on education" (BP, Oct 26) and "Teaching troubles" (PostBag, Oct 28).

Both articles overlook the most basic question: why is there still no genuine reform in Thailand's education and police systems?

Our political and education policies still need the approval of the "men in olive." The reason is simple -- the more people are educated, the more they question authority and privilege, and the more enlightened society becomes.

There are countless unspoken truths holding Thailand back from reaching the top in Asean when it comes to spoken and written English, mathematics and scientific innovation in our secondary schools.

Felix Qui suggested that Thailand should follow the Finnish model, but neither his letter nor the articles mentioned the most crucial element: reforming how teachers are trained and recruited.

In Finland, only the best students -- typically master's degree holders -- are selected to teach from kindergarten through to high school.

Teachers are also well paid, even though they face high taxes of up to 44%. We all know how different the situation is in Thailand, especially in the lower grades.

Thailand needs to establish first-class teacher training institutions with the highest standards for entry.

But first, the government must set equally high standards for those who select and interview future teachers.

Comparing the Finnish system with Thailand's is unrealistic -- even dreamlike -- particularly the notion of mixing privileged students with those from humble backgrounds in a single "Dreamland" classroom.

From my own experience, I can say the problem affects both Thai and international schools. I once transferred my son from a leading international school to a Thai public school so he could improve his Thai -- the level of Thai-language instruction in many international schools is alarmingly poor.

Finally, I'm proud to say that I volunteer my time to teach English free of charge twice a week to underprivileged Thai children and those struggling with the language.

Rather than endlessly blaming the government, we can all do something. Small drops of water make an ocean. Don't ask what Thailand can do for you -- ask what you can do for Thailand. Don't just get information from YouTube or Google. Be out in the field, and act -- locally.