jemagirl (imported) wrote: Tue May 12, 2009 7:26 am One of the things I like about what they are doing in Thailand versus American is that they have managed to be inclusive and keep the student is the same High school. That isn't always possible here where we have bullying. So we now have some "gay" High schools. I'm not knocking that we have gay high schools because for a lot of the students it is an improvement. However it shows how far we still have to go to be on par with Thailand.
I sooooo agree with that! It is I guess the only practicle solution we have, to send the students who are unusual or unique to some other school where they will be safe from bullying, but that is REALLY "punishing the innocent for the acts of the guilty." It makes clear to me that our schools are REALLY far far far below the good standards for learning institutions that most of them ostensibly CLAIM to be up to.
Maybe the U.S. should organize a new program, sort of on the lines of the "exchange student" program. Only we should exchange some of out educators, the teachers and principals... of course, once some misfortunate Thai or other foreign school got a taste of some of our less than competent principals and teachers... they would want their teachers back right now!