A shift in thinking is required for education to move forward. According to Thomas Kuhn, a paradigm shift required for scientific progress is much more about destroying the old paradigm, or the accepted mode of thought, than it is about creating a new one.
For us to be aware that two widespread modes of thinking in Thai education are incompatible, I want to give examples of how they conflict. For long-term change and progress, we must get rid of the inefficient ones and truly embrace the efficient ones. It is time for us to be assertive; we cannot compromise by simultaneously pursuing both schools of thought.
