an innovative approach

1. School Contexts
The Case Study of the Market School
This second public high school was called the “Market School”. It was
located near the boundary of the province, around Bangkok suburban area. The
school was established in 1904, and located within a market area and local bus station.
The school aimed to be a top ten of school learning resources and develop student
learning potential, morals and ethic. The entire population of the school was
approximately 3,200 students and 141 teachers. The school had twelve classrooms
each in Level 3, Grades 7 – 9, and ten classrooms each in Level 4, Grades 10 - 12.
Each Grades 7 – 9 classroom had 55-60 students, and each Grades 10 - 12 classroom
had 40-45 students.
During 7.40 – 8.20 a.m. students and teachers began their day with singing the
national anthem, and clasping their hands and giving thanks to the country, to Buddha
and to the king, which upholds the Buddhist faith. On Friday morning, they had
special events such as the school leader gave a speech to students and the sport day
preparation was operated. In school, students wore the school uniforms. Then, the
teaching period started at 8.10 a.m. and finished at 16.10 p.m. There were seven onehour
teaching periods and one hour of lunchtime.
In the science department, most of teachers worked together in the room of the
science department, but the participant teacher, Mr. Vyn, worked at the room of Scout
Association. Occasionally, Mr. Vyn met all teachers in the department. The head of
the science department would contact Mr. Vyn by visiting his teaching class
periodically.
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