You(th) Matter!
Ten stories from young people and passionate teachers, questioning Thai society from school grades to the education system itself, streamed online for the first time amid the COVID-19 period.
- Event date
- 9 August 2020
- Venue
- Livestreamed online via Facebook: TEDxYouth@Bangkok
- Number of talks
- 10 talks
10 voices on stage in 2020
A name, a face, and one line about who they are, before they step onto the red circle to tell their story.
Prae
Praenuan Jonbamrung
How much does a 'grade' really matter in Thai society?
Arm
Sarasit Sirawattanakul
Why wait for others, when you can start 'learning by yourself'.
Tum
Inthira Witthayasomboon
We are the 'owners' of our own learning.
Proud
Proud Thamrongrat
Is 'passion' really something you have to go chase?
Ai-Aun
Paepilai Chaimongkolngam
Sex education has to start at home.
Nam
Butsakorn Laothao
The truth is, we can't fully 'understand' everyone.
Sack
Supawut Presangeiam
'Death' should be something we can talk about.
Mind
Thawanrat Wongnoom
Please don't judge someone else's 'safe zone'.
Earn
Chutikarn Kanokkantrakorn
Nothing on social media only has one side; that's why staying media-literate matters.
Teacher Tew
Tanawat Suwannapan
Is an 'oppressive' education system really what it should be?
Watch the Talks
This year's talks.
- 01
Time to Give Back the GPA
Prae · Praenuan Jonbamrung
13:39 - 02
Design your education with Self-learning
Arm · Sarasit Sirawattanakul
10:57 - 03
Owning Our Own Learning
Tum · Inthira Witthayasomboon
Coming Soon - 04
A Close Friend Named Passion
Proud · Proud Thamrongrat
12:38 - 05
Sex Education Can Start at Home
Ai-Aun · Paepilai Chaimongkolngam
13:45 - 06
Understanding... Is It Really That Hard?
Nam · Butsakorn Laothao
11:15 - 07
The Ride Home, Through the Road to Death
Sack · Supawut Presangeiam
15:01 - 08
The Last Day of Nonsense
Mind · Thawanrat Wongnoom
10:52 - 09
Huh?!
Earn · Chutikarn Kanokkantrakorn
12:20 - 10
Thai Classrooms, Why...
Teacher Tew · Tanawat Suwannapan
15:30