Only in Thailand.
I had to check the calendar to see if it was April 1, but there again it is April 1 every day in Thailand.

I was listening to the BBC World Service yesterday and there was an item on Thai education (haha)

Apparently the government is concerned that Thai children are becoming bad citizens and that they must be encouraged to become better citizens.
So a new scheme is to be launched that requires that academic results will not be the only criteria to be used in granting a place at uni.

From now on good citizenship will also be a factor. Points will be awarded for good deeds such as helping a neighbour or as the Deputy minister was saying the giving up of an organ to someone in need. Obviously he went on to say that more points will be awarded if the spare kidney or whatever is donated to a complete stranger rather than a family member or friend.

I kid you not.

I already thought that they took other criteria into consideration such as size of wallet, family connections etc.

Anyhow after the minister the BBC spoke to a student up in Chiang Mai who though that if such a scheme were to exist then many students would willingly donate organs to obtain a uni place and better themselves..
She went on to say that trying to make students better citizens was no new thing and that for years her and her class mates had been taught to sing songs such as "10 things to make me a good girl/boy".

FFS.

Is there anything that this country is getting right at the moment?