What do you think when someone says those who are not loyal to the monarchy hate the nation?
It is the first question that appears in a viral exam for high school students. Unimaginable in my day, it heralds a positive change in the Thai education system that lags behind social and political change in the country that has seen a tug of war between conservative and progressive forces for almost a century.
It sparked off debate when Kaokorn Suksa-ngiamkul, a teacher at Mathayom Wat Thatthong School, posted a photo of the final exam paper for Mathayom 6 (grade 12) students on his Facebook account. He said students can pick any topic and a classroom must provide a safe platform for academic discussion.
