The scheme has not been met with universal approval , however. "It is a dictatorial idea, not reform," says Sucheep Patthong, president of a school in Thailand's southern Ranong province. He tells the paper that many students take private tuition in the evenings because they want more academic study, not less. Another school director says her school doesn't have the staff for diverse activities, but they do have a swimming pool. "How can we arrange swimming time for all the students?" she asks.