CRC/C/THA/CO/2 page 17 Aims of education 64. The Committee is concerned about the overall quality of education due in part to the poor quality of teaching methods and to a shortage of qualified teachers. It notes with concern that the highly competitive nature of the education system, increasing particularly as children approach higher levels of learning, places additional burdens on children and may hamper the development of the child to his or her fullest potential. In this respect the Committee notes that some children attend tutor schools after regular school hours, which limits the possibility for rest, leisure, play, cultural and recreational activities, and for which there are additional costs. Further, it notes that there are inadequate sports and recreation opportunities in many schools. The Committee is also concerned that teaching and learning activities regarding human rights and child rights are left to the discretion of teachers and are not made compulsory in all schools. 65. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account its general comment No. 1 of 2001 (CRC/GC/2001/1) on the aims of education, take all measures to: (a) Strengthen further its efforts to improve the quality of education, including through teacher training and expanding recruitment of qualified teachers, in particular women and persons from minority and indigenous groups; (b) Enhance the quality of education in a manner that seeks to reduce the competitiveness of the education system and promotes active learning capacities and strengthen efforts to promote the development of children’s personality, talents and abilities to their fullest potential, including through the promotion of cultural life, the arts, play and recreational activities in schools; (c) Provide sports and recreational activities as part of the curriculum; and (d) Ensure that the teaching of human rights education, including education on children’s rights, is mandatory in both public and private schools at all education levels. 8. Special protection measures (arts. 22, 30, 38, 39, 40, 37 (b)-(d), 32-36 of the Convention) Children of refugees and asylum-seekers 66. While noting that legislation on registration of birth and nationality of children born in Thailand are currently being drafted, the Committee is deeply concerned at the absence of a legal framework for the protection of children of refugees and asylum-seekers in Thailand as well as the potential for refoulement. It is also concerned about unaccompanied or separated children who are particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Further, it is concerned about the security of children, including former child soldiers that may be housed in refugee camps. The Committee regrets that the State party has not ratified the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Optional Protocol and that the State party has not withdrawn its reservations to articles 7 and 22 of the Convention. 67. The Committee urges the State party urgently to adopt and implement legislation for the protection of asylum-seeking and refugee children, and ensure that policies and programmes are implemented that guarantee the security of these children, in particular