ໂຮງຮຽນລຸງພູມີ He had passed away long ago. Now we,Laotian, should hold our hands and rebuild the right way of wrinting no matter if we should use new or old way of writing if those ways make more sence and increase solidality among laotian.
If you want to learn the language, why not learn to pronounce it the right way? I listened to one well educated Thai lady and I wasn't impress of the pronunciation of certian words. That, I believe it's the result of ທັບສັບສະກົດຕາມພາສາເຂົາທຸກໂຕ.