| I've got QT status from back home, so I don't think my opinions are self-serving. I'm all in favor of folks getting qualified and not committing fraud etc, but...
I've seen so-called qualified Thai teachers beat kindergarten-age kids for not coloring in the lines, giving the wrong answer, etc. This kind of BS continues all the way down the line, all the time in Thai "education." You don't have to be an educational scientist to realize what a piss poor situation this is.
Therefore, I reckon most Thai kids would probably benefit from spending a few minutes each day with a farang teacher, degreed or not, simply from the fact that the farang is more likely to treat kids with respect. That's a pretty broad generalization I know, but I think most westerners, educated or not, would probably agree that it's not acceptable to abuse children.
Whatever you do, keep your kids away from Thai teachers. |