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kwai73 · 22-12-2008, 08:45 PM

Impossible to know really innit?

Maybe with the proliferation of the internet, and kiddy fiddling rings who communicate on it, it's getting easier to track the scatch the sick fuckers at it. And so it might seem that there's more paedo shit going on?

mikehunt · 22-12-2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bexar County Stud

My only beef is with those teachers who take themselves too seriously (a very common trait) and those who, on the end of the spectrum, don't give a shit (also common).

Sorry to say this but I think I've discovered these attitudes in many workplaces throughout Australia & Argentina...not only in Thailand.

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Originally Posted by Bexar County Stud

My only beef is with those teachers who take themselves too seriously

Can you elaborate on this? What do they do or say that gets your goat?

We know what gets on your goat...EVERYTHING that you can't control.

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Originally Posted by kwai73

Impossible to know really innit?

Maybe with the proliferation of the internet, and kiddy fiddling rings who communicate on it, it's getting easier to track the scatch the sick fuckers at it. And so it might seem that there's more paedo shit going on?

So TEFLers are possible paedophiles? You are sick to even suggest that!!! Then again, your "control freak" nature would love to get involved with controlling such a thing (vigilante style).
Your view of the world is rather dim but my view is also dim but in a different way. I believe that about 80% of the worlds population are morons, who need instructions upon how to breathe. You, on the other hand, probably think in a similar way but you wish to CONTROL how they breathe. I don't wish to control them.

Humanity is totally faithful unto itself. When you start placing moral & legal boundaries within it, it loses all sense of self (no responsibility). Who died & made you "God of students & teachers"? This goes for any of the other anti-TEFLers out there. If you want to REALLY make things better, put your money where your mouth is & either become a teacher or be constructive (& sensible...if possible) with criticisms.

kwai73 · 22-12-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mikehunt

So TEFLers are possible paedophiles? You are sick to even suggest that!!!

Well I didn't really. But if I had, why would it be sick?

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Your view of the world is rather dim but my view is also dim but in a different way.

You seem to know me very well after a few exchanges on the internet. What a deep and insightful chap you must be!

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Who died & made you "God of students & teachers"?

Er, no one mate. What's up with you anyway? Haemarrhoids playing you up?

0bsidian · 22-12-2008, 10:45 PM

re the op -- because way to many are leeches panty sniffers and bottle/bag worshppers. a VERY motley crew.

kwai73 · 22-12-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 0bsidian

panty sniffers

What's wrong with that? Long as they're not actually soiled!

MisterStretch · 24-12-2008, 11:56 PM

TEFLers are held in disdain because every Tom, Dick and Harry think, "Hell, I can speak English so I can teach it, too. That guy ain't nothing special."

A good TEFL teacher is worth far more than he's paid here.

And in response to a poster a few pages back, many TEFLers teach at university level. Those students have to learn English, as well.

25-12-2008, 05:45 AM

Scum.

DrAndy · 26-12-2008, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bkkandrew

Scum.

are you talking about "fortune tellers" or TEFLers?

Terribly Efficacious Financial Liars

Kikiat2009 · 25-12-2008, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Doggsy

I understand that some people that come to Thailand only teach English as a means to staying in Thailand and 'living the dream'. I also understand that some teach english to stay in Thailand and be a SLAGDOG monger, ( possibly already said that in the 'living the dream' comment!).

However it is extremely rare for somebody to admit teaching TEFL and not getting chewed out by other members of the forum, surely everybody can admit that there are good ones out there.

I taught TEFL for about 6 months when I took a gap year from uni which I would like to think helped me, along with staying in Thailand, grow up enough to realise that I was wasting my time at uni and thus made me try harder in my final year to ensure I passed my degree.

It also enabled me to try teaching which I had never thought of as a career as I had disliked school when I had been there. Once I realised I enjoyed teaching it has now led me to enrol on a PGCE course starting this September.

Granted most TEFL jobs pay a rubbish salary but if people don't need the money or can survive on the low salary it brings it then what is the problem? Not everybody needs to earn a high salary and be so materialistic...

And there are plenty people back home who'd call anyone living over here and having a g/f from these parts a fekkin' loser, guess some losers need to feel better than the other 'losers'.

me, I just do what I bladdy well feel like and don't give a rats arse what others think.

kwai73 · 25-12-2008, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kikiat2009

me, I just do what I bladdy well feel like and don't give a rats arse what others think.

And quite right too!

MeMock · 26-12-2008, 08:14 AM

I've been enjoying a thread over on Ajarn that has people talking about some of the hardest jobs they did before becoming a TEFLer.

Here is one response.

"i think the hardest jobs are the most mundane ones.

i have had lots of jobs.

security guard in a car park at Tesco was by far the worst.

not hard at all, just incredibly slow.

nothing ever happened, consequently time dragged.

teaching is quite the opposite, time flies.
the more lessons i have the quicker the day goes.
i love teaching, really love it."

MeMock · 26-12-2008, 08:19 AM

and another "Shift work at a petrol station is definitely up there. I'd work 11pm - 7am one night, and then start a day later at 7am. Dealing with junkies and other assorted weirdos at 5am in the morning is not so much fun either."

This one (I hope he was joking but then Smeg has murdered two women already and he earns 28,000 a month as a TEFLer.) "Put a .38 bullet between the eyes of the man who raped and killed my wife. True story."

Nicely summed up by this comment

"it really does seem like 90% of teflers previously worked in factories!"

DaffyDuck · 26-12-2008, 08:32 AM

I just go by the old addage:

"Those who can, do
Those who can't, teach"

Rural Surin · 26-12-2008, 09:29 AM

....and even those who teach, can't

Milkman · 10-01-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

I just go by the old addage:

"Those who can, do
Those who can't, teach"

It's an over-generalization, and it's inaccurate, IMO.

Education/teaching is a job. There are thousands of different jobs on this Earth.

DaffyDuck · 26-12-2008, 10:17 AM

You forgot the corollary:

"...those who can't teach, administer"

benbaaa · 26-12-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

You forgot the corollary:
"...those who can't teach, administer"

I like that.

cyrille · 10-01-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bexar County Stud

My only beef is with those teachers who take themselves too seriously (a very common trait) and those who, on the end of the spectrum, don't give a shit (also common).

How lucky are those that find the little niche in between the two, eh?

dirtydog · 06-02-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tropic of cancer

will continue to wallow in thier bile.

THERE? or THEIR?

dirtydog · 06-02-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MisterStretch

A good TEFL teacher is worth far more than he's paid here.

A good qualified English Language teacher earns real good money in Thailand or any other country he goes to, someone who done a 4 week course will probably end up working illegally in Thailand dreaming about the money he could be earning if he was a qualified teacher.

26-12-2008, 08:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
MeMock Marmers is God Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Emerald triangle Posts: 9,741	I've been enjoying a thread over on Ajarn that has people talking about some of the hardest jobs they did before becoming a TEFLer. Here is one response. "i think the hardest jobs are the most mundane ones. i have had lots of jobs. security guard in a car park at Tesco was by far the worst. not hard at all, just incredibly slow. nothing ever happened, consequently time dragged. teaching is quite the opposite, time flies. the more lessons i have the quicker the day goes. i love teaching, really love it." __________________ News is what someone, somewhere is trying to suppress - everything else is just advertising.

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22-12-2008, 08:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
kwai73 Nong Khai Last Online: 02-09-2009 06:53 AM Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangkok Posts: 122	Impossible to know really innit? Maybe with the proliferation of the internet, and kiddy fiddling rings who communicate on it, it's getting easier to track the scatch the sick fuckers at it. And so it might seem that there's more paedo shit going on?

22-12-2008, 10:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
0bsidian I am in Jail Last Online: 10-01-2009 10:33 AM Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 374	re the op -- because way to many are leeches panty sniffers and bottle/bag worshppers. a VERY motley crew.

24-12-2008, 11:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
MisterStretch Udon Thani Last Online: 01-09-2009 03:14 PM Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 147	TEFLers are held in disdain because every Tom, Dick and Harry think, "Hell, I can speak English so I can teach it, too. That guy ain't nothing special." A good TEFL teacher is worth far more than he's paid here. And in response to a poster a few pages back, many TEFLers teach at university level. Those students have to learn English, as well.

25-12-2008, 05:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
bkkandrew Guest Posts: n/a	Scum.

26-12-2008, 08:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
MeMock Marmers is God Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Emerald triangle Posts: 9,741	and another "Shift work at a petrol station is definitely up there. I'd work 11pm - 7am one night, and then start a day later at 7am. Dealing with junkies and other assorted weirdos at 5am in the morning is not so much fun either." This one (I hope he was joking but then Smeg has murdered two women already and he earns 28,000 a month as a TEFLer.) "Put a .38 bullet between the eyes of the man who raped and killed my wife. True story." Nicely summed up by this comment "it really does seem like 90% of teflers previously worked in factories!"

26-12-2008, 08:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
DaffyDuck Fluff & Fold Last Online: Yesterday 02:01 PM Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,443	I just go by the old addage: "Those who can, do Those who can't, teach"

26-12-2008, 09:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
Rural Surin rough around the edges Last Online: 17-11-2009 10:28 PM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Portland, OR & Kwao Noi, Surin Posts: 12,843	....and even those who teach, can't

26-12-2008, 10:17 AM	#16 (permalink)
DaffyDuck Fluff & Fold Last Online: Yesterday 02:01 PM Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,443	You forgot the corollary: "...those who can't teach, administer"

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