Thread: If these Peoople are teachers there is no chance for the kids !!

^^ She might if they were Japanese....

Certainly not anywhere nice...well holiday wise that is.

nice of you to ask matey. Missed you too...

Originally Posted by Happyman

Monday, April 5, 2010
Trial by ordeal shocks parents

though others refused, rendering the trial useless.

so, if they hadn't refused then this trial would have some degree of merit?

Originally Posted by Mr R Sole

Oh and I saw the other day on Ajarn.com that they was a debate about whether foreign teachers should have a degree etc....

some things never change....

What a crock....we should be begged to teach here....in light of this shit, we should even be given free cars houses and whores should one feel the need...along with a personal BIB to take us around and stop the daylight robbery we may face on a daily basis...

There that's lifted the bar.

Is it not a case of the chicken and the egg? Teachers in Thailand all complaining about their pay and conditions, all the schools complaining about the quality of the teachers that they hire.

Originally Posted by theudonshawn

A decently educated Thai friend of mine said... Friend: So, we're buddhist people. We believe. If they tell a lie, and then drink the magic potion, they will have a problem in 3 or 7 days."Me: Can I be Buddhist if I don't believe in the potion?Friend: You are farang.I had a similar conversation about changing my nationality and running for local government. Couldn't get passed the, "You are farang" part. Funny how that is such a complete and total, debate-ending answer for so many of them.

I wonder how it would be taken if you turned the table, and you ended any conversation about any sort of interesting issue with "You are Thai, don't bother"

"How do you manage to save so much money?" 'You are Thai, don't bother'

"How do you bake bread?" 'You are Thai, don't bother'

"How do you drive a car?" 'You are Thai, don't bother'

"Can you help me with this problem?" 'You are Thai, don't bother'

In some way, they ARE correct -- you are dealing with a specifically cultural situation that is difficult to understand, lest of all explain, if you do not share the same cultural background.

On the other hand, for what it's worth, I have NEVER encountered that famous "You are farang" answer, and have always received an effort at explaining things to me when I asked. Weird, eh?

Originally Posted by taxexile

Many of the children agreed to the test, though others refused, rendering the trial useless.

this is the most surprising sentence, implying that had all the children taken the 'test', the trial would have been useful.

Oh, I found that part of the article veritably hilarious.