Thread: TEFLrs do a good job after all

i am by no means having a dig at you. forgive the demeaning attitude.

how much money?

I think what Thailand really needs is a decent , well thought out national curriculum for English Language. If they had such a thing plus a decent teacher training program I think the job done by native speakers could be done by Thais.

Frankly, when you have a large class of maybe 40 plus students of different abilities , anything over ambitious will likely fall flat on its face. Keep it simple but make it sink in deep.

Originally Posted by soupsoup

how much money?

Don't get you.

Originally Posted by alwarner

Don't get you.

in plain engrit. how much does a teflr make per month?

to suppport the family back home, pay for the girlfriend in thailand, booze, drugs, bars etc...all a lot of fun i'm sure.

of course, this is not you. you are a serious teacher. but when you don't have a pot to piss in or a feather to fly with, sure its the fault of teaching in thailand 555555555

do you have savings?

pension plan?

regular income?

house?

if you don't you're fukked.

bye.

Better take her advice. Old timers round here know their shit.

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So by saying a teacher has none of those luxuries is saying you do. So why beat around your bush, girl, just start a thread all about what you have that we don't. Remind us how unfortunate we are.

her? deep waii or some such bullshit but ta. you picked me as female.

one point. how did you know?

Originally Posted by soupsoup

Originally Posted by alwarner

Don't get you.

in plain engrit. how much does a teflr make per month?

to suppport the family back home, pay for the girlfriend in thailand, booze, drugs, bars etc...all a lot of fun i'm sure.

of course, this is not you. you are a serious teacher. but when you don't have a pot to piss in or a feather to fly with, sure its the fault of teaching in thailand 555555555

do you have savings?

pension plan?

regular income?

house?

if you don't you're fukked.

bye.

Ahh got you. I thought you were asking how much it cost to watch Takraw.

In answer to your question?

No idea.

I don't think I could teach. Not my bag.

^^ You smell like an old over-rooted V.

I earned about 35000 baht a month from my school and about 5000 baht from other sources. My most lucrative job was translating French into English on behalf of a language school in Pattaya whose staff found the work and I did it for them. They pretended they could translate everything themselves but, of course, they couldn't provide work of a high standard. I was paid the equivalent of 1000 baht per hour for this and did it easily in my spare time. Obviously, they were charging their client a fancy price but that didn't bother me. It was easy money.

I had more than adequate savings throughout the whole period. I had a car, lived in nice places and it felt as though my earnings were just paying for a prolonged holiday. I managed to talk a friend of mine into teaching. He was a qualified teacher in the UK and had not considered working in Thailand. He is now a Department head in a major International School in Bangkok and is earning a lot of money by Thai standards. He is likely to remain in the country for the rest of his life.

The opportunities exist for qualified teachers who are good at their job. The unqualified, Mickey Mouse, teachers earn what they deserve.

but wouldn't you like a really cool job other than teaching engish?

Originally Posted by soupsoup

her? deep waii or some such bullshit but ta. you picked me as female.

one point. how did you know?

You wear yourself on your sleeve, sister..

not a troll but tefling is a shit job imo.

Originally Posted by soupsoup

but wouldn't you like a really cool job other than teaching engish?

Oh sure, standing in front of 30 mini skirts is awful. Having the respect of the community sucks. Showing your uni ID trumps paying fines. The horror .. the horror.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

You wear yourself on your sleeve, sister.

sorry surin. i shall strive to better my sleeve. hugs.

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Oh sure, standing in front of 30 mini skirts is awful. Having the respect of the community sucks. Showing your uni ID trumps paying fines. The horror .. the horror.

i feel your pain. project to the future do you have one?

what's your escape from thai plan? looking up skirts?

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Oh sure, standing in front of 30 mini skirts is awful. Having the respect of the community sucks. Showing your uni ID trumps paying fines. The horror .. the horror.

ah yes. do you have a work visa?

Originally Posted by soupsoup

but wouldn't you like a really cool job other than teaching engish?

No, I'm too old to do anything else now. I'll probably teach English again one day but not for a school or full time. Possibly, I'll do it for no money. I'll be living in Isaan and it would nice to help out if I could. I worked for the rich and famous in Pattaya and they paid me small money by their standards, nevertheless I enjoyed it. I am sure I could enjoy teaching comparatively poor people. Yes, I'll do that, then one day I'll die and they can send me up a chimney.

Originally Posted by soupsoup

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Oh sure, standing in front of 30 mini skirts is awful. Having the respect of the community sucks. Showing your uni ID trumps paying fines. The horror .. the horror.

ah yes. do you have a work visa?

Work visa? Oh no, teachers don't need work visas.

Originally Posted by Mid

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cheating, you mean!

Originally Posted by soupsoup

a gloryfied babysitting service no more. by a white monkey. i would never demean myself.

Not true, many teachers put time and hard effort into doing a good job. Not everyone is a bad TEFLr. In fact, supporting a family helps put income into the thai economny.

Originally Posted by hillbilly

My last year in teaching in Colorado I made just over $52,000 per year. This year in Thailand I made $40,000 for the school year.

how gauche.

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Why is that an issue, if it doesn't affect their work ? A businessman can visit Soi Cowboy, why not a teacher?

Would you be happy for a whoremonger to be teaching your daughter? Thais don't seem very keen on it either. If teflers were any good at the job then the standard of English In Thailand would be a bit better than 'hello how are you' 'i'm fine thank you' after 11 years tuition from them. Not saying Thai teachers are any better though.