Guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 I ahev noticed whilst reading the comments on the board ,that there are 1or 2 teachers on it,and quite a few who are considering teaching in LOS(myself icluded). I know that teachers are supposed to have quite a deal of respect in Thai society.but do they really? How many manky back packers with no interest in teaching or their students have upset the applecart? I`m not looking for the red carpet treatment,but a little bit of respect when dealing with Thai red tape would certainly help. I would rather put pins in my eyes ,than put this on the ajarn site,for I know the type of comments that I,d get. Just curious........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 quote: I know that teachers are supposed to have quite a deal of respect in Thai society.but do they really? How many manky back packers with no interest in teaching or their students have upset the applecart? I`m not looking for the red carpet treatment,but a little bit of respect when dealing with Thai red tape would certainly help. I would rather put pins in my eyes ,than put this on the ajarn site,for I know the type of comments that I,d get. Just curious........ Sad isn't it that people are now scared of posting on the ajarn site. Ian and I are getting together on Friday I hope and maybe we'll hammer out some dramatic solution. I know that Ian is at the end of his tether and he's one of the nicest, laid-back kind of guys I've ever met. I will put my hand up though and say that I'm very guilty of not moderating that board as well as I should. Teachers do still command respect in Thailand if they do it right - dress smartly, look clean, and know your subject. Look like a teacher and your students will love and respect you for it. I've mellowed a little over the past year regarding my attitude to backpacker teachers because I've employed one or two recently and they've been wonderful - punctual, dilligent and well-liked by the students. I think that as an academic director, you might have just as many problems with the prima donnas that have been here years and suddenly think Bangkok owes them a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 I'm currently toying with the idea of building up a Bangkok teaching website but don't really know if I'll have the time to devote to it. One things for sure - it'll be there to make money somehow. Would anyone care to comment on what such a Bangkok teaching site should include? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 Phil The biggest problems I faced with teachers was the "old hands" who reckoned they knew it all about BKK, if not teaching. Their stock answer to any criticism was always " I've been here X number of years, you can't tell me anything." I hope something can be done with ajarn.com. When I first started checking it out I was pleasantly suprised there were so many conscientious teachers out there, which I must admit was not my experience in the 6 years I was involved. But recently, there have been a few too many moronic postings on there. God knows what any advertisers must think when they look through the forum. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 Thanks for your constructive comments. a Bangkok teaching site? A great idea ,although I think that the ajarn site is still very good indeed,and has a lot of work put into it.I have emailed Ian a couple of times ,and was amazed how helpful he was. Only the board lets it down a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 Phil Good idea to make the net pay! I'd like to see some sort of arrangement with a bookshop or resource supplier for a discount card or some other benefit. I also think you could market the Thai lessons through a teachers site. BTW who is going to be at the quiz in the Londoner tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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