Students with no ambition...

**keekwai** · 10th August 2012 07:03

Originally Posted by My_Kow_Lope

for what Thailand pays teachers

Too much in my opinion. I get embarrassed when my 5k Baht/Month "works her arse off" assistant hands me my payslip each month.

**tomcat** · 10th August 2012 07:15

Originally Posted by keekwai

I get embarrassed when my 5k Baht/Month "works her arse off" assistant hands me my payslip each month

...and well you should be as you seem to spend much of your time posting here...

**keekwai** · 10th August 2012 07:17

Originally Posted by tomcat

...and well you should be as you seem to spend most of your time posting here...

Unlike your good self.

... but really ... 43k for 15 contact hours a week. I start late ... finish early. Admittedly, I have years of saved lessons and resources on hand and am almost anally organised.

Still disgusting ... but hey! I'm not complaining. I can handle the slight embarrassment each month.

**tomcat** · 10th August 2012 07:18

...I'm retired: you claim to be working...

**keekwai** · 10th August 2012 07:24

Originally Posted by tomcat

I'm retired:

Hey! That's my plan for retirement too! Spend all my waking moments posting here so I have a semblance of feeling needed.

**tomcat** · 10th August 2012 07:27

Originally Posted by keekwai

I start late

...obviously: you're still posting...

Originally Posted by keekwai

and am almost anally organised

...now try organizing the other end...

Originally Posted by keekwai

Still disgusting

...don't lose hope...

**Guy Mandude** · 10th August 2012 07:34

Originally Posted by Phil Hall

He asks a question and the bright one answers..the rest nod in agreement and he marks them all as correct.

Phil, given the unrealistic situation of teaching and testing 1,000 students 4x a year, I like this method for the simple fact that it will free up more instruction time for you to reach out to your brighter students. Also, it's important to observe other teacher's methods (as ridiculous as this testing method is) for coping with your teaching reality and use them if they satisfy the bureaucracy.

**tomcat** · 10th August 2012 07:39

Originally Posted by Guy Mandude

if they satisfy the bureaucracy

...and this, of course, is the key to success in the Ed Biz here...

**keekwai** · 10th August 2012 07:47

Originally Posted by tomcat

...now try organizing the other end...

That was first.

**Guy Mandude** · 10th August 2012 08:27

Originally Posted by tomcat

key to success in the Ed Biz here.

Yep. Every school director has an agenda. Once you figure out that agenda, you can get away with murder once you satisfy the director. The director's agenda may be 1) arriving to sign-in on time every day, 2) making students happy with games/activities, 3) wai-ing and smiling at Thai staff, 4) playing football with Thai staff every week, etc. Many farang bring their own agenda to school, and that's a problem when the farang HOD decides to become a mini-director of sorts at the school.

**markle** · 10th August 2012 12:17

Originally Posted by po3try

he typed most markle.

Yes, that's the part that I queried. TBF I should have written "Less corruption there?" Seriously what form does this alledged corruption take. Is the used buffalo black market out of control? Payments of traffic cops more than a sack of rice?

**My_Kow_Lope** · 11th August 2012 16:37

Originally Posted by keekwai

. but really ... 43k for 15 contact hours a week.

What's that, 850 quid? Add another 50% to your monthly pay and you'll just about hit the minimum monthly wage in the UK. Congratulations, you're obviously living in Thailand for the lifestyle.