Education and School
As have many educators, I’ve long wondered about the way we educate young people and the information that we provide to them. Dr. Loewen in his book “Lies My Teacher Told Me” brilliantly points out and discusses the many things in American education that children are taught that are simply untrue and at worst misinformation. […]
How has your experience with school been? → As a student, my experience was what I would say as “normal” in that I tended to follow all of the rules and make good enough grades. As I became a teenager, I tended more towards athletics than schoolwork, but was still normal enough to get through.
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The Artist Who Will Not Accept Limitations Every artist is a rebel at heart and Mr. Yi Jie is no exception. He refuses to accept the limitations of having to choose between painting or sculpture. Like a lover torn between two affairs, he has decided to keep both of his lovers – one as a
First of all you might find everything and nothing on the net and might wonder where is the truth in all that. I have heard quite a few comments and questions from people here, via Sataban, in private, or just while surfing the web and decided to get a FAQ sort of article for 2015-2016.
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Writing Contest Thailand 2015 – Few Thai students participated, from March 2015 to May 2015, to the first Thai writing and short stories contest in both Thai and English language throughout the country. This is the first time a contest was organized for youngsters living in Thailand and also the first time students had the
Nursery routines in Thailand are quite different and the approach to the whole education system differs in ways we would not imagine in Western countries. Nursery routines in Thailand Here is the description of routines in place in Thai nursery schools and which was sent to us by a foreign teacher actually working in Thailand
Working and traveling is the dream of all. But did you know that teaching was an excellent job, if it is not the best job, to work and travel? Teachers can teach anywhere…
Teaching and Learning English in Thai Schools My decision to start this important educational English learning project was a simple choice. I have now more than 13.5 years of teaching experience here in Thailand. During this time I have taught more than 6,700 people ages 4-60 years old from all walks of life. By far
I have always been amazed by the way language develops through the years, from childhood to adulthood. A couple of months ago, though, I started to be especially interested in knowing how bilingual children’s language developed. I made a search on internet, since there is no library in Thailand to be found, and obtained all
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I ran into Alex’ videos a couple of months ago and thought they could interest quite a few prospective teachers. See down below his latest videos about teaching jobs in Thailand and how to teach English in Thai schools. The Teaching English in Thailand Experiment (How YOU Can Learn To Get Started Teaching) Teaching English
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