Thai Education

According to an American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AmCham) source, foreign companies are currently forced to promote English proficient employees to higher positions over non-English speaking employees that have better qualifications. He believes that the English problem is the result of an absence of English in the environment and culture, not only an unsuccessful

Some might found school uniforms attractive and cute but the reality is that it adds up to what a student needs to pay on top of tuition fees, books and bags. And because of it, students from poor families tend to drop school at early age preferring to go work in the field rather than

The Thai education system is seen by many American Chamber of Commerce member companies as inadequately educating students in two important areas: English and critical thinking. Science, math, and Thai language skills have also recently been dropping to levels below international standards and lower than its neighbors. Standardized national tests administered by the Ministry of

Since I’ve come to Thailand I’ve gone from being Professor Stoll or Mr. Stoll to Teacher Steve. While I have no problem with my new, less formal persona, I’ve become particularly uncomfortable with some of the meaning behind the new designation here in Thailand. The attitude here is that a teacher is totally responsible for