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I used to teach at a government school where 40% or so of the teachers were over 50 years old and about 1/4 of the staff were due to retire within the next 5 years. New teachers were being trained and employed at a rate would not cover the losses due to retirement. The school Admin were worried that they would have to increase class sizes from 30 -35 students up to about 50 in order to cope with the upcoming teacher shortage. This situation is not unique to that school and we can expect class sizes to increase across the board in schools throughout the country.
I suspect that the Thai teachers are resisting the tablets for a number of reasons:
Many of them are close to retirement age and just want to continue going through the motions of teaching until they can get out!
Some are uncomfortable with technology and don't want to lose face in front of their students.
Many of them are struggling to control 50 or more students and see these tablets as something that will be even more difficult to control.
I am a big fan of technology in the classroom, but I think that projectors in every classroom and laptops for the teachers would be a better way to introduce it to Thai classrooms.
P.S.: I forgot to ad that the "New Generation of Teachers Program", as I believe it was called, that was to encourage and subsidise new teachers, was cancelled to help pay for the tablet program.
#5264991 Teachers Over 40 May Delay Computer Tablet Use: Thai Education
Posted
on 2012-05-01 12:09:17
#5204761 Everton Thread
Posted
on 2012-04-09 23:10:35
Great win today for us against Sunderland.
Should be a great semi final.
Should be a great semi final.
#5106829 Do You Ever Ride Without A Helmet
Posted
on 2012-03-04 10:39:48
smedly, on 2012-03-04 01:26:49, said:
what I find bery strange here and could be a contributing factor in the helmet debate is how the police enforce the law, it's almost like if they are not doing a helmet road check then ignore it, I believe this is a big problem here, it's like they only respond to law breakers if that specific law is what they are sent to enforce, perhaps if someone told them they could enforce the law at all times and did that then there might just be a glimmer of hope, I have seen cops riding around passing many many people not wearing helmets and they totally ignore it perhaps if they responded by enforcng all of the law at all times we might see a change, it's like they are told to go and check for helmets and that is all they do for the duration......................observations in Pattaya could be different elsewhere
Smedley, I believe the answer is very simple. The vast majority of cops function in response to clear and direct orders. When they are ordered to set up a road block and issue tickets, that is what they do. When they are ordered to set up a road block and take 100 or 200 Baht bribes, that is what they do. When they are not ordered to do this, they reset to default mode which usually involves sidling off to do their side jobs like taxi driving.
Their commanding officer's orders are what count not the law, the purpose of the law or even the well-being of motorcyclists' brains.
#4979727 Everton Thread
Posted
on 2012-01-15 01:29:01
I find it quite odd the fact that Liverpool fans wholeheartedly defended the singing of that uselsess pony-tailed carhorse Carroll for 35 million quid.
I'm sure a bit more financial prudence across the park might be welcomed by your Yankke paymasters' bank mamagers.
I'd sell Rodders for 20m so long as we could have 10 of that to buy someone lese. Sometimes great players can only go so far in what are average teams, like Liverpool or Everton.
Rooney for example (but not Lescott, Pienaar or Jeffers).
I'm sure a bit more financial prudence across the park might be welcomed by your Yankke paymasters' bank mamagers.
I'd sell Rodders for 20m so long as we could have 10 of that to buy someone lese. Sometimes great players can only go so far in what are average teams, like Liverpool or Everton.
Rooney for example (but not Lescott, Pienaar or Jeffers).
#4957158 Uk Royal Mint Explains Offside Rule
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on 2012-01-05 17:09:42
Good, can someone give one to hernandez please.
#4963965 Exciting New Royal Enfield
Posted
on 2012-01-08 14:52:03
LAST I HEARD FROM THE IMPORTERS THEY ARE GOING TO LAUNCH AT THE BANGSAEN BIKE SHOW... BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE AT THE BKK BIKE SHOW..
oops sorry for shouting
oops sorry for shouting
#3819569 So You Missed The Goals In The Barclays Premier League 2010/11 Season
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on 2010-08-16 20:04:13
Hi Folks,
This where you Kan see match highlights (the Goals) and magazine shows for FREE. So don't miss out on all the action.
http://www.miostadium.com/
Only probelm is on Dial-me-up, long wait, on a fast line is just great.
Happy days
Sawadee
P.S. If me post helped you, please click on the green + button on your right-hand side at the bottom of this post. Thank you
This where you Kan see match highlights (the Goals) and magazine shows for FREE. So don't miss out on all the action.
http://www.miostadium.com/
Only probelm is on Dial-me-up, long wait, on a fast line is just great.
Happy days
Sawadee
P.S. If me post helped you, please click on the green + button on your right-hand side at the bottom of this post. Thank you
