Phatcharanan

paully, on 2012-05-28 18:19:46, said:

When a TEFL teacher sends their CV into a real international school it gets filed straight in the bin without even being looked at. They won't even get their foot into the door so your point about it being a shock to them is totally irrelevent.

skybluestu, on 2012-05-28 15:56:42, said:

I will agree in some ways that your qualifications and where you teach does not mean that you will be less likely to be an alchoholic, but generally, dare I say in the vast majority of cases, western qualified teachers that hold home country certification are by their very nature more professional than their TEFL counterparts.

It is a vocation that they have chosen and studied hard to get in to. They have also met the professional standards required by the GTC. It is a career, and they are less likely to blow it than a TEFL teacher who is just looking to extend there stay abroad. Remember that a international school teacher who decides to return to the UK will very likely continue in the profession and therefore needs good references, can the same be said for a TEFLer?

Please don't think I am tarring all TEFL teachers with the same brush here, there are some excellent practitioners out there, but your comparison of apples and oranges for EP schools and proper international schools also applies to the staff within them.

I think her powers of concentration are pretty much stretched to their limits after she has chosen her nail polish colour.

The difference people who are staying here long term vs people who come  here for work and pleasure is that travelers have a more legitimate  reason for being here than. They are hear for work, and/or pleasure and  have enough quality of experience to do what is necessary to thrive in  whatever they endeavor when in Asia. You're reason for being here is  nine times out of ten, marriage. This goes out to the relatively small  group of middle aged, (life-spent in frivolity), failed once-family men  whom could not deal with the reality of their actual lives, so they seek  redemption in marrying a Thai, and/or escaping to a place where they  have no history. Yes, indeed you will make it one of your top priorities  to be a good-boy, and wholesome as you can from here on out. For the  rest of us, we are still creating our reality by seeking any means  possible to enrich our life experiences. Enrich individuals have a  positive impact on not just those immediately around them, but on  societies as a whole. You aren't positively influencing anyone's lives  except the small group of (mostly elder men) who now call this place  home/refuge from the past. The only comments admin deletes as "off  topic" are the ones they cant accept.

Artisi, on 2010-09-24 07:18:38, said:

gotlost, on 2010-08-27 17:53:37, said:

Where is the tumbleweed emoticon when you want it.

And when did ohms law really help any electrician. Put most electricians on more than a light switch and there completely lost.

soi Bua Khow is a cesspit

AmericanInExile, on 2010-08-19 14:12:09, said:

Your serious aint you ???........

basjke, on 2010-08-19 11:49:07, said:

All the rinky-dink bars, beer-bars, and other hang-outs operated by ferengs in Pattaya and the other tourist areas of Thailand could close tomorrow and the Thai economy would not miss a beat. People who spend their time in these places or are somehow connected to them get a warped sense of their importance to the overall economy (because they never get out of this environment and see the real Thai economy). If they closed, the employees would be gainfully employed in other areas of the growing service and manufacturing sectors and the buildings re-rented to more socially useful business.