SlyAnimal

Agreed. Most foreign teachers I've worked with have had their hearts in the right place. And most who have stuck with it have done a great job given their circumstances. Most being a key word though, as some are definitely not suited for teaching in Thailand for various reasons. But often foreign teachers are significantly less effective than they should be because they aren't managed well by the school. e.g. A large number of teachers are employed by government high schools, where they're assigned to teach conversation to the Thai section kids. When I previously worked in a high school like that, the students would get 1 hour per week, 1 semester a year, with a foreign teacher, so about 20 hours a year. We also wouldn't be provided with any materials for guidance (no text books etc), no oversight and not even any air con. There was simply no chance at all that teachers could make a meaningful difference to students. While at the same school, I worked in a mini-English program. We got to teach the students 2-3x per week, had text books for math / science (but unfortunately not English), and other foreign teachers would teach them other subjects too. We made great progress with many of these students, but so many of them came into high school without knowing even basic English / math, and so what we could do was limited. A few years ago though, I moved to work at a primary school EP which takes things a lot more seriously. The students get 3+ hours a day with various different foreign teachers, we have great text books and everyone is much more focused. As a result, all of the teachers are happy and focused, while the students have amazing English. So much depends on the management of the school, and the resources they have available (Not many can afford to have so many foreign teachers). Also one of the biggest factors is getting them started while they're young, because once they fall behind it's so difficult to catch up again. I remember looking at the text books the Thai English teachers used at my old high school, most of the students couldn't even put a basic sentence together and yet they had text books full of walls of text, it wasn't a surprise that many of the Thai English teachers didn't seem very motivated when not teaching the /1 & /2 classes.

Not sure about the restaurant you're talking about from the description. Was it an expat bar/restaurant? Or one more for Thai people? Maybe you could post the map co-ordinates? Or a photo of the outside of it. Although I think you'd have better luck asking in one of the RoiEt expat facebook groups.

He probably doesn't teach in Thailand at all, as anyone who does would know that foreign teachers aren't going to influence the national ONET results.

Should also do a pre-rental inspection of the property with the landlord (or their agent) and take photos / video of any existing damage, to ensure that you're not blamed for damage which was there before you started renting the property.

As far as I'm aware it's the same format in each competition, so anyone who has assisted their students with a Multi Skills Competition would already know the areas. But so far the information I've gathered about the 5x sections is: Listening - Listen to a passage + answer questions Reading - Read a passage + answer questions Writing - Answer a question with a 100+ word essay (higher word count for high school students). Not sure on the type of question though. Speaking - Interview questions (But not sure if short answers, or long answers, and if about knowledge or personal experiences etc) Picture Dictation - Describe a picture and then students draw it (Perhaps with an existing template, perhaps on a blank sheet, perhaps with colour, perhaps just a pencil I'm not sure). Listening / Reading seem relatively straight forward, while the writing / speaking / picture dictation sections are where I'd really like to get more of an idea on the questions etc.

This year my school has asked me to help with the Multi-Skills competition, but the documents they gave me only gave very basic information about it, and the Thai teacher assigned to assist me with it has never been to a competition for it either. Another teacher explained to me roughly how it works, and said they'd send me some sample questions from previous years, but they only have old questions for 1 or 2 of the 5x different events within multi-skills. Can someone here give me a bit of a rundown on what's involved with it? and ideally some sample questions so that I can get a bit of an idea on what to do for this. In general, the more information the better. Oh and I'm doing it for primary schools, but information from high school competitions would be useful too.

You should be able to get a full license using your Graduate Diploma from St Roberts? They are accredited via a university in the Philippines. Some of the teachers at my school have also done their diplomas there and have their full licenses as a result (Or as far as I'm aware they have anyway). Also if you can't get another license, try and save up your 400k THB, or borrow if you can't save it, then move onto a marriage extension. You won't be "legally teaching", but your school won't care, it's extremely unlikely anyone will come looking for you (Especially if you've got a good reputation at the school & previously had a WP etc) and you'll be legally allowed to stay in the country. That'll give you more time to sort something out so that you can continue down the legal path.

Assuming you're paid on a monthly salary basis, rather than hours worked basis, they're legally required to pay you your full salary even if you don't work on a public holiday. If you're paid on an hours worked basis, then things may get a little bit more complicated. If they were to fire you, after legally working for the same school for 4 years, they would be required to pay some severance pay if your contract wasn't renewed. Also worth noting too, that if you were to lose your job (or even just resign from it), then if you have social security they'd pay you about 5000+ THB per month for 3 or 6 months (Depending if fired or you quit).

500 is more for something like cheating on a test, or perhaps if it's an issue which I've previously punished students for, and a dedicated effort was made to evade detection. It definitely isn't going to be something which I'd give out frequently. To the best of my memory, I've only given out 500 in a single sitting once, and that was when a student had colour photocopied the 100x lines which I'd asked her to do for a previous punishment. The head of department happened to be in the room when I caught them, so I asked his opinion (He was famously known for discipline, usually behind closed doors with a stick). He recommended "They should do it again", which I felt really wasn't sufficient (I'd been hoping he'd recommend a visit to his office + do the lines again lol), so I gave her 500x instead of her original 100x.

Haha you've obviously misread my post. When I've said "Flirting with the line", I am referring to the "line" I mentioned in the previous paragraph, of being "liked" rather than "respected" (e.g. Liked because I don't give a lot of homework, because I'm getting too close to "edutainment" rather than having a strict focus on learning). Nothing to do with anything inappropriate.

Leave her and remain in Thailand so that you can remain in your daughter's life. As I doubt you'd get custody of your daughter if you'd be taking her back to Europe, and you'd be unable to properly raise her in Thailand (I assume you're not fluent in Thai lol). Plus, you likely came to live in Thailand for the lifestyle, and living by yourself, with just a bit of "child support" for your daughter / exwife will likely be cheaper than paying for the family + yourself + extended family's gambling debts. You'll then get to live a much more enjoyable lifestyle, still see your daughter regularly and probably save money in the process.

A couple of important points to note: 1 - Culture & threshold for compliments Thai culture compared to Western culture means that people are much more willing / likely to give a compliment to strangers. So back in the west, unless it's some cat calling US construction worker, it's very unlikely anyone would give a compliment to a stranger, but in Thailand it seems the norm, especially with Farang. My son, who is 9 and half Thai, has had random strangers tell him that he's handsome etc in 7/11 or at the traffic lights since he was about 4 or 5. With compliments being more the norm, it means that there's a lower standard required to illicit a comment compared to in the west (e.g. They'll compliment anyone who's decent looking, not just models). 2 - Different standards of Beauty Within Thailand having a bridge on your nose and white / pale skin are considered very desirable features. Comparatively no one really cares about either that much in the west because the majority of Caucasians have the same look. So assuming you're Caucasian, you're already ahead of the curve and will be seen as handsome provided you're not overweight (If overweight, they'll call you cute instead lol) or wearing a nasty scowl across your face, then you'll probably be called handsome as a compliment, doesn't mean they're interested in jumping you though.

These guys have full live coverage of all world cup games, and the replays are available afterwards too for 1700 THB: https://connect-th.beinsports.com/en# Also I think Rugbypass.com have highlights + discussion etc about the matches and will be either free or cheap I think (I haven't actually checked though, just remember some ads from them) https://www.rugbypass.com/ Also as a general note, I think these guys below have coverage of 6 nations etc when the rugby world cup isn't on. https://www.premiersportsasia.com/ All of them you can stream on your computer, and they probably have mobile apps too (Which you can then comcast or whatever to your TV).

Over the past 13 years I've had 3x teaching licence waivers from Krusapa at 2 different schools. 2011, 2015 & 2020 I think. The one in 2015 I didn't end up using for a work permit. My old school also applied for a waiver for me in around 2017 I think, although they needed to click a button within 30 days and didn't, so the waiver wasn't granted (They weren't very organized). I previously passed 2/4 of the krusapa tests before they abolished them I also have a Thai Culture Certificate from 2014 I think I also started doing a diploma in teaching, but stopped due to covid etc (And didn't return to it). I'm thinking about going back to teaching in 2024, it'd likely be at the same school I had my last waiver from. If I did do you think I'd be able to get another license waiver? If I did, I'm thinking about sticking with it for a fair while so that I can apply for citizenship (I easily meet all requirements except for having a WP + earn 40k+ for 3+ years) Do you think I'd be able to get enough waivers for +5-7 years? Or if I wouldn't be able to, what would I probably need to do instead? (I saw there's some new system?)