andiron

My child is attending a Thai school. She never heard of Hitler, Tojo, or World War II. She also never heard of Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire. She has no knowledge of world history at all. This will be her last year in the Thai school.

Covering the female breasts and being ashamed of the body is a Western import to Thailand, another wonderful gift from the Christians.

There is a certainly a problem and not a small one.

My wife and I have placed our daughter (age 13) in a new local school that was supposed to have a good English program. The reality of it is that it is pitiful. Her days are often 12 hours long and her and other students often have to stay late. This makes her miss her bus.

The English program at this school has had a number of teachers, some foreign, but none have stayed. The quality of the English teaching is pathetic. I teach her at home and I do the same for math.

It is a shame as many of the students are eager to learn but are soon discouraged. There is no work ethic whatsoever. Homework consists of copying things verbatim from books and handing it it without understanding what they have done.

English, like it or not, is the business language of this world and it certainly is the premier technical and engineering language. Learning it is a skill that would have many practical benefits. The are many English speakers here who could be a great help for English classes, perhaps even as assistants or some other title that would appease those arrogant people who think all foreigners are unworthy lower forms of life.

I will have to move my daughter to a private school where she will actually be able to learn something.

Last but not least, a quality education is essential to the success of any nation or people.

I agree with this. This airplane is not as strong as it should be. Pilots I know who fly them call them "Airbags". The computer system can make make it difficult for a pilot to properly control the aircraft. I personally do not like the :fly by wire" control system. I avoid flying on them whenever possible.

I am a pilot and I am not a Boeing stockholder.

I have despised this aircraft and the idea behind it since it's inception. I am not a big fan of Airbus and always grit my teeth when I have to fly on one. All the pops and bangs whenever the flaps are being deployed or retracted bothers me. Plus the fact that Airbus have had multiple fatal accidents due to flight controls coming off in flight may have something to do with it. The slow cruising speed, fly by wire composite flight controls and their government subsidized operation all rubs me the wrong way. Give me some good old Boeing iron any day of the week.

Granted that this was a powerplant problem not an airframe problem, any criticism in regards to Airbus and this incident I will reserve. This issue lies with Rolls Royce and the problems with this engine have been widely publicized.