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    Living in Thailand is making me fat

    in I'm Too Fat Forum

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    I am sure you will read many opinions about your options to reduce....the real solution is to strictly reduce carbs! All the exercise you can fit into a day will not reduce your weight!

    The answer is eat fat and protein and relax!

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    Home Schooling in Thailand ?

    in Primary & Secondary Education

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    Jehovah's Witnesses DO believe and go to doctors. In fact, some JWs ARE doctors. It is only the taking of blood we do not allow because the Bible straightforwardly orders as "necessary things" in being a true Christian is to "abstain from blood" as Acts 15:19-20, 28-29 shows:

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    Home schooling in Thailand

    in Teaching in Thailand Forum

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    Home Schooling in Khorat

    My experience getting a 12 year old girl enrolled in home schooling in the province of Khorat.

    No one should ever assume that their experience will be the same if they are in another province, I have lived here 10 years and experiences can vary greatly from one province to another.

    I am a trained, certified K-12 teacher from the U.S.A My Thai girlfriend and I are home schooling our daughter for the following reasons:

    1. Schools here are terrible

    2. International schools are expensive and the one that is local to me is not much better than a government school.

    First we went to the local Minister of Education here in Khorat and made application for home schooling. We were given a deadline to complete the application which we did when we went back with the completed application we were told that they changed the application and we would need to go through the process again. I should tell you that during this time we pulled our girl out of school.

    The only real requirement was the girls mother needs to have a high school diploma.

    A few weeks later we went back with the application at this time we were told that they would need to make a home visit. A few weeks later a team of 3 arrived with a camera. They sat down at our table for about 90 minutes and in Thai told my girlfriend what subjects need to be taught and how long each subject will be taught each week. About 25 pictures were taken of our house and of our family.

    My girlfriend was then required to prepare a document stating the information that she was just told.

    When the document was completed we returned it to the Minister. A few weeks later we received an approval letter which allowed us to home school.

    About 9 months later we received a call requiring us to send a picture of our girl so they could send us a check. That was about a month ago and that is the last we heard of them.

    Bottom line is this. Home schooling is a legal process in Thailand, there are no fees...the parents will receive funds that would normally go to the school.

    The process is a joke... paper work on top of paper work with no real purpose. We just went through the process with a smile shaking our heads in agreement the whole time.

    We could not be happier having our now 13 year old home living in a totally American English environment...No Thai TV, No Thai subscripts, No Thai games. The only Thai she sees is the required Thai that her mother teaches her.

    Next month she is supposed to take some required tests which they will schedule.

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    Home schooling in Thailand

    in Teaching in Thailand Forum

    Posted · Edited by Lite Beer
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    Home schooling in Thailand

    This country never seems to disappoint. A few months ago we decided to home school the daughter of my girlfriend of almost 9 years.

    The requirements by a law that was passed in 2004 seem quite straight forward.

    We met with the ministry of education and they provided us with the guidelines for a schedule and a sample application. Which required several typed pages of which "Mom" promptly completed and returned to the ministry the following week all completed.

    On the second visit we were told that there was a new application that has to be completed because the "old " one from last week was no longer current. This application was completed on the same visit and turned over.

    We were then told that in about a month a final decision should be made. Three weeks later we were told that there would be 3 dignitaries form the province to visit our home. A week later they came in a van with a driver and cameras. After two hours and at least 2 dozen pictures we were told that the schedule that we filled out from the sample that we were given was no longer valid and a new one would be required and we have 10 days to complete that and return it in person to the Ministry. Then it would take at least another month to get a final answer that would be from another group.

    Keep in mind I do not understand Thai and this was 2 hours of one way conversation as my girl kept shaking her head up and down.

    She was also told that if she was approved for homeschooling the daughter would be required to attend classes on Saturday and Sunday, from my understanding these are adult education classes.

    Regardless of the above we have "unofficially" withdrawn the daughter from school and we are teaching her at home.

    Some additional facts:

    I am a professional educator certified K through 12, with over 40 years of teaching experience.

    I have taught English to my girl and her daughter during our 9 year year relationship.

    In the packet given to the Ministry were copies of my teaching certificates and my resume which includes the ISBN of 3 educational books I have written pertaining to computer education.

    Finally the daughter's father was German and he passed away when the daughter was an infant, the daughter has obtained a German passport which for the time being is being kept under wraps.

    All of this is so depressing and so foolish!

    Fiance Visa to USA ?..Need advice!

    in Visas and migration to other countries

    Posted

    Additional Question?

    If we go with a K1 visa, fly to the USA get married, can we return to Thailand for extended periods?

    I am asking this question because we are not sure about making the move..if I can go through all the steps now and we can be free to chose where we live I would go with the procedure, BUT if she will be required to stay in the USA for a period of years..that may present a problem.

    Thanks so much guys you have been very helpful!

    Fiance Visa to USA ?..Need advice!

    in Visas and migration to other countries

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    I have lived here almost 10 years, and during that time I have lived with my girlfriend.

    Now the time has come when we are seriously considering moving back to the USA.

    She has a 10 year tourist visa and has been to the U.S. many times.

    Not sure which route would be the easiest to follow...

    Should I marry here?

    Should I get a fiance visa and marry in the U.S.?

    Should we visit the U.S. and marry during our visit?

    Thanks for your help.

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    Thailand's English Skills Lowest In S E A

    in Thailand News

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    Before I pulled my daughter out of school, I followed what was being taught in her English class here are two examples:

    1.What is a preposition and how is it used?

    2. Identify affirmative and negative forms.

    She is in the 7th grade and has 52 kids in her class, she speaks English along with one other student. 50 kids can not speak English.

    This would be like learning the workings of a internal combustion engine, when the goal is to learn how to drive.

    I am just happy I have the time and credentials to teach her at home.

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