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The deputy head of Ramkhamhaeng Uni. said cheating is not a serious matter and now it's OK for Thai students to cheat.

Bill Clinton said BJs weren't sex so now very many high school students in the US give oral sex thinking it is not 'real' sex.

It begins with the leadership.

Ignoring the standards of my posts here, which are generally off-the-cuff, I professionally proofread/edit Master's and PhDs for various universities, including Chula and Mahidol, etc. You wouldn't believe the amount of copying from each other, and plagiarism which occurs at even PhD level... and yes, I'm deadly serious.

Only last week, I received a PhD paper from Assumption and I ran a turnit-in scan. It came back with 38% copied and plagiarised from the Internet !!!

That's the level we are looking at with regards to cheating. Yet, and despite that, all students PASS, with a little backhander to their advisors......

During my sojourn at a rural university an Australian colleague showed me an essay assignment from a student that had been copied verbatim from a text book and that included references to points that would be discussed in Chapter 3, 6 and so on.

The student concerned had simple copied every word without bothering to exercise care over what he was writing.

Quite believable! However, I must make the observation that it's not all like I observed. 100% of the papers I receive from King Monkut's University, especially the scientific ones, are genuine hard work, original and quite unique and way ahead in latest scientific developments. The same can't be said for Chulalongkorn, however!!

I have just finished teaching an intensive English conversation course to medical students.

It was a 14 day course with no tests whatsoever. Just pure conversation, fun and games.

The students wrote in their evaluations that "they learnt more in the last 14 days, without the pressure of grades, than in the whole semester.

What I mean to say is that the report is correct in many aspects. Thai students have this fear of getting low grades and this probably influences their confidence and learning abilities.

On a side note...They are all potential surgeons but I hope I never have to be operated on by one of them. Even though the course was fun and games the students cheated a lot by texting messages to each other. If they cheat in fun activities what do they do in their academic studies?

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Unfortunately for the country rather than actual students the whole system is flawed from the outset.

Cheating isn't really seen as wrong. Remember the incident at Ramkamheng Uni with Mr. Ts son and the comments of the deputy head who said cheating was not a serious matter.

Students don't really have to fear failure as for many and varied reasons not many do unless an outcast and a real nonentity.

Students get passes and qualifications they didn't earn or don't deserve and the country gets landed with all these ' qualified ' people.

The deputy head of Ramkhamhaeng Uni. said cheating is not a serious matter and now it's OK for Thai students to cheat.

Bill Clinton said BJs weren't sex so now very many high school students in the US give oral sex thinking it is not 'real' sex.

It begins with the leadership.

Ignoring the standards of my posts here, which are generally off-the-cuff, I professionally proofread/edit Master's and PhDs for various universities, including Chula and Mahidol, etc. You wouldn't believe the amount of copying from each other, and plagiarism which occurs at even PhD level... and yes, I'm deadly serious.

Only last week, I received a PhD paper from Assumption and I ran a turnit-in scan. It came back with 38% copied and plagiarised from the Internet !!!

That's the level we are looking at with regards to cheating. Yet, and despite that, all students PASS, with a little backhander to their advisors......

Edit: And let's not forget, the majority of the PhD grads become the next advisors, faculty lecturers and Dept. Heads, etc. and so it goes on!

It's a sad life if 'ideal happiness' is watching the World Cup!

"The second possible reason for Suwichag's transfer is the corruption allegations in the use of the lower House's budget.

The most controversial of these was the decision by the House to purchase 200 clocks worth more than Bt62,000 each."

About time the old fart got ticked-off for that one!

The Brave Royal Thai Army strike again.

Yes, and for all the right reasons! They are cracking down on illegal immigrants only.

The world wants an end put to the illegal employment and poor working conditions, and even 'slavery' of workers.

Well the first way to start controlling that, and getting into it, is to have all workers registered, so you know exactly where they are and what they are doing.

It is the illegally smuggled, duped and unregistered workers who are prone to poor conditions and slavery.

Get them sorted and you're on the road to success.

So yes, you're right, the Brave Royal Thai Army strikes again, with duly warranted plans and processes, all for good reasons.

I'd love to give some examples but can't be too assed.

Take it from me... general vegetables are, at market prices, equivalent to uk. However, if you venture into a supermarket like Lotus or Big-C you can forget UK prices, they are left for dead by expensive Thai prices.

Take a look at clothes. In Asda, you can buy jeans for 4 quid, or shirts for 3 quid. If you dare look in Lotus or Big-C they start at over 450 B. That's 9 quid, and your average is 600B. The latest range by Lotus is F&F, and their average shirt is 600 B, and trousers 700 B. That's 12 and 14 quid, respectively, for cheap crap same as Asda or Morrison's.

On top of that, most Farang who work here receive a salary 1/3 of that of the UK, and that's where the relativity steps in on a large scale. The UK and Thailand are completely different in social set-up. For example, teachers in the UK start on 24K... = OVER 1,1 MILLION Baht... whereas the average teacher here receives 400K Baht - if lucky. Thus, relatively speaking, there is no way Thailand is cheap when living here, compared to the UK.

Of course holiday makers are going to say Thailand is cheap... they are looking at it with Western salaries. It is by no means difficult to live here but, in essence, the majority of goods here are more expensive than European and UK prices.

"The baht makes products cheaper, despite higher prices for daily needs such as groceries, fresh produce, drinks and tobacco, clothing, services and eating out."

Slight contradiction there... !!

No contradiction. It's saying prices have gone up but they're cheaper now than 12 months ago for most expats because we've gained more from currency movement than we've lost by price rises.

Jeez, you guys have a tough time with simple facts.

You're on a different planet to me then.

You think everything is cheap here, on a direct price comparison? Did you ever venture to think about the cost of living vs. wages etc.?

Go to Makro and compare the cost of goods you would buy back home. You'll find the majority of good are 2 times the price of back home, and not only 2 times but sometimes 4 times, and they have shot up over the last year. The simple fact is most food is not cheaper than last year AT ALL, and is at least 20% more expensive.

Can you get your head around that simple fact?

"The baht makes products cheaper, despite higher prices for daily needs such as groceries, fresh produce, drinks and tobacco, clothing, services and eating out."

Slight contradiction there... !!

RIP fella. Fair on you for swerving, although bad luck. Next time, just hit the idiot!

I hope the motorcycle rider feels guilt... but I very much doubt it.

if they continue these Path, than don't need pull up my wife ," german politicians should move in to clean up the mess"

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Good night, was it?