Bernadette Jane Roos

I agree with you 100%...................it sickens me to think how many of the "Teachers" are in Thailand that do the TEFL courses, etc go to Thailand and then after 6 months..............actually less....................stop teaching to party.....drink.......and when all the money is gone.....they go home.

I have heard many of these stories and what's even worse is that they are giving the "serious" teachers a bad name.

I would give anything to go teach in Thailand.......I love the country, customs, people..... I will be going to Phuket again in September for a 3 week holiday. On a previous trip, a little girl was doing her english homework in her moms shop.......I ended up spending the next hour or two helping her. So rewarding!!!!.....and they were so appreciative.

So, I dont have a degree in Teaching, I unfortunately wont be going to Thailand to Teach, but am very grateful to the REAL teachers that are doing great work.

To those who have "used" the TEFL courses...etc to get into Thailand................rather leave!!! You are doing more harm than good!!!!!!

If you shipped off all the "unqualified" teachers in Thailand here is what you would have left:

Approximately 1% of the native speakers would remain. Almost none of the NES have anything other than a degree (in ANY subject, and thats not really being a qualified teacher, a TEFL is far more useful).

Most of the Filipinas

Most of the Thais, unfortunately only 1% of them can actually communicate in English.

Don't let the naysayers get you down.

If you are an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher you will succeed. By the way, if we got rid of all the teachers who were not enthusiastic and dedicated we wouldn't have many left either.

You will have problems with your Visa. There are a lot of solutions to this, some legal, most illegal. But there are literally tens of thousands of teachers teaching English illegally today.

Because I run a bachelors degree program in TESOL, I am obviously very biased, so you need to consider that when you listen to the following suggestion:

one option is to enroll in a degree program. Ours, for instance, only requires you to attend during school holidays but still enables you to obtain a degree in three or four years. You obtain a degree in TESOL, so obviously for an English teacher it's very useful. And at only 3,000 baht per month its one of the few programs that teachers in thailand can actually afford.

We can provide education visa documentation, but many of our students are getting waivers and actually obtaining business visas and work permits. It's not happening in every situation but it's happening in many.

Google us at thongsook international BA TESOL.