fredwiggy

Schools and their teachers are responsible for teaching the children enough so they can do the basics to survive in the world, meaning language, math and social studies. Most don't teach life skills, which is the parents job first. Education is the schools responsibility, while learning to speak and how to get along with others are the parents. Parents aren't the best teachers when it comes to school subjects as they're too personally involved. Parents also need to make sure their children go to school and are aware how they're doing there.

I was rarely hit by my parents, remembering only a couple of occasions, so I adopted that when I had children.Only a couple of smacks on the butt and it bothered me more than them. Hitting teaches hitting solves problems. Children don't have to fear but respect their elders, parents first, and that comes from fair but stern treatment. Not allowing them to get away with bad behavior shows them how to control their own emotions. Children that are beaten will many times later grow up beating their wives, girlfriends and children.

The more independent a woman is, the less happy it seems, as they get more unrealistic in their thinking. I agree Thailand women, at least the good ones, are better givers than those in the west, so that's in their favor. Bullying happens in all schools, and Thailand's schools have a much higher rate of molestation than the west, up to 75% of girls before they turn 18 compared to 12% in the US. The level of education is among the worst worldwide. Children should not be passed if they are failing or not attending, as it leaves them more un prepared for the work force if they don't have the basic skills needed.

I've been here 7 years, and knew about Thailand for decades before i visited because I was always interested in Asian cultures. Thailand is, and has been changing all along. That they don't spend money on newer vehicles, and still use old, unsafe ones is on the government, and it's seen in the buses children have to ride in daily going to school, along with those citizens use for everyday travel.The roads, although they use the same equipment used in the west, are, at least off the highways, in need of better maintenance. That's on the workers hired. Temples and history here doesn't need to change, as that's part of their heritage.

It has been changing for years and will continue, as they, meaning Thais, like western things.

Yes, they do happen most everywhere, especially in Florida, but that's no fault of the road department. They happen naturally.

Liking it here is fine. Not wanting change is out of your hands. Most people want changes, and Thailand needs many . People here aren't happy making 300 Baht a day, women here aren't happy being treated as slaves or inferior, children with better schooling would have a better future, parents made responsible for the children they create would have better adjusted children with again, better futures. It isn't just foreigners that would like to see Thailand change. The locals have been making changes for decades, seeing how the west lives in a better environment, with more money and better futures for the children. Nothing wrong with saving a culture but change is inevitable as they already see how the rest lives, and most, especially the younger generation, loves it.

Most of the best music that's ever come out, especially Rock, R&B and Pop, came out from the 50's through the 80's, so I'm thinking music isn't your forte. Much of what we hear now came from those influences. Ask any major musician now who influenced them and they'll name names from those decades. Technology surely has people much happier, as new things are more easily accessed now than ever before. Simple life has people happy yes, but adding more entertainment increases it.

Yes, maybe you should curtail that activity, as it's getting old seeing you trash foreigners and acting the brown noser, living here so long and being blind to what goes on. Falling into a hole in the dark, which happens here, and sidewalks giving away, which also happens, is the fault of the maintenance department of roads. NYC is a huge major city and I never see or hear of roads crumbling like they do here. Maybe you haven't noticed that most of these mishaps are experienced by locals and not foreigners.

Lack of caring.

You can break every bone in your body and still live, but hitting your head even at moderate speeds will kill. Most of these deaths daily can be avoided by wearing a helmet. We see motorcycle riders falling off bikes at extreme speeds but walking away because they have a good helmet on. You hit a car head on not wearing a helmet and your head hits, you're a statistic.

No military you would be living in control by the Romans, or maybe the English, or Aztecs, etc. All you mentioned actually makes people happy, as they're all things which give us more entertainment, which is necessary to combat boredom. True, they do make people lazier, but that's personal choice, as it doesn't make everyone lazy enough to hurt their health. I'm very happy the internet has brought me more music than I could ever have without. Mobile phones are sometimes dangerous in use, but have also saved many lives .An advanced world isn't the problem. It's how people use those advances that could be.

Exactly. He'll go into the world and work force thinking using a knife, like so many here do, is the way to resolve conflicts. Not knowing the story, we can only guess why a 13 and 18 year old are having continued problems, although bullying sounds like a possibility. Kids grow up fast everywhere, but here they're allowed to do things that are illegal and beyond their range of skills for their age, a good third raised by grandmothers and allowed to do things most parents, at least in the west, would never allow them to.

So stop complaining about foreigners if you're so happy here. The country obviously needs changes, as the west did a century ago, Do you actually think younger Thais aren't accepting of western cultures? Look around. Almost everything about this country involves western influence. Take that away and you have farming from day one until you die, without any phones, TV's, computers, cars, trucks, buses, motorbikes, internet, trains, airplanes, military equipment and vehicles, guns, washing machines, dryers, water pumps, most music, especially better music, and a lot of others Thais use to get by daily. including tourism. What you like about the way Thailand was, was western influenced long before you came here. People from the west know how things should improve, not only for them but for locals. Maybe when you fall into one of the holes in a footpath you'll understand what others are going through, and thinking those with a disability shouldn't come here is cruel. Maybe when it happens to you you'll understand they are people also and deserve everything you have, even if it's harder for them to get around. Lastly, have you seen how the monkeys are treated, making them climb coconut trees? I'm thinking not.

USA and Thailand not on the list.

So many who've never even visited the US seem to be experts on it's people and what goes on there.

You read again, what you wrote and what I replied, then let it sink in, because you don't know Americans like i do.

Surveys?? Get a grip. You assumed you know that Americans are clueless about nationalities. Not being able to speak another language doesn't make them clueless about another nationalities cultures. I took Spanish and barely got by but knew a lot about Mexico and Spain from being a lover of geography, food and other cultures. History is a passion of millions of people like myself, which means we're interested in other nationalities, cultures, geography, food, music, arts and other things other cultures have which ours don't. Surveys mean something but aren't but a fraction of all people in a country. Americans might consume more things American, but millions and in fact most love things from other countries, as all other countries are represented in America, from food, to sports, museums, music, clothes, electronic equipment, motorcycles, cars, trucks and hundreds of other things. Americans aren't as ignorant as you assume, but you surely are.

What does that have to do with this? Read the link and you can decipher what laws they have. i didn't invent the laws but followed my states requirements for my children because I care for them.

Then they might have assumed your child had them or the school was one that didn't require them, as was stated.

DTaP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, & Pertussis All 50 states and D.C. require the DTap vaccine (or another vaccine combination for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) for kindergarten entry. IPV: Polio All 50 states and D.C. require the IPV vaccine for kindergarten entry. Varicella: Chickenpox All 50 states and D.C. require the varicella vaccine for kindergarten entry, though some will accept proof of immunity (meaning the child had chickenpox) instead of vaccination. Some states list the MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella) vaccine as appropriate. MMR: Measles, Mumps, & Rubella 49 states and D.C. require the MMR vaccine for kindergarten entry. Some states list the MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella) vaccine as appropriate. Iowa, the only state to not require the MMR vaccine, requires a measles and a rubella vaccine, but not a mumps vaccine. HepB: Hepatitis B 44 states and D.C. require the Hep B vaccine for kindergarten entry. Alabama, Maine, Montana, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont do not require the HepB vaccine for kindergarten entry. HepA: Hepatitis A 17 states require the Hep A vaccine for kindergarten entry: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Hib: Haemophilus Influenza Type b Some states require this vaccine if the child is entering kindergarten before turning 5 years old. We have included only vaccine requirements for all kindergartners. Please consult your state requirements if the child will be 4 years old when entering kindergarten. PCV: Pneumococcal Some states require this vaccine if the child is entering kindergarten before turning 5 years old. We have included only vaccine requirements for all kindergartners. Please consult your state requirements if the child will be 4 years old when entering kindergarten. State Vaccination Exemptions for Children Entering Public Schools No U.S. federal vaccination laws exist, but all 50 states have laws requiring children attending public school to be vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (generally in a DTaP vaccine); polio (an IPV vaccine); measles and rubella (generally in an MMR vaccine); and varicella (chickenpox). All 50 states allow medical exemptions, 45 states allow religious exemptions, and 15 states allow philosophical (or personal belief) exemptions. D.C. allows medical and religious exemptions. While reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, do not rely on this information without first checking with your local school or government. Allows Medical Exemptions Allows Religious Exemptions Allows Philosophical Exemptions 50 states & D.C. 45 states & D.C. 15 states & D.C. Alabama yes yes no Alaska yes yes no Arizona yes yes yes Arkansas yes yes yes California yes no no Colorado yes yes yes Connecticut yes no no Delaware yes yes no DC yes yes no Florida yes yes no Georgia yes yes no Hawaii yes yes no Idaho yes yes yes Illinois yes yes no Indiana yes yes no Iowa yes yes no Kansas yes yes no Kentucky yes yes no Louisiana yes yes yes Maine yes no no Maryland yes yes no Massachusetts yes yes no Michigan yes yes yes Minnesota yes yes yes Mississippi yes yes no Missouri yes yes no Montana yes yes no Nebraska yes yes no Nevada yes yes no New Hampshire yes yes no New Jersey yes yes no New Mexico yes yes no New York yes no no North Carolina yes yes no North Dakota yes yes yes Ohio yes yes yes Oklahoma yes yes yes Oregon yes yes yes Pennsylvania yes yes yes Rhode Island yes yes no South Carolina yes yes no South Dakota yes yes no Tennessee yes yes no Texas yes yes yes Utah yes yes yes Vermont yes yes no Virginia yes yes no Washington yes yes yes West Virginia yes no no Wisconsin yes yes yes Wyoming yes yes no Diphtheria Diphtheria, according to the CDC, is “a infection caused by Corynebacterium dipheriae” that “causes a thick covering in the back of the throat. It can lead to breathing problems, paralysis, heart failure, and even death.” In 1826, Pierre Bretonneau, a French physician, called the disease diphtérite and distinguished diphtheria from scarlet fever. In 1883, Swiss-German pathologist, Edwin Klebs, identified the bacterium that causes diphtheria and in 1884, Friedrich Loeffler, first cultivated the bacterium, which resulted in its first name of Klebs-Loeffler bacterium (it is now called Corynebacterium diphtheria). In 1890 Kitasato Shibasaburo, a Japanese physician and bacteriologist, and Emil von Behring, a German physiologist who would win the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1901 for his work on diphtheria, successfully immunized guinea pigs with a heat-treated diphtheria toxin. Tetanus (Lockjaw) Tetanus, according to the CDC, is “a serious disease that causes painful tightening of the muscles, usually all over the body. It can lead to ‘locking’ of the jaw so the victim cannot open his mouth or swallow. Tetanus leads to death in about 1 in 10 cases.” Records from the fifth century first describe tetanus. Giorgio Rattone and Antonio Carle, Italian scientists, first produced tetanus in animals by injecting them with pus from a human case in 1884, the same year Arthur Nicolaier, a German internist, produced tetanus in animals by injecting them with soil samples. In 1889, Kitasato Shibasaburo isolated the tetanus toxin from a human and proved that the toxin can be neutralized by antibodies. In 1897, Edmond Nocard, a French microbiologist and veterinarian, demonstrated passive immunization. Gaston Ramon inactivated the tetanus toxoid with formaldehyde in the early 1920s. In 1924, P. Descombey produced the tetanus toxoid that was used in the U.S. military during World War II. [162][163] Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Pertussis (whooping cough), according to the CDC, “is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. Although it initially resembles an ordinary cold, whooping cough may eventually turn more serious, especially in infants.” In 1900 Jules Bordet and Octave Gengou, Belgian scientists, first observed Bordetella pertussis and then isolated the pertussis bacterium in 1906, it was called Bordet-Gengou bacillus. In 1925 Thorvald Madsen, a Danish physician, tested the pertussis vaccine; the 1925 report suggested the vaccine was a success but a 1933 report stated that two children may have died from the vaccine. In 1939, the pertussis vaccine was shown to be effective by Pearl Kendrick and Grace Elderding American scientists.[164] In 1948, the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) combination vaccine was developed. [165][166][167] Hepatitis B The CDC recommends that children receive the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccination at birth. Hepatitis B (hep B), according to the CDC, is “a contagious virus that is transmitted through blood, blood products, and other body fluids (such as semen)… Symptoms include a sudden fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dark urine, joint pain, and yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice).” In 1965, Baruch Blumberg, an American doctor who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine (1976) for his work on hepatitis B, matched a protein found in an Australian Aboriginal’s blood with an antibody found in an American hemophiliac. First called the “Australian antigen,” it was discovered to be the hepatitis B virus and provided a source for the vaccine created in 1969. Because the virus could not be recreated in a lab, the first vaccine was a heat-treated form of the virus. In 1981, the FDA approved Heptavax-B, a vaccine created by Maurice Hilleman. Because Heptavax-B used human serum and the fear of HIV infection was high, a new recombinant DNA vaccine, Recombivax HB, was licensed on June 23, 1986 that did not use human serum. As of July 2014, two hepatitis B vaccines are used, Engerix-B and Recombivax, as well as Twinrix (a hepatitis A and hepatitis B combination vaccine). [165][166][167][168][169] Hib The CDC recommends that children receive the first dose of Hib vaccination at two months of age. Haemophilus influenza (which includes Haemophilus influenza type B, or Hib), according to the CDC, is “a bacterium that can cause severe infection, occurring mostly in infants and children younger than five years of age. In spite of its name, Haemophilus influenza does not cause influenza (the ‘flu’). It can cause lifelong disability and be deadly.” In 1892, Richard Pfeiffer, a German physicist, isolated a bacterium from the lungs of flu patients that would be called “Pfeiffer influenza bacillus” in 1896 by Karl Lehmann and Rudolf Neuman in Atlas and Principles of Bacteriology. The bacterium was assumed to cause influenza. In the 1930s, researchers established that influenza was caused by a virus and not a bacterium so “Pfeiffer influenza bacillus” was renamed Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) as a nod to the incorrect association with the flu. In 1931, Margaret Pittman, an American researcher, linked Hib to meningitis. Later it would be confirmed that Hib can cause other serious diseases including infections of the skin, blood, bones, and joints; pneumonia; and epiglottitis. Work on an Hib vaccine began in 1968 by Porter W. Anderson, Jr. and David Smith, which lead to a 1975 trial that showed the vaccine worked in infants but not toddlers. Smith founded a company to produce the vaccine when it was licensed in 1985 because no existing pharmaceutical company wanted to manufacture it. This HbPV polysaccharide vaccine was used until 1988. As of July 24, 2014, there are six Hib vaccines on the market (three for Hib only; one Hib/Hep B combination; one DTaP-IPV/Hib combination; and one meningococcal vaccine).[165][166][167][170][171] Measles, Mumps, and Rubella The CDC recommends that children receive the first dose of the MMR vaccination between 12 and 15 months of age. Measles The measles, according to the CDC, is “a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the measles virus… Measles causes fever, runny nose, cough, and a rash all over the body. About one out of 10 children with measles also gets an ear infection, and up to one out of 20 gets pneumonia.” In 900 AD, Rhazes, a Persian physician, distinguished measles from smallpox. In 1676, Thomas Sydenham, an English physician, added more detail in the distinction between the viruses and also distinguished measles from scarlet fever. Francis Home, a Scottish physician, successfully infected healthy patients with blood from patients with measles in 1757. In 1916, Charles Nicolle and Ernest Conseil, French researchers, discovered that people with measles developed protective antibodies in their blood, making them immune to the disease; the researchers used a serum made of the antibodies to show that the antibodies could protect healthy people from the virus. On Feb. 8, 1954, Thomas Peebles isolated the measles virus from a blood sample of 13-year-old David Edmonston. On Oct. 15, 1958, Sam Katz, an infectious disease specialist who worked with Thomas Peebles, tested the first measles vaccine, which worked but caused measles symptoms. On Feb. 8, 1960, researchers in Boston tested a measles vaccine on children with intellectual disabilities in New York; the vaccine was effective at preventing illness but caused many side effects. In 1961, Henry Rubin, a virologist, developed a method of growing vaccines in chicken eggs to prevent leukemia that proved useful for developing the measles vaccine. In 1962 a killed-virus measles vaccines failed. In 1963, John Enders, a biomedical scientist and the “Father of Modern Vaccines,” and his team proved their measles vaccine was safe and effective to the FDA; the vaccine was licensed the same year. In 1968, Maurice Hilleman, debuted an improved version of the vaccine created that eliminated the use of human blood proteins and is still used as of July 22, 2014. [165][166][167][172][176] Mumps Mumps, according to the CDC, is “a contagious disease that is caused by the mumps virus. Mumps typically starts with a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite, and is followed by swelling of salivary glands.” In 1945 the mumps virus was isolated. In 1948 an inactivated vaccine was developed but it provided only short-term immunity and its use was discontinued in the 1970s. On March 30, 1967, the FDA licensed Mumpsvax, a mumps vaccine developed by Maurice Hilleman that was created from the mumps virus that infected his five-year-old daughter, Jeryl Lynn. This Jeryl Lynn strain of live attenuated mumps virus vaccine is still used as of July 22, 2014. [165][166][167][173][174][176] Rubella (German Measles) Rubella, according to the CDC, is “a disease caused by a virus. The infection is usually mild with fever and rash. But, if a pregnant woman gets infected, the virus can cause serious birth defects.” Polio The CDC recommends that children receive the first dose of the polio (IPV) vaccination at 2 months of age. Polio, according to the CDC, is an incurable, “crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease caused by a virus that spreads from person to person invading the brain and spinal cord and causing paralysis.” Polio was not discovered to be contagious until 1905 by Swedish physician Ivar Wickham. In 1908, Karl Lansdteiner and Erwin Popper identified and isolated the polio virus. The idea of a vaccine against polio was first introduced in 1910 as a result of research by Simon Flexner. In 1935 two teams tested a polio vaccine but neither were successful and both teams infected and killed some test subjects (the scientists, chimpanzees, human adults, and children). In 1951, Jonas Salk, and his team developed a method to cultivate polio virus in monkey kidney tissue in order to be able to produce large amounts of the vaccine. On Apr. 12, 1955, the results of the Salk vaccine trials showed the vaccine was 80-90% effective and the US government licensed the IPV (inactivated polio vaccine) vaccine the same day. The vaccination program was suspended on May 8, 1955 to investigate paralysis resulting from the vaccine injection; changes to the production method were made and vaccination resumed on May 27, 1955. On Aug. 24, 1960, a polio vaccine (OPV; oral polio vaccine) created by Albert Sabin, was licensed for use in the US and recommended by US Surgeon General Leroy E. Burney. In 1968 U.S. use of Salk’s IPV vaccine was phased out. Polio was declared eradicated in the Americas on Sept. 29, 1994 by the Pan American Health Organization. An improved version of Jonas Salk’s IPV vaccine was phased in again in 1997, because OPV had an increased risk of infecting children with the virus in the first dose. In 2000 the transition to all-IPV vaccine schedule was complete. [165][166][167][177][178][179] Varicella (Chickenpox) The CDC recommends that children receive the first dose of the varicella vaccination between 12 and 18 months of age. Varicella, according to the CDC, is “a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes a blister-like rash, itching, tiredness, and fever.” In 1767, English doctor William Heberden first distinguished chickenpox (varicella) from smallpox (variola major and variola minor). In 1892, Hungarian pediatrics professor James Bokay wrote of the connection between chickenpox and later contraction of shingles; his theory was be proven correct in 1925 by K. Kundratitz. Thomas Weller first isolated the varicella virus in 1953. In 1974, Michiaki Takahashi attenutated (keeping the virus live but weakening it so that it is essentially harmless) the varicella virus, creating a vaccination. A version of that vaccine, Varivax, was licensed and used in the United States in 1995 and, as of June 25, 2014, remains the only varicella vaccination used in the United States. [165][166][167][180] CDC, “Chickenpox (Varicella): Overview,” cdc.gov, Nov. 16, 2011

Do you actually think Thailand has the level of care for children the US does?

Some states require them, some aren't mandatory but your child may have gotten the primary ones by 9 months that are usually required. They aren' federally mandated but by state...........https://www.britannica.com/procon/school-vaccine-mandates-debate.

Many are hired legally. Nothing will stop them from coming completely, as some work with relatives and some seek asylum, besides the ones who work illegally hired by Americans.

There are and always have been border patrol agents along the whole border and driving the roads and they still get in. Impossible to cover the whole border. Texas alone is over 1200 miles, and there's also New Mexico, Arizona and California. The numbers will never drop. I worked selling guns for over 5 years in Texas, and talked weekly with border patrol agents and Texas DPS . Conversations with them were, they will never be able to stop immigrants coming in until the illegal farm and ranch hiring stops, and then, people in America will still hire them as maids. If there are no illegal jobs, they will come to stay with relatives.