Elfbee

Eeek, get a life! You don't like a guy you met, so what? What is wrong with you that you must try to put down others? It sounds like an unatural resentment. Would the truth be that you can't get a job as your not a native speaker?

The best teachers in Thailand( for conversational English) that I met were not the best qualified ones. The ones with PhDs and MAs in Linguistics etc couldn't teach at all. The best ones were ex butchers, car mechanics amongst others. This is my honest experience of working in over 20 language schools, at least 10 Pratom/Mattyayom schools, 4 universities and a few other places.

A common misconception from people arriving in Thailand is that to be a good English teacher you must have a knowledge of grammar. I remember years ago at ECC, the woman said that my grammar test was the worst she'd ever seen. I usually learned grammar the night before I taught it.

Chill out - 'mai dtong serious'

Nicely said! I totally agree with you. Live and let live? It’s a shame we can’t all have this attitude! Some of us were not fortunate enough to have come from money? I wish when I was of a younger age my parents could have afforded to send me to university etc… My life would be totally different to what it is now? But I would dread to think that I would have ended up being a snob! Like some people are…

And yes I agree that because you can speak English doesn’t mean you can teach English? But come on… Look at the low paid rates unqualified teachers are actually paid over here? As stated above some of the best teachers are ex butchers, ex builders etc… And some of the best teachers have all of the relevant teaching qualifications… And you have to remember that their rate of pay is much greater than unqualified teachers! To my knowledge that is. To ask if a teacher is a good teacher or not? Ask and talk to the students that they teach! You can’t judge someone because they do not have the relevant qualifications. I myself have had many different jobs over the years and I was not qualified for any of them. But over time I got very experienced and ended up running certain departments, supervising and training other staff. So yes I agree that not every unqualified so called language teacher will be a good teacher, but some of those unqualified language teachers will given time be better teachers than those with qualifications! Because they will gain that experience? It is not just about qualifications, it’s also about personality and people skills also… It’s about that individual as a person…

A lot of westerners over here have Thai wives and also have children, their family is here… And maybe teaching is the only job that they are suitable for in this country? If the students are happy with their unqualified teacher and they feel like that they are achieving good standards from this person then let them be…? After all the students happiness is the most important! If they are not happy with their teacher then they will decide for themselves that they will look for another teacher or school… And then the school that has that sort of teacher where students are leaving on a regular basis should then decide that that teacher is not suitable to work at their school… So I agree as above, get a life! Or if you don’t have a girlfriend/ boyfriend then you should seriously think about finding your self one… And if you do have one then I feel for them I really do. And if any of my grammar is incorrect? Then I’m terribly sorry…

Hi everybody...

I have 2 English bulldogs for sale. Unfortunatley due too circumstances i and my wife have to go back to the Uk. If i could take the dogs with me then i would...

I have one male Bulldog and his name is Man-u, and yes as in Manchester United! The previous owner gave him this name so we just stuck with it. He is 3 years old and he is not a relation of the Harry Potter dog! as many people would tell you otherwise... Harry Potter's Dog must have at least 25,000 relations in Thailand! Anyone of you who have ever looked for a bulldog your selfs will know what i am talking about... Man-u is a great dog, friendly, can be a nusance some times and makes a great gaurd dog! He loves to be out side of the house. He is very healthy and fit and has had all of his vacinations.

The other is a female and her name is Chelsea. We called her this because we have a Man-u... She is also 3 years old and also has a pedegree certificate. She is totally different from the male. She loves to be in the house as much as possible, and is also very layed back. She does not make a good gaurd dog at all. She is a sweet dog...

We would like the new owners to want the dogs as pets. Some one who loves dogs and could take good care of them. And some one who preferably has a garden?

I have been advertising Man-u and Chelsea on the internet for the past 3 weeks and have only just come across this site today... Unfortunatley the only interest in them both are breeders from Bangkok... Who want to know the mother's and Father's names? And are they related to the Harry Potter dog? And that they want the dogs and can we send them by Plane etc... Yeah right! I don't think so... Seriously i want the dogs to have a good home and not end up with some breeder! Stuck in a 3' + 4' cage 24/7, never having there wrinkles cleaned on a daily basis, their noses greased, never taken for a walk, never shown any affection, being fed the right foods etc... We really want interest from people who love dogs...

We are living in Chaing mai, so any interest from any one in or around Chaing Mai would be great...

Contact Steve or Annie on *** or e-mail Steve at ***

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Man-u originally cost us 26,500. We are asking for 15,000 baht.

Chelsea originally cost us 27,000. We are asking for 16,000 baht.

Or both for 28,000 baht.

If no pictures show up on this ad, then please give us a call and we will be happy to talk to you and send you some pics! Thank you...