Wanted urgently: Thai language teacher, Mon - Fri - 2,500 baht a month!

[rooster59]

Wanted urgently: Thai language teacher, Mon - Fri - 2,500 baht a month!

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

A school in Korat became the center of attention yesterday after it was confirmed they had posted an ad for a Thai language teacher for just 2,500 baht a month.

Even in Thailand where countryside teacher salaries are low this was derisory.

The school in question - where there are 158 pupils and 12 teachers - said they had problems with literacy.

And there was no Thai language teacher at Ban Khok Sa-art school.

So they put the advertisement out for a temporary teacher from October this year until September next. The successful applicant would need a Bachelor's degree.

The director confirmed the ad had been made. But amid the furor about the low pay it has subsequently been taken down.

The director moaned about low budgets and waiting for more money. The school lived on donations, he claimed.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-09-09

[trogers]

Twelve teachers serving 158 pupils, and they complain about a low budget...

 

I think the school management badly need a math teacher desperately!

[jonclark]

23 minutes ago, trogers said:

Twelve teachers serving 158 pupils, and they complain about a low budget...

 

I think the school management badly need a math teacher desperately!

That depends if they are full or part time.

[ezzra]

That salary was good back in the 80', now days with the cost of

a bowl of Bami Nam at 40-50 baht, 2,500 baht is an insult to any

person let alone a teacher.....

[Thailand]

Tempting.

[Artisi]

What! out of 12 teachers no teacher speaks Thai.... 

[Borzandy]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

said they had problems with literacy.
And there was no Thai language teacher at Ban Khok Sa-art school.

  A standard Thai school..

[quadperfect]

Oh well cant blame them for trying.

[KhaoNiaw]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

That salary was good back in the 80',

No it wasn't

[TMNH]

I taught in the US for many years. "If" you are non-union, your destiny is always "questionable". I understand budgets in Thailand.- really no different from anywhere else, but obviously - good teachers are not paid appropriately. I have a Master's degree, yet that had no effect on salary. Again, I understand budget constraints, but It's obvious that many want teachers at the minimum.Even international schools. Personally, I can run circles around both the school's standards and Thai criteria. I don't profess to be so superior to others, but I assure you that I am not an "average" professional. And I smile alot! It boils down to this- if one accepts the "pittance" of salary for their hard work, then Thailand got a deal- period.

[realenglish1]

Stupid is as stupid does

[edwinchester]

2500 bht....now I know the value put on kids education.

[YetAnother]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

posted an ad for a Thai language teacher for just 2,500 baht a month.

isnt that below minimum wage ? even 20 working days/month at 300/day = 6000 baht

[reptile91602]

I'm pretty sure the rest of the article says for 1 student 10 minutes a day, 3 days a week.

[Tchooptip]

1 hour ago, YetAnother said:

isnt that below minimum wage ? even 20 working days/month at 300/day = 6000 baht

It seems for Two days a week Monday Friday,  so 8 days per month +- 300 ฿/day

[Bredbury Blue]

What should I expect to pay these days for a 1 to 1 1hr thai lesson these days say in bkk?

[Wim1954]

4 hours ago, trogers said:

Twelve teachers serving 158 pupils, and they complain about a low budget...

 

I think the school management badly need a math teacher desperately!

Temporary ?11 months ? This is really a joker.

[Mickmouse1]

I thought it illegal to pay less than the 300b min wage

[Bluespunk]

5 minutes ago, Mickmouse1 said:

I thought it illegal to pay less than the 300b min wage

If, as another poster has said, they would only work two days a week, then:

 

Two days a week x 300 baht = 600 baht a week x 4 weeks a month = 2,400 baht. 

 

Still a pittance, though. 

[trogers]

4 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

If, as another poster has said, they would only work two days a week, then:

 

Two days a week x 300 baht = 600 baht a week x 4 weeks a month = 2,400 baht. 

 

Still a pittance, though. 

Note that the school director acknowledged the advertised pay is too low...

 

So, there is no need to justify with assumptions and math.

 

[Bluespunk]

14 minutes ago, trogers said:

Note that the school director acknowledged the advertised pay is too low...

 

So, there is no need to justify with assumptions and math.

 

Read the post I quoted a little more carefully. 

 

And exactly where did i justify the low pay?

 

Also, what assumption?

 

Edit: I'm not seeing anywhere in the story where the director acknowledges the pay is too low.

 

However, from their comments I can see how that assumption might be made. 

[Lupatria]

Must be hard for the junta to become aware of the fact there is a school depending on donations and none of its Thai teachers can recite the 12 core values properly. Thailand 4.0 in full swing again.

[hobobo]

Will the school get my WP or do I have to apply myself?

[Mickmouse1]

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

If, as another poster has said, they would only work two days a week, then:

 

Two days a week x 300 baht = 600 baht a week x 4 weeks a month = 2,400 baht. 

 

Still a pittance, though. 

Not for A PRO

[4MyEgo]

Considering I pay 20,000 baht per year for my daughter to go to school for 9 months of the year, the offered salary seems fair, i.e. 20,000/9 months = 2,222.22 baht per month, after all, we don't want school fees going up, do we 555 

[Bluespunk]

6 minutes ago, Mickmouse1 said:

Not for A PRO

You're going to have to elaborate on that for me. 

[Krataiboy]

Pay peanuts and you get. . . 

[farcanell]

25 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

Pay peanuts and you get. . . 

Hey... HEY!

 

i know this one!

 

 

[Bluespunk]

46 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

Pay peanuts and you get. . . 

I like peanuts, but the ones here taste terrible.

 

Oh, for some KP peanuts...I'd work for them...

[chainarong]

8 hours ago, ezzra said:

That salary was good back in the 80', now days with the cost of

a bowl of Bami Nam at 40-50 baht, 2,500 baht is an insult to any

person let alone a teacher.....

And 2 add insult must have  a bachelor's degree, I would suggest , not from Harvard  or Berkeley and certainly not fron UWA.........................