Who needs a degree to teach! Beauty salon worker gets results for just 1 baht fees!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

CHAINAT: -- A beauty salon worker has been praised for giving struggling children a lift up after she opened a tutor college in her home in Chainat province.

 

Manee Bunwirat, 53, only finished M3 (Year 10 in the British system) herself and never went to university.

 

But she is getting great results from the children who call her "Kru Manee" and love her classes.

 

And she only charges 1 baht per person per session - to pay for the ice that goes in their drinks!

 

Sanook reporters were taken to Manee's home by the Hankha district chief Ek Sophitthanon who praised the tutor as a shining example for someone helping others in the community to get a better future.

 

Manee teaches primary grades P1 to P6 at her home and has at least 30 students attending the sessions she runs every day.

 

She said she found it difficult at first as she had no formal education in teaching but now 9 years down the line many of her students have moved to the top of the class at regular school.

 

Manee, a beauty shop worker, said she started by teaching her own children before moving on to relative's youngsters. As word spread she started taking others but she only charges them one baht a time.

 

District chief Ek said that his department helps out with school books and materials and there are plans to install better toilets in her house to help the dedicated tutor.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-09-25

Great story and good on her taking time out  off her normal job to teach the kids.

good for her. can't really understand why english teachers over here need a degree. a celta or similar should suffice.

Hope the authorities don't shut her down after reading this. 

 

The local schools will be losing face big time.

 

That just clarifies what I though all the time. Theaching education in Thailand just ain´t up to par.

Great woman that really takes the time to give the children what they need.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

(Year 10 in the British system

I have been away too long,, what is year 10 in the British system?

 

Anyway, a lovely story, I am sure the children are benefitting and love your lessons.. you are a great inspiration. 

 

Well done Khun Kru Manee.

Edited September 25, 20178 yr by james.d

7 minutes ago, james.d said:

I have been away too long,, what is year 10 in the British system?

I think British year 10 is age 15 = fluent in English and Punjabi.

12 hours ago, james.d said:

I have been away too long,, what is year 10 in the British system?

 

Anyway, a lovely story, I am sure the children are benefitting and love your lessons.. you are a great inspiration. 

 

Well done Khun Kru Manee.

 

Secondary school, old style: 4th year/form.

 

 

Now...let a foreigner (teacher) try this.....out comes the BS...paperwork...work permits...degrees...police clearance........I would love to give some of my free time to the kids in my Soi...for no other reason than to help/assist them with their education...and absolutely for no monetary gain.......but I daren't

58 minutes ago, KIWIBATCH said:

Now...let a foreigner (teacher) try this.....out comes the BS...paperwork...work permits...degrees...police clearance........I would love to give some of my free time to the kids in my Soi...for no other reason than to help/assist them with their education...and absolutely for no monetary gain.......but I daren't

I was asked by a local committee to teach kids in my area English conversation informally (for free) in an open air meeting room, as I could explain some of the English words/phrases to them in Thai.

I said yes, as long as you provide a work permit. I then had to explain to them what would happen to me if I was caught without a work permit. None of the group had any idea of the hassle involved to stay on the right side of the law.

Needless to say, that was the end of their interest.