Popular Post DaveE13 Posted August 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 5 hours ago, brianthainess said: That photo just sums up all that is wrong with this administration 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPYNUFF Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 I taught, on a voluntary level, no pay, conversational English to High School students in Nakhon Nowhere for some time. The kids were great, happy and eager to learn. The teachers??? those that didnt turn up in the morning who werent at least a bit alcohol affected, sure were after the loooong lunch breaks, thats those who bothered to return after lunch.. The curriculum,,, Thai history, the Monarchy, Thai History, the Monarchy, Thai History, the Monarchy, oh, and a little bit of maths. Now the wifes granddughter has home work, I watch her maths now, as before she was doing it herself, and always got 100%, till I checked,,, on one occasion she was marked as getting 20 sums correct.. 7 were in fact wrong. the teacher, when asked about this, claimed she was absent that day, and a trainee marked the paper.. Granddaughter refuted this,, teacher did, Pop,, she said. Face.....??? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 How can anyone argue that Thailand isn't 3rd World? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalawaan Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Morals? Rank hypocrite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Meeseeks Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 41 minutes ago, DaveE13 said: That photo just sums up all that is wrong with this administration Funny thing it, some folk on here thought that was a better and less corrupt option than Thaksin. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overt2016 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 They request a scanned copy of the face page of my passport. why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Only a year + late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 23 hours ago, steven100 said: yes .... the majority and average thai are so stupid when it come to maths. Buy a drink for 20 baht and hand over a 50 baht note ...... they shuffle around looking for the calculator. Try 2 x Leo @ 60 baht ..... that's really confusing. I don't know whether it's a communication breakdown from english and maths or it's just they never learnt. Calculator: the one that makes me laugh is many tellers in banks: - Give the teller 100Bant and bankbook and indicate deposit. - Teller instantly puts 100 + into the calculator and puts the 100Baht on the desk - Now teller does a 100 - into the calculator. - Now teller checks that the balance is zero - all good - process successful, happy teller. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Anant72 said: The PM threw out his buzzwords as to what this means - discipline, morality, virtue, moral integrity, Thai history, responsibility. oh yeah? Do these words include illegal coups, borrowing watches from a dead person, trying to exculpate a hi-so murderer, corruption at all levels, systematic lack of accountability, allowing 10% of the population to own 80% of the land, rewriting Thai history, curtailing free speech in the name of so-called national security? and on and on and on? Does the PM know the meaning of those words? Poor kids! No, but many kids do now a days and hopefully they will change the direction in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 19 hours ago, Almer said: I did something similar yesterday and ended up with a pocket full of coins!! yes, whenever they give me 5 x one baht coins in any change I hand it back and tell them I don't want to be carting that rubbish around, keep it. They look at you like ' whats the problem !! hahahahha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 50 minutes ago, steven100 said: yes, whenever they give me 5 x one baht coins in any change I hand it back and tell them I don't want to be carting that rubbish around, keep it. They look at you like ' whats the problem !! hahahahha '...rubbish...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 16 hours ago, mtls2005 said: Well he did issue his Twelve Values not so long ago....and I think these need to memorized and recited each day because, you know, independent thinking. Haven't these been a thing in Thailand for a long time? I think the only difference is that things like social media now present an alternative. You know the thing that really put the nail in the coffin of communism was seeing just how well people lived in capitalist democracies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 16 hours ago, HAPPYNUFF said: I taught, on a voluntary level, no pay, conversational English to High School students in Nakhon Nowhere for some time. The kids were great, happy and eager to learn. The teachers??? those that didnt turn up in the morning who werent at least a bit alcohol affected, sure were after the loooong lunch breaks, thats those who bothered to return after lunch.. The curriculum,,, Thai history, the Monarchy, Thai History, the Monarchy, Thai History, the Monarchy, oh, and a little bit of maths. Now the wifes granddughter has home work, I watch her maths now, as before she was doing it herself, and always got 100%, till I checked,,, on one occasion she was marked as getting 20 sums correct.. 7 were in fact wrong. the teacher, when asked about this, claimed she was absent that day, and a trainee marked the paper.. Granddaughter refuted this,, teacher did, Pop,, she said. Face.....??? Yep that would show there is a problem for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 23 hours ago, ChipButty said: It happened to me the other week in 7/11 completely confused her, I gave her 520 baht my bill was 120 baht Yes I have had the extra 20 baht note returned to me.... in Tesco, but the girl in the 7-11 seems to be catching on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retsdon Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 The whole Thai education system isn't fit for purpose. It's run by clueless ignoramuses in brown uniforms whose ignorance is only surpassed by their petty nationalistic arrogance. The really saddening part is that in today's inter-connected world there is absolutely no excuse for the antiquated methodology, universally third-rate materials, and pathetic lack of proper teacher training. Money has nothing to do with it. The poor performance of Thai education is wilful. B2,000? Take it and shove it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 minute ago, retsdon said: Money has nothing to do with it. Yes they do actually spend a lot of money on e-du-cat-i-on the results are poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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