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Will B Good Star Member

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A bold statement, however, as someone who has three degrees and taught advanced Mathematics and Physics for 25 years in international schools I can say the worst teachers I came across were those with higher degrees.

 

Teaching isn't something you can teach! 

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Had you taken a moment to search for this topic, you would have found this dead horse has been beaten far too many times, asked and answered possibly hundreds of times.

 

Bottom line - if you want a work permit to teach in Thailand, you must have the traditional Bachelors degree. Anything else are speculative, rare exceptions or recommendations to work at schools who will hire you illegally. Should you be caught, you can be arrested, jailed, deported and blacklisted.

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  On 6/24/2024 at 7:47 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

Had you taken a moment to search for this topic, you would have found this dead horse has been beaten far too many times, asked and answered possibly hundreds of times.

 

Bottom line - if you want a work permit to teach in Thailand, you must have the traditional Bachelors degree. Anything else are speculative, rare exceptions or recommendations to work at schools who will hire you illegally. Should you be caught, you can be arrested, jailed, deported and blacklisted.

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OH!

 

Three bar girls from my village have asked if I would teach them English.....might need to find another method of payment other than cash?

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Some unsupported one word replies have been removed,  as this is a discussion forum, please discuss.

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OK, the OP says that he is an excellent teacher.  Does that mean he is teaching now/recently?  Where was he teaching? In Thailand?  Also, he says that he doesn't hold a traditional 4 year degree.  Well, not all degree courses last 4 years (my electronics degree was 3 years).  What academic qualifications does the OP have and what teaching experience?

 

I'll add some more questions.  The OP doesn't say what subject he teaches.  His written English punctuation is poor (well, terrible actually!).  Perhaps he is a Science teacher, History teacher etc . (That's not an excuse for poor punctuation BTW).

 

If the OP is seeking a teaching income, he should consider teaching online, where the need for paper qualifications may not be as strict.  My online teaching income is about 90,000 Thai baht each month, similar to what I previously earned as an in-class teacher in Myanmar.

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any foreign bachelor has a right to teach in thailand. 

I saw accountants teaching science in Bangkok. So what? it is Thailand after all. 

there are public schools managed by MoE and those so-called international [private] schools infested with wannabees. 

If parents want to send their kids to those ****hole than well - good for them.

I've seen south african, uzbeki even ukranian teachers between god loving philipinas with few drops of americans and aussies. funny 

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  On 6/24/2024 at 7:50 AM, Will B Good said:

 

OH!

 

Three bar girls from my village have asked if I would teach them English.....might need to find another method of payment other than cash?

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That doesn't sound like a job for one. I'm happy to be a teaching assistant, by the hour.

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Had you taken a moment to search for this topic, you would have found this dead horse has been beaten far too many times, asked and answered possibly hundreds of times.

 

Bottom line - if you want a work permit to teach in Thailand, you must have the traditional Bachelors degree. Anything else are speculative, rare exceptions or recommendations to work at schools who will hire you illegally. Should you be caught, you can be arrested, jailed, deported and blacklisted.

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Incorrect, universities and language schools do not require a degree

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  On 6/25/2024 at 10:45 AM, bigt3116 said:

 

Incorrect, universities and language schools do not require a degree

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THEY might hire you but IMMIGRATION will arrest you, deport you and blacklist you for working without a permit. I don't get why people keep posting this nonsense.

 

"Although universities, language schools, and vocational schools are not governed by Krusapha the teacher's council, a teaching license is not needed. However, a degree is still mandatory to teach legally and with a work permit at a language center in Thailand."

 

https://www.kruteacher.com/menu/blog/87-teaching-in-thailand-without-a-degree.html#:~:text=Although universities%2C language schools%2C and,a language center in Thailand.

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THEY might hire you but IMMIGRATION will arrest you, deport you and blacklist you for working without a permit. I don't get why people keep posting this nonsense.

 

"Although universities, language schools, and vocational schools are not governed by Krusapha the teacher's council, a teaching license is not needed. However, a degree is still mandatory to teach legally and with a work permit at a language center in Thailand."

 

https://www.kruteacher.com/menu/blog/87-teaching-in-thailand-without-a-degree.html#:~:text=Although universities%2C language schools%2C and,a language center in Thailand.

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 Sadly you have quoted a private website made by somebody else who does not know the rules and law.

 

"THEY might hire you but IMMIGRATION will arrest you, deport you and blacklist you for working without a permit.", they will indeed, but to get a work permit to work at those places does not require a degree.

 

Only places that come under OBEC (if you don't know what that is, better you don't post again), require a degree.

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  On 6/25/2024 at 11:13 AM, bigt3116 said:

 Sadly you have quoted a private website made by somebody else who does not know the rules and law.

 

"THEY might hire you but IMMIGRATION will arrest you, deport you and blacklist you for working without a permit.", they will indeed, but to get a work permit to work at those places does not require a degree.

 

Only places that come under OBEC (if you don't know what that is, better you don't post again), require a degree.

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If he doesn't know it might be helpful to quote this.....  https://www.obec.go.th/

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  On 6/24/2024 at 7:50 AM, Will B Good said:

 

OH!

 

Three bar girls from my village have asked if I would teach them English.....might need to find another method of payment other than cash?

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I am willing to offer my services as a teaching assistant if you proceed.

 

RE your previous comment about highly qualified people often making bad teachers . Totally agree.  At the school I worked at donkeys years ago the best teachers were often those who had been in Thailand a long time , spoke Thai well and knew the Thai mindset and how to deal with it.

 

Back in the UK my brother in law with a degree in computer something or other and a lot of first hand experience setting up computers for different corperate companies took a stop gap job and a local college to teach computer studies. He was  enthusiastic about it. I bet him a tenner he would hate it and not last long.

He was sacked after one term , breathed a sigh of relief and gave me my tenner.

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