https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gKWtBbwdw

 

I shared the link here because I've never heard so much moaning from a so-called teacher 🙂  I actually watched the whole video because I couldn't believe how bad she is 🙂  Granted that this is in Cambodia, but most of her complaints apply also to schools in Thailand, Burma etc etc.

 

Watch and enjoy.

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gKWtBbwdw

 

I shared the link here because I've never heard so much moaning from a so-called teacher 🙂  I actually watched the whole video because I couldn't believe how bad she is 🙂  Granted that this is in Cambodia, but most of her complaints apply also to schools in Thailand, Burma etc etc.

 

Watch and enjoy.

I can't agree with you.

Just described how she came to her job and tell us her experience l.

Nothing wrong.

Poor lady simply didn't do her homework.  Didn't research work environment, didn't contact current teachers, had unrealistic expectations for "living that Cambodian life."

 

And she knowingly accepted a position that did not meet her requirements, for which she knew she was unsuited.

Sounds realistic for someone new to the area. Lots of people think they can expatriate and just teach etc, but they don't realize that it's such a clusterfuk over here that maintaining any kind of stable job is difficult and takes a lot of dedication. You really have to be willing to do it.

 

I don't think I could have held down a job in Vietnam or Cambodia. It was just too crazy as a foreigner to get around and manage it day to day.

38 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

I can't agree with you.

Just described how she came to her job and tell us her experience l.

Nothing wrong.

Yep, nothing wrong with her experiences - the norm for many Asian schools.....

At least she gave it a go.

She took an $800 course and thought she was qualified to teach? Then did no due diligence??

Total tawt

1 hour ago, NoDisplayName said:

Poor lady

Don't think so.

The video is about job, experience and life in Cambodia.

Good to watch for those looking for a teaching job on Cambodia.

I like it 👍

What a fcking Karen.

3 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

What a fcking Karen.

 

Aren't Karens found in Thailand and Myanmar?

4 hours ago, simon43 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gKWtBbwdw

 

I shared the link here because I've never heard so much moaning from a so-called teacher 🙂  I actually watched the whole video because I couldn't believe how bad she is 🙂  Granted that this is in Cambodia, but most of her complaints apply also to schools in Thailand, Burma etc etc.

 

Watch and enjoy.

 

Hello, Simon....

 

Keep on teaching Simon.

 

WHY?

 

The answer is:

 

Probably the very best thing one can do is to pass on culture, from one generation to the next.

 

So many students are being taught by bad teachers.

Also, so many people are being tortured by bad dentistry, and poorly trained dentists.

You can decide for yourself, which is worse.

 

4 hours ago, simon43 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gKWtBbwdw

 

I shared the link here because I've never heard so much moaning from a so-called teacher 🙂  I actually watched the whole video because I couldn't believe how bad she is 🙂  Granted that this is in Cambodia, but most of her complaints apply also to schools in Thailand, Burma etc etc.

 

Watch and enjoy.

 

After about 2 seconds....watching the link you posted....

 

Her first and most debilitating problem is this:

 

She lacks sufficient brain power for teaching.

 

As you know, there are others who come here to learn Muay Thai, and plan on using TEACHING as a good way to fund their Muay Thai gym sessions.

 

This is not a good strategy.

 

Many might like to teach.

But, only about 1-percent of those who dream of teaching are truly qualified.

 

I would equate teaching to brain surgery.

There are many pretenders in the field of brain surgery, and very few are successful.

Brain surgery is an art, just like teaching.

 

Fortunately, whatever I choose to do, I am enough of a genius that I am always at the top.

Hope it's the same for you.

 

Someday, I might even practice brain surgery, but only after I am fully accredited to do so.

Teachers, on the other hand, can teach here, no matter what their accreditation might be.

This is the beauty of teaching in SE Asia.

 

Good teachers in SE Asia are as scare as hens' teeth.

 

 

 

 

I had a similar experience at a xtian school in Khlong Toei when I first moved to Thailand. Was supposed to teach secondary science, but was given a classroom of 5-year-olds. Left after the first week. I only stayed that long as they promised to move me up to the original secondary position. 

So much BS teaching here.

I taught for a few years at a xtian all-boys school near Chong Nongsi. The calendar had me teaching more days than my contract called for. Complained and was told, LITERALLY, that the contract was just "a guideline".

This was the worst: I taught for 3 months at a xtian "university" near the Saphan Taksin area. Kept being promised that my work permit papers just had to be signed by "brother so-and-so", but he was away. Ended up having to do a border run, for which they wouldn't pay, and then they docked my salary for the day off work. First paycheck was 1/2 what it was supposed to be. Told the full salary was only for the full-year teachers, not the ones hired to fill open positions during the school year. Blew up and got the money the next day. Then there was a short break, and 7 of us were told that we had to reapply for our jobs! 2 just left, 5 reapplied, and 2 of us were offered new, full-time contracts. We accepted, but when we got our first paychecks, they deducted the time for the short break. Again blew up, received all the money. The next month, on payday, I went to the office at noon for my check, picked it up, and walked out the front gate, never to return.  They also had a stupid rule that kids couldn't wear footwear in the CHEMISTRY LAB, 'cuz the floor might get scuffed!!

Does anyone see a common theme amongst these three examples??  🙂

37 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Aren't Karens found in Thailand and Myanmar?

Nois and Leks

13 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

After about 2 seconds....watching the link you posted....

 

Her first and most debilitating problem is this:

 

She lacks sufficient brain power for teaching.

 

As you know, there are others who come here to learn Muay Thai, and plan on using TEACHING as a good way to fund their Muay Thai gym sessions.

 

This is not a good strategy.

 

Many might like to teach.

But, only about 1-percent of those who dream of teaching are truly qualified.

 

I would equate teaching to brain surgery.

There are many pretenders in the field of brain surgery, and very few are successful.

Brain surgery is an art, just like teaching.

 

Fortunately, whatever I choose to do, I am enough of a genius that I am always at the top.

Hope it's the same for you.

 

Someday, I might even practice brain surgery, but only after I am fully accredited to do so.

Teachers, on the other hand, can teach here, no matter what their accreditation might be.

This is the beauty of teaching in SE Asia.

 

Good teachers in SE Asia are as scare as hens' teeth.

 

 

 

 

Good teachers inspire their students. Bad teachers can kill interest in the subject.

 

I scraped through in physical chemistry, the teacher was as dull as a blunt knife.

 

OTOH, I excelled in organic chemistry, because the teacher made it interesting.

 

RIP F C James.

6 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

OTOH, I excelled in organic chemistry

 

This is because ORGANIC chemistry is just so much more interesting.

I know what you mean.

 

And, I think your increased interest in Organic chemistry was not entirely related to the teacher.

I had the same experience.

 

There is just something finer about the study of carbon bonds and hydrogen, etc.

 

9 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

This is because ORGANIC chemistry is just so much more interesting.

I know what you mean.

 

And, I think your increased interest in Organic chemistry was not entirely related to the teacher.

I had the same experience.

 

There is just something finer about the study of carbon bonds and hydrogen, etc.

 

We  all have organic matter in our bodies. I wish I had had the luxury of studying biochemistry.

 

I am always amused by the description of food as being organic. I am still waiting for an inorganic version to come out of a laboratory.

5 hours ago, simon43 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gKWtBbwdw

 

I shared the link here because I've never heard so much moaning from a so-called teacher 🙂  I actually watched the whole video because I couldn't believe how bad she is 🙂  Granted that this is in Cambodia, but most of her complaints apply also to schools in Thailand, Burma etc etc.

 

Watch and enjoy.

 

Never gets to the point, bet she's a Kamala voter

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 Was supposed to teach secondary science, but was given a classroom of 5-year-olds. Left after the first week. I only stayed that long as they promised to move me up to the original secondary position. 

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In my case, my first teaching experience in Burma was not teaching teens, but singing songs to a class of 4 year olds!  This was somewhat of a surprise, especially at 53 years old 🙂  I vowed to resign after that first lesson, but then reconsidered.  The pay was very good, in USD cash, tax-free, the kids were fun (you need to be a father to understand this), and the job was easy but also very important.  I was helping youngsters not only to read/write English, but more importantly to speak English with a good accent.

 

I was 'promoted' soon to teach homeroom (English - Phonics, Maths, Science) to grade 2.  I've basically stayed teaching KG and primary for 15 years now because it's easy for me, since I'm educated!, from an academic family, excellent and clear Oxford accent and slightly eccentric (some would say very eccentric) in my manner, which goes down great with young kids.  I can of course teach older students, but it gives me a headache when some smart student asks a difficult question.

 

I learnt early on not to concern or anger myself with the strange habits of other teachers, such as laziness or incompetence, or the daily tasks of gate duty and so on. My task is to help all my students to learn, so that their future life can be improved, or their thirst for knowledge satisfied.

 

If other teachers think it's weird to see an old man of 66 years teaching KG classes, I really don't give a flying f *ck 🙂  The kids love my lessons (in-class and online), they are learning, and I'm banking a wad of $$$....

5 hours ago, simon43 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gKWtBbwdw

 

I shared the link here because I've never heard so much moaning from a so-called teacher 🙂  I actually watched the whole video because I couldn't believe how bad she is 🙂  Granted that this is in Cambodia, but most of her complaints apply also to schools in Thailand, Burma etc etc.

 

Watch and enjoy.

IMO she started out with a handicap.

 

Being American, equipped with the baggage of entitlement.

 

I got halfway through, then quit. Going on about weird things when they are part of a country's culture...... idiot.

13 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

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Being American, equipped with the baggage of entitlement.

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Well yes, that's true but I was trying to be tactful by not mentioning that!! 🙂