Best International School In Bkk

[ThaiGeared_HighThaied]

Didn't you find anything more boring to talk about?

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he could talk about, thats pretty boring.

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Comeon, give me some credit before defending ladies.

Wasn't this your reply to my post? I think we had same opinion, right.

Oops, did i say i won't reply. I promise not to, again.

[davethailand]

Didn't you find anything more boring to talk about?

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he could talk about, thats pretty boring.

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Comeon, give me some credit before defending ladies.

Wasn't this your reply to my post? I think we had same opinion, right.

Oops, did i say i won't reply. I promise not to, again.

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Spelling mistake, it should have read- "He could talk about you, thats pretty boring"

[toastwars]

Didn't you find anything more boring to talk about?

Come on. Don't be a jerk. An awful lot of expats are concerned about issues of daily life here, and where to send their kids to school certainly looms large among those issues.

If you're not interested, go away; but don't pee on people who have interests that are more substantive than tonight's price for a blow job.

Well thats poohpahed your brewhaha Dave,

How much is a blow job?

[Dr. Burrito]

Lord help us.

No wonder Thais, on the whole, think of foreigners in Thailand as just a bunch of stupid &lt;deleted&gt;. drunken misfits, and all around losers. Guys like this sure make their point for them, don't they?

This idiot reminds me, yet again, why I am so frequently embarrassed to be a foreigner in this country.

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Speak for yourself not thais, bitch. It's because of people like me that

contribute to thai economy. What's the F@&K you have done for Thais?

Meantime I got hundreds of thai friends who loves me to the death.

Btw talking about Stupidest farangs lying on sidewalk in sukhmvit,

Think about your sons for a moment that hope not to end up in love

with a big time whore in sukhumvit with his high so called expensive

explosive atomic eductions

EVERYTHING COMES TO AN END IN SUKHUMVIT FOR A BITCH.

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I will give you the benefit of the doubt and just assume you are not referring to 'Lil Burrito there, but some phantom piglet that doesn't exist.

As for my part, right subject, right forum for those of us interested. Obviously, you are not in that group.

[MikeWill]

Back to the issue of schooling for kids...

What are the main reasons that expat/mixed families send their kids to International and not to Thai private schools?

It's ironic when you think that the main reason Thais send their kids to international schools is so that they'll develop the critical thinking that's absent in Thai schools.

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Re: critical thinking that's absent in Thai schools

Is it so in every Thai school? Is this the only reason, or there are other major drawbacks, like language skills, etc.?

From various conversations I had on that subject (with Thais college graduates), I've heard good stuff about the academics in Thai schools.

[camerata]

What are the main reasons that expat/mixed families send their kids to International and not to Thai private schools?

The main reasons are that they teach in English, teach in the Western style, and use a Western curriculum. This is important because most of the parents - including the Thais - intend to send their kids to overseas universities. I believe there is at least one Japanese school and one Swiss/German, but the idea is the same, to cater for students furthering their studies in those countries.

[DJ_Tom]

Gotta be Bangkok Pattana. My mate has just secured a job there and will be starting in January. Well done !

[Laughing Gravy]

Gotta be Bangkok Pattana.  My mate has just secured a job there and will be starting in January.  Well done !

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You have to look at the past exam IBGCE results, the waiting list to get in and as a teacher I would say the salary they pay the staff.

Ask the school on its retention of teachers.

As someone who works in an International School and I have to say is not one of the top ones, I do get to meet all the other staff and parents from the best schools.

It would have to be Pattana, Harrow, Shrewsbury. I can't say in what order but they are the most prestigious.

The reason people send their kids to an international school is for English speaking, western teaching practices and hopefully as limited Thai education practices as possible.

Even the best schools here can not compete with the good schools in the west. The students get special treatment for universities as they are overseas candidates, regardless if they are farang or not.

My advice to the original poster is evaluate your priorities. If your child is going to be educated here for their entire school life, then the number one school isn't required. if you plan to take them back to the west then they will struggle to catch up.

Good Luck

[MikeWill]

The main reasons are that they teach in English, teach in the Western style, and use a Western curriculum. This is important because most of the parents - including the Thais - intend to send their kids to overseas universities.

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Yes, I also have that in mind (i.e. college in the US), if...

My daughter (2 y.o.) is still too young tho', to look that far. Today, I'd like to find a school that will give her an inclination to learn, provide a good basic education, determine her natural abilities and influence their development. The school she will enjoy to go to every morning.

As someone who works in an International School and I have to say is not one of the top ones, I do get to meet all the other staff and parents from the best schools.

It would have to be Pattana, Harrow, Shrewsbury...

The reason people send their kids to an international school is for English speaking, western teaching practices and hopefully as limited Thai education practices as possible.

Even the best schools here can not compete with the good schools in the west.  The students get special treatment for universities as they are overseas candidates, regardless if they are farang or not.

My advice to the original poster is evaluate your priorities.  If your child is going to be educated here for their entire school life, then the number one school isn't required.  if you plan to take them back to the west then they will struggle to catch up.

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My wife is Thai, and we don't have any relocation plans. At home we speak mostly English, tho' Thai is inevitably will be my daughter's language of choice. The family of my wife, friends, neighbors, other children around are all speak Thai.

Also, the cost of education can not be disregarded. I'm not a millionaire, yet!

Most Thais, US college graduates, I've spoke with, who themselves finished Thai private schools, advocated them, as they provide a better scientific education: disciplines like maths, physics, etc. Those are the most important, if she is to study in medical school.

I appreciate, if you would elaborate on negative "Thai education practices", you referred above.

[geo]

^Rote memorization. Full of facts and can not think for themselves...

I also teach at a reputable international school and see the tough time incoming Thai Ss have transforming from robots into individuals.

[Sully]

Geo has a point. This is also the Japanese approach toward education. Rote memorization is fine is its only the final grade you are concerned about.

Your pal,

Sully

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