The Pursuit Of Happiness As An English Teacher And Father......

[Scott]

Thanks for posting the video. It's well done and you have every right to be proud.

[FiftyTwo]

Off topic.

I was a teacher in a Special needs unit in the UK (part of a comprehensive school) for a while.

The kids did attend some normal classes where they always had a special needs helper with them.

But they were happier in the unit, where the 'normal' children couldn't pick on them.

1 helper for every 2 children, with specialist medical training to supply meds as needed, in addition to the teachers.

[sirchai]

Off topic.

I was a teacher in a Special needs unit in the UK (part of a comprehensive school) for a while.

The kids did attend some normal classes where they always had a special needs helper with them.

But they were happier in the unit, where the 'normal' children couldn't pick on them.

1 helper for every 2 children, with specialist medical training to supply meds as needed, in addition to the teachers.

It would be great, if the superiors at schools here would understand that. One of my students will pass grade six and attend grade seven in May.

He never sat in class, as he's even too "hyper" and "difficult" for Thais. He'll pass in each subjects and might become a doctor soon.

That would be a great scenario for them to understand, what they do wrong.There was a "special needs" teacher, not really familiar with the situation and she gave up on him.

This guy becomes a doctor and one of his teachers will have an emergency, when the ex -student walks in and introduces him as the patient's doctor.-

Edited February 23, 2014 by sirchai

[sirchai]

1. A few clowns short of a circus In Surin.

2. A few fries short of a Happy Meal with Papaya salad.

3. An experiment in Artificial Not knowing anything about how to slaughter a pig, but being a butcher from Sisaket..

4. A few beers short of a six-packof Archa beer, bought at Sisaket's best place. Right after the ESSO on the main road.

5. Less developed than a box of hair, sitting on a Samlo in Buri Ram.

6. A few peas short of a casserole that never wants.

7. Doesn't have all his Somtham in one mortar..

8. The wheel's spinning, but the hamster from "Tanonn Kundaee' is dead.

9. Couple of Fruit Loops shy of a full bowl. But no gasoline to get home.

10.One taco short of a combination plate at a restaurant in the center of Sisaket.

11. A few feathers short of a whole duck at MK in Ubon Ratchathani.

12. All foam, no beer. Short of Archa from "Nong Mek".

13. The cheese slid off his cracker. Can happen when going to see the guys at the market in Roi Et.

14. Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel.

15. Has an IQ of 2, but it takes 3 to grunt. But some citizens of Uthumphon Phisai, Sisaket province, pretend to know that it's not true.

16. Warning: Objects in mirror are dumber than they appear. Could be an "airborne motorcycle", near Uthumphon, where a stunt was done and hit my truck.

17. He fell out of the Not knowing tree and hit every branch on the way down. Good news is that it was the Lord's enlightenment tree.

18. An intellect rivaled only by garden tools. There'll be a time when people call my Kubota a garden tool.

19.As smart as bait.And as fast as a snail.

20. Chimney's clogged. No Santa.

21. .Doesn't have all his dogs on one leash.They don't want him either.

22. Doesn't know much but leads the league in nostril hair. And they make dreadlocks in Rasi Salai.

23. Elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor. Doesn't have to. Already on top.

24. Forgot to pay his brain bill. And the electricity and water bill. As usual.

25. Her sewing machine's out of thread. Because it worked last year.

26. His antenna doesn't pick up all the channels. Because there are no mountains in sight.

27. His belt doesn't go through all the loops. Better, as it wouldn't be good for Somchai.

28. If he had another brain, it would be lonely. Mine wouldn't fit.

29.Missing a few buttons on his remote control.But we stand up and do it.

30.No grain in the silo. But rotten rice nobody wants to pay for.

31.Proof that evolution CAN go in reverse. And Noi had a baby without having sex before.

32. Receiver is off the hook. But sometimes on jaba, at the market of Yang Chum Noi.

33. Skylight leaks a little. And the moon became bankrupt.

34.Several nuts short of a full pouch. But some hamsters on their way from Washington D.C.

35. Slinky's kinked. And lonely at the train station in Bangkok.

36. Surfing in Nebraskan ,Sisaket and Alaska.

37. Too much yardage between the goal posts. Sisaket FC had moved them, b ut they don't remember where to.

38. A couple of sandwiches short of a picnic. Not enough red ants to replace vinegar, to make Somtahm in "Ban Kraja."

39. Nice house; no one's home. But the buffaloes will greet you.

40. He couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the directions were

written on the heel. Because the rainy season didn't come.

Actually, some of those are quite funny

But 'retard' is not that funny (IMHO), as least not in British English.

Put it another way, would you call a dark-skinned student a 'ni**er' or a co*n' on ThaiVisa? Hopefully not. 'He has the best suntan I've ever seen' will keep the PC crowd happy (maybe....)

Simon

Even teachers are able to learn out of mistakes. I'd never ever call students, colleagues, directors, ass. directors(lol) retarded.

And the guys you were referring to call themselves nogger or conman. The little darker skin was the reason for some of us to come here,, right?

It's not the color of the skin that makes the difference. It's who and how we are. Next word would be insane. -

Edited February 23, 2014 by sirchai

[binduzen]

There are dictionary definitions of 'retard' and 'retarded', and their urban dictionary meaning changes over time.

But certainly in the UK, to call someone a retard is very offensive. You could find yourself in court and possibly jailed or fined for 'hate speech'.

To say that they are retarded is less offensive, but still rather blunt in speech.

IMHO, words like 'retard' and 'stupid' have absolutely no place in the classroom or staffroom. There are better and more accurate words that can be used to describe a person's intellect or personality.

Simon

None of us are advocating using this term in class or any other open forum. Using it here is a different story. read through the posts and you'll see everyone is on the same page in that respect.

Posts on Thai Visa are open to the world to read.

Why should it be used as a place to denigrate students with disabilities?

We aren't libeling these students. If people do not have enough sense about them to really understand what is being discussed here ( and believe me I have firsthand experience with non-English speakers twisting things to serve their purposes) then don't read this forum. It is open to the world and should be appreciated as such. "Political correctness" has served only to destroy open debate.

[Scott]

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[brucetefl]

Hey congrats Sirchai. Nice video. My daughter won the national story telling contest in Muang Tong Thani last year. No help from me, actually.

[Somtamnication]

3......2.......1........

[brucetefl]

Sorry for commenting and complimenting you. Silly me.

[Scott]

This topic appears to have passed its Use-by date.

[Somtamnication]

There is a huge double standard within the teaching forum from powers that be. This is my last post within this forum.

I do not read tv to get hearburn. I get that already by driving in Thailand.

[PoorSucker]

As some teachers are unable to behave, this topic is now closed.