ev1lchris Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I have been applying and interviewing and it seems for now BKK is all filled up. I don't really want to move but I would consider something in Isaan (maybe). However, this doesn't cause me too much worry because I know how things work down here. People drop out at last minute and other issues. Has anyone else had this experience? The agency I was working with didn't really sell me on other jobs because they assumed that I would be returning to the same school I had been teaching at, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegee Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Wasn't it you who was so sure you could do last minute job searching? This is how Asia really works unless you're a blond twenty something female writing on internet blogs to promote something. Truth is, in Asia, teaching jobs are like buses: you wait for ages and nothing comes until three turn up all at the same time. You need to be prepared for those dry spells by getting your finger out early and not assuming everything is easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Seems most of the Bangkok jobs are filled... because....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 because they assumed that I would be returning to the same school I had been teaching at, So why don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaRacer Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Plenty of jobs in Chachoengsao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I pm'ed you with info that would get you a job in Bangbon, close enough to Bangkok, and apparently you chose to ignore it. Learn this Thai phrase well: Soom noom na. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenai Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Learn this Thai phrase well: Soom noom na. Guess you mean - Som Narm Naa. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Have I stumbled into a teacher fight? LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Have I stumbled into a teacher fight? LOL. Handbags and wet tissues - to the ready! Now flounce ten paces! But really!? The last time I saw anything so wet and useless it had just died in a farm yard! TEFL teacher eh? Dontcha just love em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenai Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Have I stumbled into a teacher fight? LOL. Who gives a shit? You apparently do! Shame on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crickets Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 English planet bkk. Eduplus samut prakan. How can u not find a job. In the first week of the semester every school ditches one or two teachers that they dont like. Easy to find one then as well. Craigslist teaching thailand has a lot of jobs too. If u r black u might find it harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I have also heard that they are hiring more filipinos to teach english as theyre cheaper....so things could possibly get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarHeelVoyager Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I have also heard that they are hiring more filipinos to teach english as theyre cheaper....so things could possibly get worse. My previous school in Sukhothai has done this. Good, energetic teachers but not when it came to teaching English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 There are lots of jobs, get off your ass, start walking and knocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Fillopinos are good teachers when it comes to sports and science subjects,but for English, no way.Its the pseudo,American accent they use. The question is,what dictionary would they use?If the school advertises that they teach the English program,then one would assume that the Collinsdictionary is used.If the teacher is from a country where everything is American based,then they would use Webstersdictionary which would be contrary to the schools web site advertisement.Its a tad confusing at best. When i was teaching Filipinos were not allowed to teach English,our head was very adamant about that.And i hate to say this,but as the other op said,it was hard for black people to obtain a placement. This is because Thais are very racialist There was one example of a Thai teacher who took my class when i was absent one time.She got the class(M6) to fill out an example of a hotel registration form. Under the heading religion,all the non Thai students put 'Christian' The Thai teacher said it was wrong, and the answer should have been 'Christianity' Upon my return, the students told me that they thought this was wrong,i agreed.I went to the Thai teacher and tried to tell that Cristian was the correct noun to use, and that Christianity was the practice.She would not have it,and her answer was 'i have a friend who lives in England' That said it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crickets Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Fillopinos are good teachers when it comes to sports and science subjects,but for English, no way. Its the pseudo,American accent they use. The question is,what dictionary would they use? If the school advertises that they teach the English program,then one would assume that the Collins dictionary is used.If the teacher is from a country where everything is American based,then they would use Websters dictionary which would be contrary to the schools web site advertisement.Its a tad confusing at best.When i was teaching Filipinos were not allowed to teach English,our head was very adamant about that.And i hate to say this,but as the other op said,it was hard for black people to obtain a placement.This is because Thais are very racialist There was one example of a Thai teacher who took my class when i was absent one time.She got the class(M6) to fill out an example of a hotel registration form.Under the heading religion,all the non Thai students put 'Christian' The Thai teacher said it was wrong,and the answer should have been 'Christianity' Upon my return, the students told me that they thought this was wrong,i agreed.I went to the Thai teacher and tried to tell that Cristian was the correct noun to use,ad that Christianity was the practice.She would not have it,and her answer was 'i have a friend who lives in England' That said it all. telling a thai English teacher off on a point of grammar? Havent you learnt? Why dont you just slap her in the face. Its pretty much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 The Serisac schools are hiring any one from South Africa because they are hiring for very cheap pay.And other non native speakers also very cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashiach7777 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 So you are suggesting that South African teachers are low classed? How did it happen that South African teachers filled up the positions in the Thai Ministry of Defence as political and security advisors as well as professional emcee trainers? To my knowledge they got paid 1000 Baht per hour up. Depending on their exact duties. Your low-classed comments on TV are seriously discriminating, but then again, most of the Westerners on TV follow politically correct ideals in an ever stronger politically incorrect world. In China, South Africans are most wanted in the highest paying arena, with regards to teaching in privately owned kindergartens. Such as military, police and international kindergartens. The lowest salary for an unqualified South African starts at 60,000 Baht per month up for 3 hours teaching per day at most. If there is an American, Canadian, Australian, Irish, British and a South African going for an interview at the same school, then the South African would always gain the upperhand, due to their ability to adapt to any environment and due to their talented activeness in the English industry. You would find that most individuals in Thailand don't even know that South Africans can be white and why they are white. We blame the bipolar order for their very negative effects on Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaRacer Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Now now....surely the truth must lie in between these 2 extreme views. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashiach7777 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I am sure you can figure it out by yourself. TV seems to have the answers to all the questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaRacer Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I understand your need to go on a crusade to restore the dignity of your fellow South Africans, but you don't seriously expect us to believe the drivel about winning the interview for being highly adaptive andwhatnot. You generalise like the other poster, just on the other side of the spectrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 What is 'Politically correct grammar'? I don't really see how these two concepts are connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaRacer Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I tried to read your long and incoherent post, but you lost me when calling China a peace loving country that is NOT destroying the planet. Lol Also, in the educational environment in Thailand, it's the Thai teachers who consider grammar the all important factor, while Westerners prefer to teach listening and speaking. There are so many other things wrong with your ideas, but I don't have the whole day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgphuket Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 When the term begins, many of the new teachers will be found to be grossly inappropriate or unprepared to work in the real world. There will be a 2nd wave of hiring as the schools scramble to fill the ones who leave in the first month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev1lchris Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 I pm'ed you with info that would get you a job in Bangbon, close enough to Bangkok, and apparently you chose to ignore it. Learn this Thai phrase well: Soom noom na. I never got the PM. I will check now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev1lchris Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 English planet bkk. Eduplus samut prakan. How can u not find a job. In the first week of the semester every school ditches one or two teachers that they dont like. Easy to find one then as well. Craigslist teaching thailand has a lot of jobs too. If u r black u might find it harder. English Planet was totally cheating money from the teachers I worked with. I'm glad I walked out on that agency and went with a better one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 So you are suggesting that South African teachers are low classed? How did it happen that South African teachers filled up the positions in the Thai Ministry of Defence as political and security advisors as well as professional emcee trainers? To my knowledge they got paid 1000 Baht per hour up. Depending on their exact duties. Your low-classed comments on TV are seriously discriminating, but then again, most of the Westerners on TV follow politically correct ideals in an ever stronger politically incorrect world. In China, South Africans are most wanted in the highest paying arena, with regards to teaching in privately owned kindergartens. Such as military, police and international kindergartens. The lowest salary for an unqualified South African starts at 60,000 Baht per month up for 3 hours teaching per day at most. If there is an American, Canadian, Australian, Irish, British and a South African going for an interview at the same school, then the South African would always gain the upperhand, due to their ability to adapt to any environment and due to their talented activeness in the English industry. You would find that most individuals in Thailand don't even know that South Africans can be white and why they are white. We blame the bipolar order for their very negative effects on Thailand Because English is classified as a second language in South Africa people from that country have to do an IELTS test to get any job or attend university in the UK or the USA. It is interesting how so few score above band 7 in the IELTS test. I do not know about their 'talented activeness' but do know it is an unnatural construction which along with a boastful, competitive attitude would lead to them failing an interview. But the Chinese kindergarden business will take anybody I guess as it is primarily a cleaning and caring role not pedagogical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrad Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Because English is classified as a second language in South Africa people from that country have to do an IELTS test to get any job or attend university in the UK or the USA. It is interesting how so few score above band 7 in the IELTS test. I do not know about their 'talented activeness' but do know it is an unnatural construction which along with a boastful, competitive attitude would lead to them failing an interview. But the Chinese kindergarden business will take anybody I guess as it is primarily a cleaning and caring role not pedagogical. Actually not entirely true. English is the first language for a third of the white population with Afrikaans being the first language for the other two thirds. Afrikaaners and English speakers often do not see eye to eye and have creative slang terms to describe each other. A poster on here with the nickname Soutpeel could probably elaborate on that :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Numerous off-topic posts and replies have been removed. Please stick to the topic of the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdkane Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 So you are suggesting that South African teachers are low classed? How did it happen that South African teachers filled up the positions in the Thai Ministry of Defence as political and security advisors as well as professional emcee trainers? To my knowledge they got paid 1000 Baht per hour up. Depending on their exact duties. Your low-classed comments on TV are seriously discriminating, but then again, most of the Westerners on TV follow politically correct ideals in an ever stronger politically incorrect world. In China, South Africans are most wanted in the highest paying arena, with regards to teaching in privately owned kindergartens. Such as military, police and international kindergartens. The lowest salary for an unqualified South African starts at 60,000 Baht per month up for 3 hours teaching per day at most. If there is an American, Canadian, Australian, Irish, British and a South African going for an interview at the same school, then the South African would always gain the upperhand, due to their ability to adapt to any environment and due to their talented activeness in the English industry. You would find that most individuals in Thailand don't even know that South Africans can be white and why they are white. We blame the bipolar order for their very negative effects on Thailand As a response to the teaching of English, this statement is pretty scattered and difficult to follow...almost an inadvertent advertisement for hiring a teacher who is not South African... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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