Video: Yet more teacher violence as kindergarten boy hit and stamped on by Bangkok teacher

[chinostar]

14 hours ago, kannot said:

The  problem runs  deeper  than this and starts  with the parents, many Thai kids do exactly what they want with no restraint from lazy parents, having kids is a big fulltime   job not to be taken lightly yet many deem it their right  just to pop em out

So what do you really want to say? Of course children can be very naughty, disobedient etc. but as a teacher (if professional) should have the skills to deal with children in a humanitarian way. Physical abuse of children can never, I repeat, never be tolerated!

The 'deeper' roots of the problem lays in the Thai culture. The respect for human lives is hard to find. The totalitarian attitude of teachers, total lack of any educational skills etc.

[chinostar]

7 hours ago, colinneil said:

How do you come up with that crazy statement?

I clearly said how could somebody do that to a child.

Proper parenting is sadly lacking these days, if parents taught their children how to behave incidents like this would not happen.

How do you know all this? Were you there? Bluntly accusing the child's behaviour and justifying the teacher's actions???

[tukkytuktuk]

9 hours ago, louse1953 said:

It was blurred for a reason tukky,to protect the child.Do really think it is right to over rule the child's rights just to show how clever you are in posting an un blurred version.Disgraceful.

 

EDITED by @KhunBENQ

Removed video link.

You must be popular with posts like this. Does it get you off attacking people on forums? I doubt you give one hoot about children. You just want enjoy the power of hurting other posters feelings. My favorite teacher when I was a kid always used to say "If haven't got anything good to say, then it's best to say nothing at all". Give it a try love your boring me.

Edited February 28, 2017 by tukkytuktuk

[kannot]

11 hours ago, colinneil said:

How do you come up with that crazy statement?

I clearly said how could somebody do that to a child.

Proper parenting is sadly lacking these days, if parents taught their children how to behave incidents like this would not happen.

COLIN  did u c   how i said "sarcasmometer on 150%" as this is exactly what someone said about my post way back on page 1  and got  16  likes now 23 check my  post number 3  then number 7

[kannot]

4 hours ago, chinostar said:

So what do you really want to say? Of course children can be very naughty, disobedient etc. but as a teacher (if professional) should have the skills to deal with children in a humanitarian way. Physical abuse of children can never, I repeat, never be tolerated!

The 'deeper' roots of the problem lays in the Thai culture. The respect for human lives is hard to find. The totalitarian attitude of teachers, total lack of any educational skills etc.

keep yer  wig  on pal! i  repeat wig  on wig on

[rwdrwdrwd]

edit. nothing further to add on this topic.

Edited February 28, 2017 by rwdrwdrwd

[wakeupplease]

Another story for the archives, peoples lives mean Jack S>>> here, lets move on to the next, another day in LOM

[6thST]

On 2/28/2017 at 4:57 AM, kannot said:

The  problem runs  deeper  than this and starts  with the parents, many Thai kids do exactly what they want with no restraint from lazy parents, having kids is a big fulltime   job not to be taken lightly yet many deem it their right  just to pop em out

So now your blaming the parents and it ok to stomp on your child head.Your a nut job too! These teachers should be fired and never be allowed to work with children again...She should have charges brought against the teachers....

[transam]

Made me think of my school days a zillion years back when being knocked about was quite normal in secondary school but never in infant or primary school. In fact the pre-secondary schools had incredibly nice staff who were obviously trained in the control of young rascals.

[sandemara]

Formal education is meant to prepare children to be able to function and contribute as adults in the society into which they were born. 

When you consider the type of "democracy" run by the authorities in Thailand, and how society operates in general - a small elite oppressing and exploiting a vast, submissive citizenry, one could easily conclude these teachers are actually doing their job according to the highest expectations.of the education system. To my mind the video clip reflects Thai society in a harsh but honest way.

Do farangs (outsiders by definition) have any moral right to criticise or instruct their hosts on how they conduct their internal affairs?

One would hope, of course, that eventually a majority of the population will be in a position to agree on desirable changes and impose them on the national psyche..

Will harping and sneering sarcasm by outsiders help bring that happy circumstance about sooner? I have doubts about that and am unsure about what contributions would be best.

 

[sandemara]

On 2/28/2017 at 9:44 AM, greenchair said:

This is one those kids that sits with the "what do I do ? " look .until  teacher has to hold their hand and basically do it for them. Everyone else knows what to do. These kids mothers do everything for them, to the point that their hands can barely hold a pencil because their hand muscles are so weak. Half the time these kids are raised by 3 maids, grandparents and other family members that cater to their every whim. It's such a shock, when they get to school and must pick up a crayon and help themselves. Hence the confused look. 

Such disturbing assumptions and "insight". Impossible to believe you've ever been a parent.

[greenchair]

35 minutes ago, sandemara said:

Such disturbing assumptions and "insight". Impossible to believe you've ever been a parent.

You obviously just arrived in Thailand. 

[claffey]

6 hours ago, catman20 said:

nothing wrong with being sensitive if you knew me or i was a friend, but too be over sensitive over some words i used that was not meant to be offensive or rude to anyone is crazy. there must of been hundreds of people that read my post about that with 50/50 kids yet you were the only one to reply to me about my choice of words. get real and get a life. or dont go around having 50/50 kids with someone not your own race.

Wow. So narrow minded and xenophobic. It amazes me that people can  live abroad and learn nothing about being open minded and culturally sensitive. Maybe you should move to live with Trump and his Republican buddies...

[Daryle]

The  problem runs  deeper  than this and starts  with the parents, many Thai kids do exactly what they want with no restraint from lazy parents, having kids is a big fulltime   job not to be taken lightly yet many deem it their right  just to pop em out

With that logic, you no doubt got a few whacks on the head while you were growing up. Next, you will be blaming the child for enticing the actions of a paedophile.

[sandemara]

4 hours ago, greenchair said:

You obviously just arrived in Thailand

Well, yes, a relative newcomer; only four years as a lecturer in a Thai university, another year 0f volunteer service in each of three rural Thai primary schools. Before that I worked some 8-10 years as an ESL teacher in Australia, mainly with Thai kids. Certainly many people know more about teaching in Thai schools and its deplorable education system. I presume you must number among the many wise and insightful with years of experience dealing with schoolchildren? I just don't understand how you've managed to store up so much bitter cynicism as a result of your experiences.

Please don't get me wrong. I respect your right to  have chosen to become a twisted, bitter old fart with a highly-developed sense of superiority as a result of your vast experience and would be happy to defend your right to continue on that path if aasked.

[metisdead]

Offensive posts and replies have removed. 

[kannot]

15 hours ago, Daryle said:

 

With that logic, you no doubt got a few whacks on the head while you were growing up. Next, you will be blaming the child for enticing the actions of a paedophile.

 

of  course

[kannot]

On 2/28/2017 at 0:29 PM, Jonmarleesco said:

And that's the excuse?

see answer  above

[kannot]

On 2/28/2017 at 3:40 PM, Baerboxer said:

 

Do you know this child's parents? If not then you have no idea whether they are good, bad or indifferent. None of which in any case excuses an abusive moron posing as a teacher assaulting a young defenseless child trusted into her care.

 

The problem is many teachers are crap, only in it for the money, couldn't care less about their charges and are used to using violence with no consequences or accountability.

 

The MoE encouraged parents to always file a police complaint, not accept an apology as enough or be fobbed off. Time the police manned up and started actually doing there job and prosecutors started charging offenders and taking them to court.

 

Do that in any civilized country and you'll loose your job, likely have a prison sentence, maybe suspended and not be teaching again.

 

do  you  know  his  parents  then? and where at any time have i said I excuse the teachers actions? .

Seems  many folk here have read way to  much into my first comment, but thats  ok, i like  a good   laugh when they get all riled  up

Edited March 1, 2017 by kannot

[Daryle]

of  course

Did you get another bump on the head mid sentence.

[djayz]

I'm not a violent person, nor do I condone violence against women, but that is one woman I really want to slap about the room. And it's not even my child!! 

She's nothing more than a bitter, lonely and frustrated person. 

 

[sandemara]

On 2/28/2017 at 10:19 AM, greenchair said:

I have worked in some of those schools. I have seen dozens of grade 3 kids that can barely right their name.

You claim to have been a teacher but don't know the difference between "right" and "write"? Quality is subjective, I guess, after all.

[greenchair]

2 hours ago, sandemara said:

You claim to have been a teacher but don't know the difference between "right" and "write"? Quality is subjective, I guess, after all.

Oh what a pathetic attempt to belittle when one does not have the ability to respond intellectually.

It obviously is a type error, nothing more. 

[rwdrwdrwd]

On 3/3/2017 at 8:19 PM, greenchair said:

Oh what a pathetic attempt to belittle when one does not have the ability to respond intellectually.

It obviously is a type error, nothing more. 

A "type error" - how did you manage that given that the sequence of keys is completely different?

Perhaps their righting is write after all.

Edited March 9, 2017 by rwdrwdrwd

[simon43]

I have worked in some of those schools. I have seen dozens of grade 3 kids that can barely right their name.

 

Ignoring the .. erhum ... 'typo', what relevance is your comment to this news report?  Some grade 3 kids can barely write their name.  As a teacher, it is your duty to understand why they cannot write their name, and to encourage and help them to achieve this (and more), not to belittle them.

[HaleySabai]

On 2017-02-28 at 7:47 AM, ChrisY1 said:

These kids seem very young....kinder in Australia was usually 4 1/2 years of age....these kids look as though they just started walking almost!

Pre-school / kindergarden starts at 3yrs.old which is really just a glorified daycare. Parents can drop the kid as early as 7am and pick-up as late as 5pm. We put our daughter into the local preschool for 2yrs so she could get "balanced" with all-things Thai..language et.. good experience and I think she enjoyed it. Plenty of staff/teachers, nice spacious clean environment and free.

However, seeing the video just confirms one of many reasons why I choose to homeschool.