http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/-t1.htm School related items only Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:43:02 GMT 10 http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:EJehkSuyLx20qM:http://www.guiderooms.com/thailand/imag http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/-t1.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/international-school-on-samui-t1073.htm Admin THE Ministry of Education has granted Samui’s Bluewater School a license to operate as an international school, making it the first international school in Southeast Thailand. Jeremy Lees, principal, said it took two years of numerous submissions and meeting strict criteria to be considered for the license. http://bluewatersamui.com School Stuff Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:43:02 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/international-school-on-samui-t1073.htm#7820 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/international-school-on-samui-t1073.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-language-is-spoken-in-the-office-t1057.htm Snowflake I am so tired of telling the Thais to speak English in the office when they talk to students and themselves... The problem is that is seems none of the other foreigners in the office seems to care what language they speak, why not? Am I a bastard about this? Is it too much problems to try to speak English to the students and in the office where people are?It must be better for the everyone if we try to speak English all the time, right?What can I do to make sure that everyone tries to speak English ... School Stuff Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:44:56 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-language-is-spoken-in-the-office-t1057.htm#7712 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-language-is-spoken-in-the-office-t1057.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/internet-connections-getting-worse-t1067.htm Admin Where I work I've been pretty lucky in that most of the time our internet in the office has been coming in at a fairly good speed. However in the last 3 - 4 weeks it has just got stupid, painfully slow. Eg: 3.5 minutes just to get to the home page of this site, unable to open Hotmail and we won't even mention pictures/video. Now, the funny thing is that it only seems to be my station. While others around are happily surfing away, I am wanting to throw my comp out the bloody window. This has been ... School Stuff Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:21:36 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/internet-connections-getting-worse-t1067.htm#7793 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/internet-connections-getting-worse-t1067.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/spies-in-the-office-t1046.htm Admin Was working dilligently away today in my office, looked up and saw not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 Benjama teachers. Now these lowlifes people, trying to find educational tips, or ideas for their own classes certainly came to the right place. ........ unfortunately, we know all about these underhand tactics and kept our trade secrets very close to our chests. It was a good attempt though but not quite good enough! School Stuff Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:00:12 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/spies-in-the-office-t1046.htm#7591 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/spies-in-the-office-t1046.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-2010-t1047.htm Admin Just want to wish all participating schools the best of luck in this year's competition. :nerd:For all Mattayom results, as they happen (or as soon as we're informed), check out: www.openhouse2010.knepprogram.com Phratom results are unfortunately a different department so we cannot give you those results. School Stuff Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:41:53 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-2010-t1047.htm#7594 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-2010-t1047.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-results-t1027.htm Anonymous Just wondering, have the "results" for this years EP Open House competition been created yet? If not, who do I have to see to get our school a bit further up the ladder? Organisation does not seem to have played a part so far this year. Today I received "the latest" amended (and incomplete) version of the competition rules (mostly in Thai). Having spent the past few weeks preparing my students to talk for 5-6 minutes in their science show, I now find out they will ... School Stuff Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:30:21 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-results-t1027.htm#7399 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-results-t1027.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/most-thai-teachers-fail-in-their-own-subjects-t1001.htm Admin High school test results in Thailand have revealed a failure rate of more than 80 percent in mathematics, biology and computer studies -- among the teachers. Most Thai teachers fail in their own subjects The failure rates for teachers who took exams in their own subjects were about 88 percent for computer studies, 84 percent for mathematics, 86 percent in biology and 71 percent in physics, the education ministry said. And almost 95 percent of about 37,500 secondary school directors did ... School Stuff Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:31:27 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/most-thai-teachers-fail-in-their-own-subjects-t1001.htm#7177 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/most-thai-teachers-fail-in-their-own-subjects-t1001.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/teaching-methodologies-t967.htm Anonymous Here's an interesting area for opinion. Many of us on here went to the teaching workshop not long ago where we listened to 2 peoples ideas on ways to teach, albeit mostly to older, more experienced students. Some of us work in private schools, some in government schools, some at universities, some even at international istitutions ( ). I'm sure it's fair to say that most, if not ALL of us have a set curriculum to work to as set out by the MOEd - Christ some of us even helped translate ... School Stuff Fri, 28 May 2010 05:46:56 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/teaching-methodologies-t967.htm#6898 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/teaching-methodologies-t967.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/student-nicknames-t944.htm Anonymous We currently have student names consisting of:

• 3 disney charactors
  
• 4 or 5 sport related names
  
• a famous football team
  
• a hi powered sports car
  
• numerous communicaton devices
  

Any cool names amongst your students?]]> School Stuff Sun, 16 May 2010 14:52:02 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/student-nicknames-t944.htm#6753 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/student-nicknames-t944.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/cant-complain-on-pc-s-now-t925.htm Snowflake
Sounds nice huh???

Ok, not the best gaming machine in the world but very practical for work related stuff, word, excel, pp, and internet..
Only 10'1 inch screen but very nice and fast...]]> School Stuff Mon, 03 May 2010 11:12:06 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/cant-complain-on-pc-s-now-t925.htm#6658 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/cant-complain-on-pc-s-now-t925.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/students-touching-massaging-you-t916.htm Admin
For me, it's a big big NO NO.

]]> School Stuff Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:43:15 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/students-touching-massaging-you-t916.htm#6567 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/students-touching-massaging-you-t916.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/i-have-had-enough-t886.htm Snowflake
Being treated badly when you have done something bad is one thing... But this.... I wont let it stand...

Time for me to move on i think... Find something better...]]> School Stuff Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:23:10 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/i-have-had-enough-t886.htm#6377 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/i-have-had-enough-t886.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/my-new-m4-students-t895.htm Admin For some reason I have been roped in to do a couple of weeks with this years new M4 students, most of whom were my M3 students last year. As I know most of them already, there has already been some kind of rapport built up so it was nice to teach them again. Having said that, there are also an additional 8 students from various schools in the town who have also joined that same M4 class. Anyway talking to them today, it seems that they were all pretty much former students of members here. Interesting ... School Stuff Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:31:23 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/my-new-m4-students-t895.htm#6436 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/my-new-m4-students-t895.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-is-it-with-the-sudden-rise-in-international-schools-t885.htm Admin Has anyone noticed how many new 'International' schools there are in the area? Nakhon International City School / Oonrak International Bilingual School (Surat) / Bluewater International School (Surat) / British International School (Phuket) / The International School of Hatyai & International English. Surely all of these schools cannot be International Schools opening this year (with the exception is BIS). What say you? School Stuff Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:01:33 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-is-it-with-the-sudden-rise-in-international-schools-t885.htm#6364 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-is-it-with-the-sudden-rise-in-international-schools-t885.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/thinking-of-moving-to-nakhon-advice-please-t880.htm wensdazechyld Hi forum users. I'm thinking of applying for a job as a teacher in Nakhon. However, I've never visited (never even been to Thailand) and so would like your honest opinions on the place, the people, the average school working conditions and pay. At this point, I've been teaching in England for 8 years but have never taught abroad. I keep hearing about what a lovely place Thailand is and so am thinking it might make a nice change. Any advice / opinions shared greatly appreciated. Thanks, School Stuff Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:42:52 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/thinking-of-moving-to-nakhon-advice-please-t880.htm#6314 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/thinking-of-moving-to-nakhon-advice-please-t880.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/summer-work-in-surat-thani-is-available-t854.htm The Teabagger If you're interested in making some extra money in Surat Thani, here are some details: *Teaching English, Math, Singing, Art (drawing) to Pratom students *It's for 4 hours on Monday - Friday. Times are 9:00 - 11:00 and 1:00 - 3:00 *Starts on Monday March 15, ends on Friday April 9. *You'll get paid by the hour and receive a housing stipend For more please email Gary at gary@time2talkenglish.com School Stuff Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:42:51 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/summer-work-in-surat-thani-is-available-t854.htm#6158 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/summer-work-in-surat-thani-is-available-t854.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/advertising-teachers-t839.htm Admin I found a nice little website, very nicely set up if you're looking for teachers or want to advertise a job opening. www.ajarnjobspace.com It's a little quiet at the moment but with a bit of luck it will get better in the future. It is certainly set up better than any of the other job sites. School Stuff Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:03 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/advertising-teachers-t839.htm#6061 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/advertising-teachers-t839.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/thai-kids-are-funny-and-generous-t838.htm Admin I have just been upstairs to tell one of my M3 classes that they are free until this afternoon when they are going to have a listening test. What did they do? Moan, cry? Nope, they literally engulfed with me with loads of those little present thingys they give out at the end of M3. You know, when you see these kids 5 days a week for a year, a bond of sorts forms and I'll certainly miss this year's little buggers. As mischievous as they might have been, they have also studied well when necessary. Way ... School Stuff Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:36:42 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/thai-kids-are-funny-and-generous-t838.htm#6048 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/thai-kids-are-funny-and-generous-t838.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/happy-birthdays-t826.htm Admin It just so happens that I've reached the ripe old age of 47 27 today and the kids at my school have been brilliant. Before the end of the first period, I had quickly amassed 3 cakes and loads of chocolate and some from classes I don't even teach. And ... in each class I've had so far I have been greeted by varying strains of 'Happy Birthday to you ...' You know, Thai kids can be little buggers at times but they can also be lovely as they have proved today. Now, gotta go ..... my office ... School Stuff Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:54:32 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/happy-birthdays-t826.htm#5926 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/happy-birthdays-t826.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/saw-this-on-the-net-t820.htm Admin From an advertisement on Ajarn for teachers at a school here ..... .... internet at your desk (for your laptop) Shouldn't a computer be supplied by the school? They are at other schools. .... and the famous tourist meccas of Samui, Ko Pa Ngan, Krabi and Phuket are a short drive away. Tourist meccas? Is that not 'oversell'? School Stuff Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:49:31 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/saw-this-on-the-net-t820.htm#5861 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/saw-this-on-the-net-t820.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/is-your-school-in-s-thailand-doing-better-than-in-boston-ma-usa-t811.htm The Teabagger There is a headline in today's Boston Globe about some possible cuts in the school budget in Boston, MA, USA ("Johnson to propose $57.7 million in school budget cuts"). So I took a look at it and read some reader comments about it. Here's an interesting one. Please read it and tell me how it compares to your school over here: I am currently working at one of the exam schools in Boston (which used to be one of the top high schools in the country until lack of funds has slowly ... School Stuff Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:26:34 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/is-your-school-in-s-thailand-doing-better-than-in-boston-ma-usa-t811.htm#5763 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/is-your-school-in-s-thailand-doing-better-than-in-boston-ma-usa-t811.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/students-drinking-alcohol-t801.htm Admin
What are your feelings towards students drinking?

btw: We're talking here 17 yr olds.

]]> School Stuff Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:43:08 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/students-drinking-alcohol-t801.htm#5655 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/students-drinking-alcohol-t801.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/work-ethics-t738.htm Snowflake In the enlightment of another thread here on this forum I am creating this thread, hopefully it will take over what could be an interesting case study for a group of pshychologists (sp)... What do you think of the work ethics of your work mates/hates?You can answer many times as there are ususally more than 1 person in the office! School Stuff Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:30:36 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/work-ethics-t738.htm#5398 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/work-ethics-t738.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/i-don-t-like-you-t732.htm Snowflake How do you guys work with people that you don't like? I have tried for a long time to be polite and respectful, but over a period now I can feel that the cup is almost full... What can I do? How should I progress with it? What would  you do if you HAD to work with someone that you REALLY don't like... Not like me and HuaNgu when we are bickering here on the forum... I just really want to have a real fight night with this person! What would you do? School Stuff Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:55:11 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/i-don-t-like-you-t732.htm#5344 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/i-don-t-like-you-t732.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/exactly-how-innocent-are-today-s-school-kids-t708.htm Admin Since I've been here I've heard as probably we all have, varying stories about what schoolchildren get up to. Now, I'm sure we were all not totally innocent when at school - I know I wasn't exactly 'innocent'. Anyway, I've just seen a video of a local Mattayom 2 girl (not my school btw) and some of her, erm 'colleagues' doing things that would put some adults to shame. My question: Are today's youngsters as 'innocent' as we were in our day or has society changed them, for better or worse? ... School Stuff Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:00:01 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/exactly-how-innocent-are-today-s-school-kids-t708.htm#5114 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/exactly-how-innocent-are-today-s-school-kids-t708.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/seminars-good-or-bad-t615.htm Admin A lesson in school is only as good as the last lesson - that's the way I think. There are so many different variables that can make a lesson fall flat on its face - lack of planning, unmotivated students, topic being taught, day of the week and even time of the class amongst others which can all be ingredients in having a bad class. Of course, a well planned class with interesting and the correct resources greatly increase the chances of the class being a success. No resources and a 'teacher' ... School Stuff Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:37:18 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/seminars-good-or-bad-t615.htm#4391 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/seminars-good-or-bad-t615.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/english-competitions-good-or-bad-t610.htm Admin Here I am sitting at my little desk and outside in the hallway is a large number of students and their teachers from all over the south. I, again have to judge the same competition that I always seem to judge. Over the years it has been interesting watching some of the Phratom students enter these competitions only to see them a few years later competing in the Mattayom level. Unfortunately though, it always seems to be the same students, you know, the ones that excel in class and no chance is ... School Stuff Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:18:04 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/english-competitions-good-or-bad-t610.htm#4357 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/english-competitions-good-or-bad-t610.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/my-sweet-students-t581.htm Snowflake I teach the worst students ever, they are lazy, loud and very badly behaved in class (just like me). I am currently making a camp called Amazing Race Genting,we will drag the "children of the corn" to Genting and they have to run around there like they do on TV. It is quite fun and the students really look forward to it and so do I. Last week my boss told me that she wanted them to have a show during the camp, each group have to have a show, they HAVE to do something infront ... School Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:15:21 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/my-sweet-students-t581.htm#4117 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/my-sweet-students-t581.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/native-speaker-means-what-exactly-t573.htm Admin A few days ago I was approached by one of the English Department heads here in Nakhon asking me to place an advertisement for an English teacher at her school. Requirements, not too many to be honest but one of them was that the applicant had to be a native English speaker. Since that ad was placed I have had maybe 40 - 50 responses and most of the applicants (70%+) are from countries where English is not the native language (Cameroon, Ghana etc) Are people so desperate for work that ... School Stuff Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:52:34 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/native-speaker-means-what-exactly-t573.htm#4016 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/native-speaker-means-what-exactly-t573.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/whaddya-do-when-you-ve-nothing-to-do-t558.htm Admin Mondays .... I hate em! I have only one class starting at 10:20 and that's it, nothing else for the whole day. So, once I've played all my silly Facebook games, checked my e-mails and got rid of the previous night's beer I'm at a loss as to what to do. Plan for your classes the following day? done already. Go home? Sometimes I shoot off early and sometimes I don't .... depends who is hanging around the office. I hate em! It's gotta be worse for the guy next to me, he has no classes at all! School Stuff Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:43:12 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/whaddya-do-when-you-ve-nothing-to-do-t558.htm#3893 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/whaddya-do-when-you-ve-nothing-to-do-t558.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/how-emotionally-fragile-are-students-t564.htm Admin This morning, while walking past one of the classrooms I got called by a student into her homeroom. In the room were three students, one of whom had been crying. When I asked the reason why, they told me it was because of another teacher. Now I had been in the office earlier and heard the conversation between this student and said teacher. There was nothing untoward in it at all yet this M4 students goes to her homeroom and bursts into tears! Some students really do seem to be very emotionally ... School Stuff Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:44:26 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/how-emotionally-fragile-are-students-t564.htm#3954 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/how-emotionally-fragile-are-students-t564.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/teachers-who-leg-it-t554.htm Admin In the last month or so there has been a couple of teachers here in Nakhon who have simply left their job/s and gone home or somewhere. They are not the first and I doubt they'll be the last. Now, I don't know the reasons why, but unless it is for extreme family reasons or if the KGB/Mafia is after you, should your priorities not be towards your students/school and at least finish the term? As far as I can see, when people do this kind of thing, it just gives the employers yet another reason ... School Stuff Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:17:03 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/teachers-who-leg-it-t554.htm#3840 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/teachers-who-leg-it-t554.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/computers-in-the-office-t519.htm Admin When I started at my present place of employment, the office staff had to share computers. Then, there were not enough computers to go around so we used to actually talk to each other. Now, a few years later every member of the staff has his or her own computer. It has just turned 8am and out of the 7 people in the office at the moment, not one word has been said in the last 5 minutes at least. Are computers making people unsociable? School Stuff Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:06:04 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/computers-in-the-office-t519.htm#3432 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/computers-in-the-office-t519.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/that-s-my-finals-nearly-all-done-t452.htm Admin
Happy today I am.

]]> School Stuff Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:53:55 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/that-s-my-finals-nearly-all-done-t452.htm#3229 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/that-s-my-finals-nearly-all-done-t452.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-2009-t449.htm Snowflake Check out this link here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv2S3HXmCvw That is our EP singing... They are really good! This is the drama contest... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7qKY0NmUtw There are several parts so search for us on youtube by using the keywords "knep miniconcert/drama" School Stuff Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:55 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-2009-t449.htm#3216 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-2009-t449.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/1-computer-for-every-10-students-t422.htm Admin The Education Ministry will use part of its Bt45.38 billion share of the government's Thai Khem Khaeng (Strong Thailand) scheme to provide schools one computer for every 10 students. "Currently, the ratio is one computer per 40 students on average," Education Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said yesterday. The ministry will spend Bt7.94 billion on computers, Internet access and E-teaching materials, while Bt5.46 billion will be aimed at upgrading school standards, for example, ... School Stuff Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:21:03 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/1-computer-for-every-10-students-t422.htm#2942 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/1-computer-for-every-10-students-t422.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-t35.htm Admin Well it's nearly time for the annual EP Open House competition, a competition for all the Government Mini/English Programes in South Thailand. Last year a school in Nakhon won and hopefully that honour will stay in the city. If you want details, the rules or just want to have a look, all the details can be found here: Open House Rules School Stuff Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:22:00 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-t35.htm#59 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/ep-open-house-t35.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/the-suggestion-of-working-weekends-t334.htm Gillo The suggestion of coming in on certain weekends to make up for the impending days off this month and next has been mooted around our office and already the decibel level of disgruntleness has risen exponentially. Has this idea of making up lost time been mentioned in your school?? If so, what's their brainwave plan?? School Stuff Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:57:43 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/the-suggestion-of-working-weekends-t334.htm#2133 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/the-suggestion-of-working-weekends-t334.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/appalling-treatment-of-some-filipino-teachers-t326.htm Anonymous Being a Filipino teacher in Thailand cannot be easy, unless they are lucky enough to work in an EP or a SMTP. They are generally treated as inferior to naitve speakers. This is often in spite of the fact that they possess an Education degree. Imagine you are the only teacher in an office who holds an Education degree, yet you receive less than half the wage of the native speakers and get only 1 month of holiday time a year while everybody else gets 3 months off. Hardly fair. School Stuff Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:40:32 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/appalling-treatment-of-some-filipino-teachers-t326.htm#2042 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/appalling-treatment-of-some-filipino-teachers-t326.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/points-this-term-t284.htm Snowflake After changing to a different format this year we had our Mid-Term exams last week and all teachers are sweating over the pure pain of filling in the points that the students got to the excel spreadsheet we have to hand to school... One thing that caught my eyes were the fact that this year the mid term test is 15 points, the final exam is 15 points and all I can give is 50 points total... That means that 4 tests in one year makes up 60% of the grade, only 40% of the grade comes from the ... School Stuff Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:27:31 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/points-this-term-t284.htm#1459 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/points-this-term-t284.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/sithammarat-school-is-closed-t279.htm Admin
Is your school open or are the powers that be starting to panic and they're busy padlocking the school gates closed as we speak?

]]> School Stuff Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:22:23 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/sithammarat-school-is-closed-t279.htm#1302 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/sithammarat-school-is-closed-t279.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/tight-schools-t202.htm Admin

Won't do anything there again, for sure.]]> School Stuff Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:04:53 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/tight-schools-t202.htm#866 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/tight-schools-t202.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/extra-work-t216.htm SitapatrJay let me know if anyone interested.
cheers]]> School Stuff Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:41:21 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/extra-work-t216.htm#952 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/extra-work-t216.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/up-coming-buddha-days-and-days-off-t150.htm HuaNgu
How about the rest of you's? How much time do you have? Any plans for the holiday?

Free at last! Free at last! Thank Buddha (days) almighty, I'm free at last!]]> School Stuff Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:17:29 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/up-coming-buddha-days-and-days-off-t150.htm#467 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/up-coming-buddha-days-and-days-off-t150.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/quote-unquote-t185.htm Snowflake
Aldous Huxley, British Novelist (1894-1963)]]> School Stuff Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:29:46 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/quote-unquote-t185.htm#688 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/quote-unquote-t185.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-the-thai-teachers-are-thinking-in-conformity-t156.htm Ron I saw this on the AjarnDOTcom forum. I've often asked myself, rhetorically, "What are they thinking?". I think this sums it up. *************************************************************** "Our director sent us this today how kind of him and his caring team of social misfits to show what they feel for we minions." 11 / 6 / 09, End of the school year; Dear teachers and staff of PAIS, good and happy day to all of you. Our school year is coming to its end. ... School Stuff Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:17:42 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-the-thai-teachers-are-thinking-in-conformity-t156.htm#491 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/what-the-thai-teachers-are-thinking-in-conformity-t156.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/culture-course-2009-t141.htm Admin
]]> School Stuff Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:19:12 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/culture-course-2009-t141.htm#444 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/culture-course-2009-t141.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/sports-days-and-school-competitions-t64.htm Admin
]]> School Stuff Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:16:43 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/sports-days-and-school-competitions-t64.htm#110 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/sports-days-and-school-competitions-t64.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/are-we-real-teachers-t16.htm Snowflake Do Thai teachers look at us and think we are real teachers? Or are we just some white meat, brought here to attract more students and create a laugh? School Stuff Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:29:43 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/are-we-real-teachers-t16.htm#30 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/school-stuff-f7/are-we-real-teachers-t16.htm