Category: Teaching English
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4 Years Later in Thailand Part 3 –“Assimilation”
Monday January 10, 2011 was Joe’s first day of training at work. He took the scooter we had rented and I took a cab to search for a teaching job. I tried to straighten my hair that morning, but the cheap converter we bought started to smoke and fried my Chi. Western comforts were slowly…
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4 Years Later in Thailand Part 2 –“The First Month”
One of the houses we looked at was nothing more than an empty shell with only one dirty mattress on the floor. I was horrified and began to fear we would be forced to live in the jungle with cobras and no air conditioning. The locals tend to hang around outside (probably because it’s too…
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4 Years Later in Thailand – Part 1
It was November 2010 and the condo Joe and I were renting in downtown Orlando was being foreclosed on. We were being kicked out of our home and I was preparing to graduate from the University of Central Florida after 5 years of carefully laid plans. I moved from Texas to Florida and took time…
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4 Types of Schools in Thailand
There are 4 types of schools in Thailand for foreign teachers which I have outlined below based on my experience. 1- Language Schools Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in any subject + TEFL certificate How to apply: You can either walk-in to these schools, call or email to apply. Some may even have online applications. What will…
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My Private Thai School Experience
After applying to several schools online and in person, I received a callback from a private school 1 hour south of my house – Kajonkietsuksa. They now have an international school, but I taught there when it was exclusively a private school. I knew I was unqualified to teach Science, Math and Theatre to primary…
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It’s Tough Teaching at a Thai Government School…
I left my house on foot for the temple school around 8:30 am. Just outside of my neighborhood were a couple of mean dogs. They barked at me every morning, so I started walking on the other side of the road to avoid them. Much of my time outside was spent trying to avoid stray dogs.…
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Teaching in a Thai Government School – First Day
I taught Pre-school and Kindergarten at the Nai Yang Temple School from February – May 2011. I obtained this job through ECC, a language school and English teacher placement agency. They also provide English Teacher Training courses. I recommend this company out of necessity if you are desperate to teach in Thailand. http://eccthai.com/ I attempted to approach…
Angela Killian 