Thai culture course experiences
How to scam, exploit and demoralise foreign teachers
1st July 2008
Here's a complete breakdown of my time spent on the Thai cultural course. Actually I've decided that it was nothing but a teacher's council money spinner. It had little to do with improving a teacher's performance in the classroom and just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, the foreign participants were given an impromtu dance class.
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1st May 2008: Copland - becoming a tourist police volunteer
1st March 2008: Notes on a semester
1st January 2008: Sad tales of customer service
1st December 2007: An extremely unpleasant teaching day
1st October 2007: The Youtube battle is over
1st September 2007: Meds! meds! meds!
1st August 2007: Why don’t you just go home?
1st July 2007: Fun with language
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