http://www.ajarn.com/main/ All Content on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2011 2011-03-31T04:09:45+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/sam-thompson/back-to-reality/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/sam-thompson/back-to-reality/#When:03:30:43Z It's been the first day of a new term recently for many teachers - including Sam Thompson. So did everything go smoothly? Well.....actually....no. The school-bell rings 2013-05-22T03:30:43+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-guests/articles/21st-century-education/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-guests/articles/21st-century-education/#When:03:30:30Z Teacher Daniel and his teaching colleagues up there at Varee School, Chiang Mai, have been having some interesting wteacher workshops of late - including how to better their student education with a whole new approach to teaching. A new education trend? 2013-05-22T03:30:30+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-guests/articles/when-your-face-just-doesnt-fit/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-guests/articles/when-your-face-just-doesnt-fit/#When:03:25:35Z We catch up with Teacher Andre, who felt he was dismissed from his teaching job at a Bangkok school for no reason whatsoever. E-mails have gone back and forth but the whole situation still seems to be shrouded in mystery. Out on my ear 2013-05-22T03:25:35+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-guests/articles/when-your-face-just-doesnt-fit/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-guests/articles/when-your-face-just-doesnt-fit/#When:03:10:39Z I had been working as a Maths teacher for just under four months at a Catholic school in Bangkok when the head teacher, who is always happy to deliver bad news in a very dramatic way, informed me that parents had complained about the homework books not being marked. This was just the beginning. When your face just doesn’t fit 2013-05-22T03:10:39+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/competitions/polo-shirt/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/competitions/polo-shirt/#When:02:55:46Z Win an ajarn.com polo shirt 2013-05-22T02:55:46+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/sam-thompson/back-to-reality/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/sam-thompson/back-to-reality/#When:06:19:16Z Much of this blog may sound negative (and to some extent, it is), but in all honestly, it's par for the course. I love Thailand, and generally speaking, I love teaching in my Thai school. Even so, there are little things that crop up all of the time, and you just have to take them in your stride. Back to reality 2013-05-21T06:19:16+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-guests/articles/21st-century-education/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-guests/articles/21st-century-education/#When:04:35:59Z There has been much debate about exactly what a 21st century education should look like with academics producing long-winded articles packed full with migraine-inducing jargon... but not a lot of change has actually taken place in the classroom. 21st century education 2013-05-21T04:35:59+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/articles/who-does-my-job-ad-appeal-to/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/articles/who-does-my-job-ad-appeal-to/#When:08:20:33Z Who does my job ad appeal to exactly? The foreign teacher mindset is what school recruiters need to get into when they are left wondering why their latest job ad has failed to attract applicants. The foreign teacher mindset 2013-05-18T08:20:33+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/articles/who-does-my-job-ad-appeal-to/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/articles/who-does-my-job-ad-appeal-to/#When:08:09:55Z If you've been around teacher recruitment in Thailand for as long as I have, then you'll know that by insisting on too many requirements, a school is narrowing its field down to almost non-existent Who does my job ad appeal to? 2013-05-18T08:09:55+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/postbox/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/postbox/#When:04:30:31Z Is the number of government school job openings currently on-line indicative of someone not doing their job properly? Ajarn Postbox 2013-05-18T04:30:31+00:00