http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/ Jason Alavi on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2009 2009-02-01T03:34:28+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/and-its-goodnight-from-me/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/and-its-goodnight-from-me/#When:03:34:28Z Unfortunately this monthly column of mine has to come to a rather premature end. And it’s goodnight from me Jason Alavi 2009-02-01T03:34:28+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/doing-it-yourself/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/doing-it-yourself/#When:03:27:18Z For the first two years we actually lived in our school. This was tiring and annoying, but saved us a lot of money, obviously. Our monthly mortgage was only 6,600 baht, for which we got a house AND a school! The drawbacks to this sort of arrangement are that we had to pull out our bedrolls after the school was closed down Doing it yourself Jason Alavi 2009-01-01T03:27:18+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/the-rules-of-behaviour/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/the-rules-of-behaviour/#When:03:20:51Z I got to thinking about some of my past employees, good and bad. Instead of telling you about of some of the more “interesting” interviews I have conducted, I thought I would write about what types of behavior and teachers schools and agencies here want and do NOT want. The rules of behaviour Jason Alavi 2008-12-01T03:20:51+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/the-flipside-of-teacher-agencies/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/the-flipside-of-teacher-agencies/#When:03:14:31Z Teacher agencies are just like people. Some are fun to be with and some you just wanna kick to the curb. Shop around, ask around. Check to see if the agency you are thinking of working with actually possesses a valid license from The Ministry of Education, many do not. Remember to keep an open mind and not to be too quick to judge though. The flipside of teacher agencies Jason Alavi 2008-11-01T03:14:31+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/the-lowdown-on-teacher-agencies/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/the-lowdown-on-teacher-agencies/#When:03:10:29Z Most agencies just drop foreign teachers off at a school and leave them to fend for themselves. They give teachers no curriculum, lesson plans, grading rubrics, textbooks, workbooks, realia or anything else to help them. The foreign teacher is left to deal with all of the linguistic and cultural misunderstandings that will inevitably arise, on their own. The lowdown on teacher agencies Jason Alavi 2008-10-01T03:10:29+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/good-news-for-teachers/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/good-news-for-teachers/#When:02:57:01Z The important news this month is that foreigners who wish to continue teaching in Thailand can now do so, even if they are not yet qualified. Read on. Good news for teachers Jason Alavi 2008-09-01T02:57:01+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/news-from-the-tct/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/news-from-the-tct/#When:02:52:47Z Thanks for stopping by this month, and reading my article. The last month has been a busy one for myself and many other teachers I have met. There have been many conferences hosted by The Ministry. News from the TCT Jason Alavi 2008-07-01T02:52:47+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/regulations-update/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/regulations-update/#When:02:48:18Z All Teacher’s License applicants must have 1 year of teaching experience, prior to application. Several readers had emailed me that they heard that it was two years. I got the one year answer from The Teacher’s Council, just yesterday. Regulations update Jason Alavi 2008-07-01T02:48:18+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/the-new-teacher-licensing-regulations/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jason-alavi/the-new-teacher-licensing-regulations/#When:02:40:52Z The first memo about these new regulations from The Ministry of Education and The Teachers Council of Thailand came out about 2 years ago. Until a few months ago, no mention of this has ever been made to me at either Immigration or The Labor Department. When I tried getting new visas and work permits for my teachers, (a few months ago) the Immigration officials told me that the teacher had to have their teachers license under the new regs before they could be issued a Non-Immigrant Visa. The new teacher licensing regulations Jason Alavi 2008-05-01T02:40:52+07:00