http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/ Scott Hipsher on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2011 2011-12-06T09:58:24+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/cross-cultural-education-for-teachers/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/cross-cultural-education-for-teachers/#When:09:58:24Z When writing about the ESL industry and Western English teachers in Thailand or other Asian countries, it should be kept in mind the industry is extremely fragmented, unregulated and there is a startling lack of reliable statistics or data about the industry and the teachers working in the industry. Cross-cultural education for teachers Scott Hipsher 2011-12-06T09:58:24+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/making-the-transition/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/making-the-transition/#When:04:48:52Z Foreign ESL teachers in Thailand or other parts in Asia are a diverse lot and have many different motivations for teaching abroad. Making the transition Scott Hipsher 2011-11-04T04:48:52+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/student-mistakes/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/student-mistakes/#When:02:34:18Z As teachers, do we sometimes get too caught up in finding and punishing mistakes? Can more focus on creating quality work as opposed to avoiding errors improve the learning process? Student mistakes Scott Hipsher 2011-10-04T02:34:18+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/esl-teachers-and-global-poverty-reduction/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/esl-teachers-and-global-poverty-reduction/#When:09:08:21Z I recently signed an agreement with a publisher for a new book which will focus on the private sector's role in poverty reduction in Asia. It is always exciting to have an agreement for publication for a writing project and poverty reduction is a topic I am passionate about. ESL teachers and global poverty reduction Scott Hipsher 2011-09-09T09:08:21+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/the-power-of-positive-thinking/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/the-power-of-positive-thinking/#When:10:34:56Z Some foreign teachers love engaging with Thai culture while others find each day a struggle to overcome culture clashes. All the teachers experience the same culture, so why such different reactions? The power of positive thinking Scott Hipsher 2011-07-26T10:34:56+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/english-teaching-as-part-of-your-career-path/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/english-teaching-as-part-of-your-career-path/#When:01:56:07Z While teaching English in Thailand or other foreign country might not be the normal path to climbing the corporate ladder, there are skills and abilities one can gain from teaching English that can be useful for individuals intending to eventually change careers. English teaching as part of your career path Scott Hipsher 2011-06-30T01:56:07+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/win-win-teachers/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/win-win-teachers/#When:01:58:08Z Whether in the staffroom, lunchroom, shop floor, barracks, or around the water cooler next to the cubicles, the main topic of conversation has always been how incompetent the bosses and management were. Win-win teachers Scott Hipsher 2011-05-26T01:58:08+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/those-who-can-do-those-who-cant-teach/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/those-who-can-do-those-who-cant-teach/#When:11:32:08Z As a professor of Management and Business Studies, I have been asked a few times in the classroom, usually after lecturing on how to run a global enterprise, by bright and inquisitive students why I wasn't actually in management as opposed to teaching it. Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. Scott Hipsher 2011-05-03T11:32:08+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/what-are-we-here-to-teach1/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/what-are-we-here-to-teach1/#When:10:48:19Z As foreigners teaching in a foreign country, what are the expectations and where are the boundaries? What are we here to teach? Scott Hipsher 2011-04-04T10:48:19+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/is-tefl-teaching-a-career-or-a-job/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/is-tefl-teaching-a-career-or-a-job/#When:00:58:33Z Should an individual accepting a position as a TEFL teacher think this is the first step in a career or should one consider it “only” as a job? Is TEFL teaching a career or a job? Scott Hipsher 2011-03-03T00:58:33+07:00