Attractive teacher wanted - must have GSOH

How difficult is the foreign teacher dating game?

19th December 2010

In a country brimming with physically attractive people, why shouldn't a foreign teacher seek a loving, happy relationship with one of their own kind?

Insights into the 20-hour Thai Culture and Ethics course

What's this controversial course about and why is it needed?

2nd October 2010

The objective of the course is to train non-Thais in various aspects of Thai society and instructional ethics to be better equipped with the knowledge and experience needed to work effectively in Thailand.

Drugs anyone, anyone?

Simon Gunn’s TEN talk

23rd August 2010

Information about TEN’s next event and an upcoming event hosted by Oxford University Press.

An English teacher and proud

Do those who don't teach English in Thailand look down on those that do?

5th August 2010

What do expats who work in Thailand but don't teach English think of us teachers? Are we ridiculed when out of earshot or do even the high-flyers afford us maximum respect. An invitation to a business networking evening. A chance to really find out.

Toastmasters international programs

How teachers and students can benefit

23rd July 2010

In Toastmasters, when making a speech or acting as master of ceremonies (MC), we look for and comment on a speaker's ability to move comfortably and smoothly, with style and variety, from one part of a presentation to the next or from one speaker to the next.

Latest news from TEN

Unfortunately, The Thailand Educators Network did not meet in May

22nd May 2010

Fingers crossed, our TEN events scheduled for June and July should go ahead as planned.

Encouraging observations

TEN welcomed Alan S Mackenzie as its February guest speaker

21st February 2010

Set up to create an environment in which educators can discuss personal concerns and to establish a positive forum for teaching opportunities in Thailand. We meet every month at the Roadhouse Barbecue.

Welcome to the Thailand Educators Network (TEN)

What's coming up in our teachers' evenings this year?

28th January 2010

Set up to create an environment in which educators can meet to discuss and explore professional and personal concerns and to establish a positive forum for the enhancement of teaching and teaching opportunities in Thailand, we meet every month, on or close to the 10th at the Roadhouse Barbecue.

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Fear of change?

In Thailand the government has set 2012 as English Speaking Year with a goal of encouraging students to converse in English every Monday. Such policies are useful but the major leap of enacting legislation to make English an official language for Thailand is also needed

Software for student tests

The integration of internet and computers with education and English learning is something students find normal, and classrooms without some access to educational software may seem quaint. Some students may even feel they can get more ‘professional' teaching from the numerous online ELT sites if a school is behind in IT.

Whatever happened to the shopping mall teacher?

They are the shopping mall English teachers - gliding like pale, undernourished phantoms amid the hordes of weekend Thai shoppers. The main reason I empathize with the shopping mall teacher is because I was once one myself. I know how desperate and soul-destroying it can be.

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Ajarn.com has grown enormously and is now the most popular TEFL site in Thailand - possibly even South East Asia. Although best-known for its vibrant jobs page, Ajarn has a wealth of articles, blogs, features and help and advice. But one principle has always remained at Ajarn's core - to tell things like they are and to do it with a sense of humor. Thailand can be Heaven or Hell for an English teacher. It's always been Ajarn.com's duty to present both sides of the equation. Thanks for stopping by.