Making the transition

Reasons why people teach English and the possible career paths

4th November 2011

Foreign ESL teachers in Thailand or other parts in Asia are a diverse lot and have many different motivations for teaching abroad.

One year later

Thoughts from a first time teacher on living and working in Thailand

17th September 2011

The end of the term has made me very contemplative. A year ago I was in a very different situation than I am now; I was jobless and overwhelmed with debt and I was very confused about how to lift myself up from that desperate situation and pursue my dream of living abroad.

ESL teachers and global poverty reduction

Teaching English is a valuable contribution to our global society

9th September 2011

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.

Impressive school, impressive owner

A place where educating youngsters really does matter

14th August 2011

For this month's blog I would like to take an in-depth look at one of the most impressive schools in Thailand: Varee Chiang Mai School

The road less travelled

What is the real essence of happiness?

13th August 2011

One Filipino teacher from Chulalongkorn University Nonthaburi English Project told me that his mother adopted two street kids in the Philippines. The mother sends the kids to school and provides them their daily needs. What a way of attaining happiness!

Not over at 60

Sent in by Rob

23rd May 2011

I'm 60 and have never been in so much demand. Am I that special? Not at all. I'm just proactive and do a good job.

Whole brain teaching techniques

An amazing new approach to teaching that really works

19th April 2011

Do you want to be able to control a roomful of pratom one students with one simple word? ? Would you like to get 99 per cent participation from your matayom class? Do you want an easy way to engage your adult students making learning fun for them and for you?

Good morning campers

Themes and ideas for your English camp

18th March 2011

Facilitating English camps has always been challenging and fun for me but ten years ago I had absolutely no idea how a camp worked or what it was tring to achieve.

Entrepreneurial teachers?

Nobody owes you a career. Your career is literally your business.

31st January 2011

Are entrepreneurial attitudes and actions beneficial only to business owners? Or can all of us, teachers included, benefit from thinking and acting like an entrepreneur? Can a teacher think like an entrepreneur without starting his or her own school?

A lifelong journey of learning

Sent in by Bhavna Khemlani

7th December 2010

If I was to introduce myself, I would say that I am the silver spoon that facilitates the flow of knowledge to students who crave learning and creativity at the different educational stages of their lives.

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Going Home

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