Sunday, 15th September 2024 — Teaching opportunities in Thailand (and sometimes other countries in Asia)

Beware of several websites that are copying job ads ('stealing' is actually the correct word) from Ajarn dot com. We only post job ads that are sent DIRECTLY to us. An employer will sometimes ask us to make changes to a job description but those changes will NOT be made by the website copying the ad. Trust the info, trust Ajarn! View all the current teaching positions on the Ajarn jobs page. 

Saturday, 14th September 2024 — What is the best way to request to observe a lesson at a Thai school?

Answer - Your best bet would be to somehow 'befriend' a teacher and hope that they are willing to arrange for you to observe one of their classes. Don't forget that in most cases that teacher would also have to clear things with the school and make sure it's OK for a stranger to be on the school premises observing classes. It's certainly not a very common request. You could contact schools directly and ask if it would be OK to observe some classes in action but it strikes me as rather a time consuming way to go about things and I'm guessing that a lot of schools just wouldn't be interested in accommodating you if you have no intention of working for them but are doing it just for the experience.

Friday, 13th September 2024 — Why do I have to stay at school?

Should a teacher be allowed to leave the school premises when they don't have lessons to teach? Here are a selection of responses from experienced teachers in Thailand.

Tuesday, 10th September 2024 — Thailand teacher tourism - a good thing or not?

Social media has helped to show us the large number of people who come to Thailand to “volunteer” their time as a teacher. I say volunteer but what I really mean is they pay for the privilege of going into a Thai school and helping the kids for a few days / weeks. Is this a good thing or not?

Monday, 9th September 2024 — Send your letters to the Ajarn Postbox

If you've got anything to say on the topic of teaching in Thailand, the Ajarn Postbox is the place to say it. Latest letters include 'Getting fired was a lesson learned'

Friday, 6th September 2024 — What's Petchabun (North East Thailand) like for teachers?

Do you live and teach outside Bangkok? Please help us update one of our region guides if you can spare a few minutes. 

Thursday, 5th September 2024 — "Thailand is a paradise compared to my home country"

Our next cost of living survey comes from Richard, who teaches at a mid-tier international school in Chonburi and earns north of 110K a month. Now this sounds like a guy who enjoys life!