Classroom management experiences

Experiences from both Thailand and China.

The Thai teachers at my school, especially the veterans, are uncomfortable with the excitement and commotion during the lessons by the foreign teachers. They view it as an inability to control our students.


Homage to bad English

Som-Tam is better than Moo-Yor. Discuss.

I would like to share with you a ‘composite essay’ of imaginary student’s responses which will give you a clearer picture of the coal from which I struggle to produce diamonds.


A Thai student's diary

What it feels like to be a Thai student studying English in school

A foreign teacher contacted ajarn wanting to share a diary that one of his English program students had written. Although the student is only a youngster, the diary is a very frank account of what it's like to study at a Thai school. Top work!


Did you plan it?

Getting to grips with student compositions

To say that it is sometimes difficult to fix a student's written work is somewhat of an understatement; it would be truer to say that it is an excruciating process, one that is often impossible unless you have the author on hand to provide a bit of interpretation.


Showing 4 tagged items out of 4 total Page 1 of 1



Featured Jobs

NES English Language Teachers

฿600+ / hour

Bangkok


Female Kindergarten English Teacher

฿40,000+ / month

Bangkok


English, Science, and Math Teachers

฿42,300+ / month

Thailand


AP and MS/HS Computer Science Teacher

฿55,000+ / month

Chiang Rai


Full-time NES Teachers

฿47,500+ / month

Bangkok


Part-time or Full-time NES Teachers

฿45,000+ / month

Thailand


Featured Teachers

  • Princess


    Filipino, 22 years old. Currently living in Philippines

  • Jonel


    Filipino, 36 years old. Currently living in Singapore

  • Rosita


    Filipino, 28 years old. Currently living in Philippines

  • Marian


    Filipino, 27 years old. Currently living in Philippines

  • Genelle


    Filipino, 32 years old. Currently living in Philippines

  • Kristine


    Filipino, 30 years old. Currently living in Philippines

The Hot Spot


The region guides

The region guides

Fancy working in Thailand but not in Bangkok? Our region guides are written by teachers who actually live and work in the provinces.


Air your views

Air your views

Got something to say on the topic of teaching, working or living in Thailand? The Ajarn Postbox is the place. Send us your letters!


My Bangkok suburb

My Bangkok suburb

Overviews for different areas and suburbs of Bangkok, written with the help of teachers who live there. Let us help you find the perfect Bangkok neighborhood for your lifestyle.


Contributions welcome

Contributions welcome

If you like visiting ajarn.com and reading the content, why not get involved yourself and keep us up to date?


The cost of living

The cost of living

How much money does a teacher need to earn in order to live in Thailand? We survey various teachers earning different salaries and with different lifestyles.