Qualified teachers vs unqualified teachers
Postbox letter from NES Teacher
At the risk of adding fuel to the fire for those that like to shoot down the Filipinos (or other NNES) teaching staff - be careful
The teaching diploma
Improving your long-term career prospects
A look at the tightening restrictions in the Thailand TEFL industry and getting yourself diploma certified.
Filipino teachers and salaries
Postbox letter from Bill
It seems the teacher salaries are actually going down, and it's work ethics and attitudes such as that which contribute to it.
Education in The Philippines
Postbox letter from george graham
A quick google of world/asian/asean rankings will show that the education system of the Philippines is regularly placed below that of Thailand
Suffering because of my 'Thainess'
Postbox letter from Anucha
Most schools were still unwilling to give me the typical farang wage of 50K or more because of my "Thainess"
Filipino teachers are underpaid
Postbox letter from Mike
I have and will argue until the end of time that most Filipino teachers are under-paid.
Filipino teachers are worth more
Postbox letter from Pinoyguy
If we Filipinos continue to take on these jobs with low salaries, without even bothering to haggle for an increase, we are making the Filipino teacher's value in this country lower.
Parody lyrics
Postbox letter from Del
Message in a Bottle - teaching in Thailand style
Beauty's only skin deep
Young, good-looking teachers don't always have the upper hand you know
If you're not a handsome, beautiful-looking teacher, you may want to look away now. The latest Twitter craze among Asian academic students is to share photos of their gorgeous new English teacher on-line and show the world how lucky they are.
What is a qualified teacher?
Postbox letter from Concerned in Chonburi
As things stand, I hear from a recruiter that the authorities are visiting schools - government schools at that - and rooting out teachers who do not hold both a PGCE and a Bachelor's degree.
