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by rempejek
Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:16 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Schools get foreigner subsidy
Replies: 8
Views: 2329

Re: Schools get foreigner subsidy

Many businesses have the name academy or school or centre or center in it...often they're not even registered!

Some persons keep on registering different names and change it so now and often. Especially when it's becoming a well known scam.
by rempejek
Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:05 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Beware of Somtawin school. Not paying salary
Replies: 7
Views: 3439

Re: Beware of Somtawin school. Not paying salary

Common practice these days, schools who not pay teacher salaries. Or they give it to the agent who then not pay the teachers. If as a result of this the teacher leaves then everybody gets upset?! The attitude of not paying people (Thais and foreigners) after doing work is rampant here in Thailand. T...
by rempejek
Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:47 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Education System Overhaul
Replies: 18
Views: 10698

Re: Education System Overhaul

They should try to eradicate the problem of Kirk and his Smartkurve agency. That one has been quite persistent! I'll bet it'll help...
by rempejek
Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:58 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Thailand's education system is failing the country
Replies: 11
Views: 1849

Re: Thailand's education system is failing the country

In order to get better students you must have better teachers. In my Thai son's class the English teacher cannot speak one word of English. She teaches from a DVD and a book with cartoons... Better teachers would be great but there is ONE BIG PROBLEM it seems.... Shit like below you see all to ofte...
by rempejek
Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:10 am
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Things that really shocked you about Thailand
Replies: 105
Views: 11492

Re: Things that really shocked you about Thailand

Have you ever discovered anything that really shocked you about Thailand. As in, after having been here so long/for so many times, you just couldn't imagine it being so What about this one: Late last year the Thai Government announced measures to make special working visas for foreign nationals, wh...