Hua Hin Forum

@bigideas I definitely understand your point about GCSEs and A-Levels being a bit dull and useless. However, they are a means to an end, not just for boring office jobs, but if one gets a degree and eventually PGCE, a really rewarding (not financially maybe, but emotionally definitely) job like teac...

To the best of my knowledge the IGCSE has equivalence to a standard GCSE, and comparing what STW kids did vs the students in my British school, the STW kids compare pretty well. The information I got was that the IGCSEs would help students get into university outside of Thailand. As to university in...

The fees here are getting ridiculous frankly, though the poorer students are being offered loans that they essentially only pay if they're earning enough, so it's unlikely to drive anyone to poverty, but it does mean that people caught in that middle territory are going to face difficulties.

Just thought I'd start a thread on a topic which I think is actually very relevant to some of the debates going on now, but without overshadowing them. The issue is of course one of what exactly your children will do when they finish school/university. Now of course none of us is equipped with a cry...

Thailand needs English undoubtedly if it wishes to be competitive, but I think the more important objective is getting class sizes down from the present ludicrous 50-ish to a more manageable level. Smaller classes mean more interactive lessons, encouraging independent thinking and real learning rath...

I hope I can shed a little light here, as an ex-Somtawin teacher (I had an account on here but can't remember what the password was I've not used it in ages). I'm presently in the UK working on getting myself fully qualified to be a better teacher, having learned a great deal in my time at Somtawin,...