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Guest House Cambodia

I've posted this from a crazy summer in 2006 when I traveled to cambodia in Asia. It's amazing when you consider the poverty of various provinces how such a nice guest houses could exist. The one night after seeing the sites, the most obvious been anchor wat how spooky the guest house seemed on the night. The lights went out and like a jerk Iwalked up to my room with eyes like a cat, thinking there was something up there, perhaps a ghost. It took some courage to walk to my room but I managed to make it and slept like a baby that night strange thing is the sheets were red as the outback after the previous night on the dusty side roads with a tuk tuk driver. And yes I had a shower before hitting the sack.

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School Projects with Wonderful Memories

A curriculum can be more rewarding when projects are created for the students to go out and find answers, become more creative and venture into social studies. I worked on a major project in Thailand where students were asked to create an environmentally model, friendly city with new rules. Almost like Singapore was created over the years the students had to create a clean, safe city for the citizens to live in. The cities had to be named and built using materials from home and around the school. Classes in the school were separated in two sections in each year, an A class for the stronger students and a B class for other students. This worked really well with my students as they were always aware they needed to achieve higher grades to be promoted into the higher class. The project was a true reflection of how the students in each class could achieve.

Materials were collect over a few weeks and the students began their assignment to build a new city. Groups were formed for the project and a time limit was announced on the first day of the project. I allowed the students around three weeks to complete the course. I learnt over the weeks that a project needs to have a carefully considered time scale otherwise the students begin to lose interest. The time scale was a little long but I wanted to get some good photography in for the principal to use on open days for parents to view the conclusion. I managed to take hundreds of photographs that reflected the student’s feelings during the project. The photographs will be available on this blog when I get the gallery up and running.

The students from the lower B class seemed confused at times and the groups argued about who was to be group captain. I chose group captains from the beginning but some students said the captains weren’t assigning them to do group activities needed to build the city. Some students in Group B became upset with occasional tears. It became obvious that the upset students were upset and the high achievements from the higher class A. If I had to implement the project again students would be mixed from both classes to give the project a more balanced theme.

The final outcome of the project however was not far from amazing and the school principal was delighted with the model cities on display in the schools corridors. Parents were allowed to view the projects and leave comments. Each model city had a neatly written set of rules implemented on the cities finalisation. The rules were to reflect on how the city was to be run, who was in charge and how the cities people were to live. The girls constructed an incredible city with rules that demonstrated how a real modern city is controlled and run today. The building scales were accurate and roads had painted lines for traffic separation. Hospitals were constructed with clean and tidy playgrounds. Some groups were mixed with both boys and girls working together but several groups were of the same sex. Girls were more accurate but boys had more variation within the city, more buildings, and better improved rules. The winner of the project went to an all girl group from class A, who had demonstrated the project’s outlines with perfection.

The environmental project was a treasured memory in my teaching days in Thailand and I miss the students dearly. I had taught some of the students for four years because parents wanted me to follow them up a grade each year. From grade three I moved up to grade four bilingual, then to grade five and eventually grade six. The two years I taught grade three were also treasured moments with a fantastic Thai teacher assistant who loved the children so much. The assistant was a good friend who warmed to the children in beautiful way.

Students in the lower class, grade 5 one day became upset with their position in the lower class and complained they felt inferior to the higher class A. They were unusually quiet when I walked into the room and I wondered why. I explained to the students that they were capable of achieving higher grades even when in a lower class. The students complained that they had never been told they were doing well at school. My speech to them was warm and affectionate. I asked the students to think back about other projects about the Greek empire, the Egyptian pyramids and the Aztecs and Inkers and how well they had answered comprehensive questions. Some of the students were almost in tears but from that day on they began to achieve higher grades in some cases higher than the A class. The higher A class were also aware of this and began to over achieve making the whole year a race to improve for promotion the following year.

It was a wonderful year that ended with a student thanking me at the school gates for helping him become the second highest grade winner in the class. I remember the student very well; he invited me to stay at his father’s beautiful hotel on the island Koh Phi Phi. The parents often expected too much from the students but never once bothered me during parent’s evenings about their grades or position in class. The parents trusted me to help the students gain confidence and motivation in the English language. The funny thing about the parents was that their children spoke much better English than they did by the time they had reached grade six.

Teach in Asia

Education in Asia as improved over the past five years with the Ministries of Education implementing new requirements to be able to teach in certain countries. Most improvements recommend teachers to search for higher qualifications in their chosen field to be able to offer a better experience for students. Some schools in Thailand require a degree and teaching certificates to become a teacher although some offer employment without. An ongoing project in Thailand, the Nonthaburi project offers positions without degrees. It’s interesting to find the project also offers work in bar jobs for foreigners without a degree.

The TEFL certificate isn’t necessary but gives new teachers an understanding of how to overcome learning problems with Asian students. Remember many Asian countries have a tonal sound to their speech and must be overcome with English phonics allowing the students to learn new sounds and phrases from the western English speaking countries. I was able to concentrate on teaching large classes at a government school after completing my TEFL course, thanks to the TEFL course I had taken a few weeks previous to the job placement. The TEFL course gave me motivation to teach in a business and school environment something I wasn’t motivated to do before taking the qualification. There are occasions when new teachers are natural at teaching and don’t require extra qualifications. Remember a teacher continues to learn from his/her experiences even if they have the BA in education. Most of my teaching skills come from teaching primary and business English. Teacher’s resource books offer great guidance on constructing a lesson plan and from these books I continue to collate new information for interesting, understandable lessons.

There are certain requirements to become a teacher in Thailand to enable the teacher to obtain a work permit. This is becoming more familiar in most Asian countries. The first step towards teaching is to apply for a Category B multiple re-entry permit which lasts for one year, this will allow the school or business enough time to process your work permit. The procedure normally takes around five weeks. A two month tourist visa in most cases covers enough time for a visa upgrade to a Category B multiple re-entry visa. The multiple re-entry visas allow the holder to leave the country and enter again for another two or three months depending on the visa requirements. It’s important to check from the country’s consulate website for changes to visas just encase you’re not aware of such changes effecting your travel or employment application.

If travelling by land in Thailand you’ll only obtain fifteen days instead of the original thirty days. If you fly into the country the thirty days still stands. These alterations to a visa can be damaging to your plans if you’re not updated with the information on time. The easiest way to avoid such changes to a visa is to apply for your sixty or ninety day tourist visa at a neighbouring country or your country of residence. The new visa requirement is sure to affect people without work permits. It’s either another way for the consulate to obtain extra revenue or to rid Thailand of the uneducated teachers. I’m surprised at this requirement which alternatively could have been handled better with authorities entering schools and asking for teachers work permits.

With your Category B multiple re-entry visa, your work permit and your certified documents in place you’ll now have to concentrate on taking a cultural awareness course. This course is applied for at the school you choose to work for by the school principal. The ministry of education implemented this law quite recently but it hasn’t stopped teachers from applying for employment, rather made them even more paranoid about the possibilities of becoming a teacher. When I was teaching in Thailand this course was available but wasn’t compulsory. It doesn’t bother me either as I know I’m already culturally aware of the need to respect others, speak their language and adapt to a culture. As mentioned on other posts, learning the language improves communication between other teachers and the countries citizens.

I’ve spent time reading other teaching websites and notice how none educated teachers in Thailand seem to get a better deal as they don’t have to concentrate on major improvements to their positions as teachers. Little is asked of them other than teaching basic grammar, phonics and conversation classes. The golden rule to remember in these cases is, if your students like you as a person and you have ‘jai yen’ a good heart or cool heart translated directly, your position is safe from the grasps of unemployment. I have maintained great communication with parents and students, something that has helped me concentrate on teaching throughout my teaching career.

Remember there are a million rules out there for working abroad, until you venture out and talk to people, read a countries visa requirements, learn from other expatriates employed overseas and make that all important move to your chosen destination you’ll never fully understand what it takes to become a successful candidate for employment. This is a small contradiction but there are some businesses that employ from overseas thus allowing the candidate to be interviewed over the phone as I was several months ago. This isn’t unusual for international schools as they require educated teachers in education to be considered for a position. I had several telephone interviews highlighting my previous experience as a teacher overseas.I’ve been teaching for almost six years and spent most of the last eight years abroad so it was easy for the director to make a decision. The contract looked great, the living conditions seemed perfect and the salary bettered most in education. Previous employment in Thailand meant been in the country and been available for interview the next day and apart from my last position in Thailand the salary offered wasn’t acceptable to live a decent life far from home.

The teaching circuit in Thailand tends to be dominated with the male teachers at hand, this is why a female foreign teacher can ask for a better salary and improved living conditions. It’s not unusual to see foreign female teachers there just outnumbered by the male. Kindergarten schools tend to hire female teachers, the reason why there are so many positions available in Thailand. Female teachers of science can also expect a better deal due to a shortage of science teachers in the country.

Working and Living in Asia

On my return from an 18 month travel holiday trip through Australia, Thailand and Vietnam I had decided Asia suited my lifestyle and contacted several training centres in Thailand to take my TEFL certificate and become an English Teacher in Thailand. I eventually returned from Asia to the United Kingdom and found employment for around five months, enough to save for the TEFL course I had chosen with Text and Talk academy, Thailand. The course was something I needed to gain confidence to teach.

The teacher trainer for our particular course was called Carmeta, from Canada who became a good friend with a great attitude to training new teachers. I remember the first few days of training when she taught us Japanese in order for her to help us understand how easy learning a language can be. She had chosen Japanese after working in Japan for several years. Carmeta’s method worked and we soon began to understand how to learn again after so many years out of college, University and school. It was now time to illicit information from students in order for them to learn English. The whole experience was exciting and secured all teachers on the TEFL course employment after the course.

After the course I secured several teaching positions within the school teaching on Saturdays and soon became familiar with the needs of Asian students in an English teaching environment. I eventually secured several more positions teaching business English in Bangkok, something I really enjoyed. Teaching business in and around Bangkok was rewarding and looks great on a resume. I worked for a television production company, a graphic design, re-touching advertising company and a travel software company. The management always took care of my lunch and often invited me out for dinner and social gatherings. I became very familiar with the requirements and problems businesses were facing and later went on the teaching business letter writing and application form completion. I remember on one occasion I was asked to retrieve exhibition fees from a French company with success. Teaching in Asia is rewarding and your student’s often become friends especially when teaching business English. It was at that time still working for an Agency and found it difficult to finance the travel in between each job and eventually decided I needed something more secure with less travel. I sometimes wonder where I’d be today if I had continued teaching Business English but even though I loved it, I couldn’t afford to continue. Maybe I should have taught private business English.

I was soon offered a full-time position at Saint Francis Xavier, a Catholic school in Thailand’s second largest city, Nontanburi. I moved near the school into a condominium that overlooked a huge lake. My condominium, a one bedroom with separate kitchen, bathroom and living room only cost around seven thousand baht. With Internet installed, electric, water and council funds, the whole package cost around thirteen thousand baht. Living and teaching in Thailand can be financially rewarding if you can live and eat where the Thai’s do. I was paid around fifty five thousand baht at Saint Francis Xavier and was able to live a good life for the four years I was employed there. It all sounds a little lonely at this point doesn’t it? To be honest during my first few months teaching in Thailand I was very busy and had no time to socialise but later that year I began dating a Thai girl who I stayed with for three years until it was time for me to depart. Sometimes overseas relationships work, sometimes they don’t like any I guess, mine didn’t but I was happy to see her grow into something really special after working for the USA embassy and later moving overseas, something she had always wished to do. At the time of leaving Thailand I had spent almost five years in the country and decided to leave during holiday time when I was able to obtain my holiday pay of one month plus the end of the month salary.

Most importantly I must mention that Thailand is a none confrontational country and I have never witnessed assaults or crime of any nature. The local paper, The Bangkok post covers stories of crime but if you remain calm and become familiar with Thai culture you’ll soon understand where to go, what to say and how to keep out of trouble.