Mark Beales
How do students learn?
Creating a variety of lessons that will appeal to most of your students
Theory often comes near the bottom of the pile when it comes to teaching, but there are several things worth knowing about how people learn and how best you can teach them.
Laura Thomas
Teaching English really ain't that easy
You have to earn the right to be a decent teacher
I've seen online comments from well-meaning individuals who want to "make a difference." Unfortunately, their primary focus tends to be on how teaching abroad will change their own lives, without considering the impact they might have on their students.
Richard McCully
Thai teacher tourism
Is this a good thing or not?
There is obviously a steady supply of foreigners who are happy to pay for the experience and companies who can make good money from this business.
Mark Newman
Good adverts last a lifetime
A good teacher can have a lifelong impact on their students
Looking back almost fifty years, I can remember what subjects I liked and disliked at school. Most of the subjects I liked was down to the fact that I liked the teacher teaching it.
Bangkok Phil
How's the 'decorate' and the 'supervise'?
The joys of filling in customer feedback forms
Should that be ‘supervision’ or ‘supervisor’? Was I supposed to rate the actual restaurant supervisor? Was I evaluating those that do the supervising as opposed to those who are supervised? Forget it. It doesn’t matter. It makes no sense whatsoever
Stephen Louw
Educating for an uncertain future
With AI shaping our lives, is it actually possible to still ask kids what they want to be when they grow up?'
Now, I think it’s fair to say that the purpose of education is to get children ready for a productive future. Who really knows what our kids will face in 20 years when the current cohort of kindergarteners reach working age?
David Parfitt
I definitely made the right choice
The expat teacher lifestyle is filled with rewards
I've always wanted to travel, write, and have varied experiences, and I'm now able to do those things.
Joseph Hunt
A better way of delivering business English classes
Why isn't there a higher demand for business English courses in Thailand?
I sometimes teach business English privately, offering tailored courses that precisely meet the needs of my clients. During economic downturns, businesses need to invest wisely, and generic courses just don't make the cut.