Topic: The Language - Surathani

[RobRoy]

Has it gotten pretty quiet?  As with the ajarn bitchin thread, it doesn't seem like anyone is willing to do anything to help, but just witch. 

I've offered my services (on two separate threads) and nothing really seems to happen.  It appears its easier here to whine than to actually do something constructive.  As all but one of the mods of this site that have made comments on this thread have been online today, why haven't they commented on the need to set criteria for the benefit of both teachers and schools?  Why hasn't there been a comment on how we can use our experience to put together info to help teachers here in Thailand?  Is it perhaps its the "other" website after all we should depend on?  Whats up?

Next, there's been posters here using negative comments about salaries a school has offered.  They've not backed up their statements with any kind of facts.  Rather than saying, "I guess I should have looked before I opened my mouth." the posters only reiterate their unsubstantiated opinions.  Please explain to me how by throwing negative comments around without facts HELPS teachers or puts the schools on notice they need to change things.  Especially when some of these posters were mods whose task, I thought, was to ensure that facts were presented, rather that just wild opinions.

Jase, agree with you, this thread has gotten off topic.  The TL doesn't need to be involved in this discussion.  Just throwing out my opinion.  Maybe others will offer their opinions too.

[hero]

OK - 22k is a ridiculous offering as a salary to anybody living in Thailand ..... there I said it.  It's my opinion only, I offer it as just that, I stand by it and I stand by my right to say so.

It's a joke, a scam, exploitative and blah blah blah.  Is it really necessary to have a "set of criteria" to tell us how to think?  I think most people who've spent more than a couple of months in Thailand will be able to see that this just isn't enough money to live even semi-comfortably here.

The Language in Surat Thani may well be a very nicely run enterprise, with very happy teachers - unfortunately they pay their teachers terribly.  That's the message from this thread as far as I'm concerned.

Why hasn't there been a comment on how we can use our experience to put together info to help teachers here in Thailand?

Here's one - don't sell yourself short by accepting crap wages.  Nobody need work for less than 30k IMO, there are plenty of better paying jobs than that.

this thread has gotten off topic

Good point, let's keep it to the school mentioned in the title and relevant issues.

[lemon]

I see that one of the teachers on the site is still there but is about to leave.  Amerithai is for sale.  The owner left months ago.  The only thing I have against TL is where they send you to work.  They're all loser admins that can't keep a teacher employed for more than two months, you you farang go home students.