I've reported before about the new law/scheme in Thailand where teachers are obligated to a whole string of courses/workshops/exams and maybe even a master's degree. Things looked a little better then.
It is clear to me now that someone at the Ministry of Education is so completely out of touch with reality that they might actually go through with this. My school has silently put everybody on the list for the first cultural course. I imagine the same is happening all across Thailand.
I've also tried to convince everybody to put it off and especially not to pay for it themselves before. That goes double for now. This is the time to just say no. No money! No: not even one exam or the first cultural course. Not one Baht! You're not going. It opens the door to more exams and courses and will probably leave you ten to twenty thousand baht in the hole at least.
Not to mention your personal time spent, the fact that this is all worth nothing anywhere else in the world, that it will not get you a pay raise, that it does not include a teachers' license (that's separate) and that it will in no way enrich your knowledge of Thai culture or your teaching skills. Don't believe me? Read this.
Guess where I'll be when they insist on this scheme...That's right: I'll be on that very first plane full of teachers out of here. Can the last teacher please turn off the lights? Thank you.
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