Is the training program on Thai Culture and Teacher Professional Code of Ethics necessary?
I would say yes BUT it should NOT be a requirement of securing a teaching license, and should NOT be a costly obligation of foreign teachers. Common sense tells us that its quite pathetic for an educated foreign applicant who is obviously presently living in Thailand not to KNOW and UNDERSTAND basic Thai culture. Hes an educator for Gods sake! Knowing a foreign countrys culture doesnt need to be a subject of any training program. Id say giving these foreign TEACHER applicants a list of dos and donts and probably a brochure called Thai Culture: An Introduction (just in case they are so dumb not to be aware of what is happening around them in Thailand) will do. And HOW, may I ask, will THAILANDS TEACHER COUNCILORS evaluate the foreign applicants? Will it be through their common practice of administering a 100-point multiple choice type of test? Will it be a series of demonstration on how to wai, wear traditional costumes, give and receive gifts or eat spicy food? Or will a simple certifi
