Just enroled our youngest in her new school.

Rice said:
It is a shame Nomad Steve is no longer with us. He could give a master class on this subject. What I remember him saying is that Surin has a staggering complicated hierarchy in getting kids into a school. Factors such as previous school rank, Who you know at the school. So on and so on. @FERRET you seemed to of forgot why you landed up moving to Pattaya in the first place. It was the onerous hierarchy at the first step.
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Yes @Rice, We or our kids were not welcomed at any Chinese dominated schools in Surin and, we were told that, Chinese studies were manditory.
f**k THAT. Our girls are Australian born and bred.
 
Rice said:
It is a shame Nomad Steve is no longer with us. He could give a master class on this subject. What I remember him saying is that Surin has a staggering complicated hierarchy in getting kids into a school. Factors such as previous school rank, Who you know at the school. So on and so on. @FERRET you seemed to of forgot why you landed up moving to Pattaya in the first place. It was the onerous hierarchy at the first step.
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My mother in law said the same thing, a few palms greased and all o.k. Niece is just starting school now, so no class rank, just a matter of who you know and who you grease…our concern is whether or not it is even worth it. A neighbor’s kid goes to public/government school and then gets tutored on the side. She was also getting English lessons (both parents are Thai) from age 3 on, at age 7 she is very conversent.
 
FERRET said:
Yes @Rice, We or our kids were not welcomed at any Chinese dominated schools in Surin and, we were told that, Chinese studies were manditory.
f**k THAT. Our girls are Australian born and bred.
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We were thinking it could be a good idea for our niece to learn Chinese as well as English to give her a better chance in the future.
 
A little something of what the youth has to face:
www.bangkokpost.com

When GDP no longer needs people

In traditional industrial models, rising gross domestic product used to go hand in hand with job creation. More production meant more workers and higher wages followed by increased consumption. But in the emerging post-labour economy, this link is breaking. Nations can now increase output not by...
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DaryDane said:
A little something of what the youth has to face:
www.bangkokpost.com

When GDP no longer needs people

In traditional industrial models, rising gross domestic product used to go hand in hand with job creation. More production meant more workers and higher wages followed by increased consumption. But in the emerging post-labour economy, this link is breaking. Nations can now increase output not by...
www.bangkokpost.com www.bangkokpost.com
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Not a good sign for today’s youth.
 
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