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Education in high gear
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 09/03/2010
» Recently, Chanarong Luckshaniyanavin, president of the Pasanusorn group of schools (Pasanusornbangkae School and Pasanu-sornbangkae Commercial School), suggested that technology and cutting-edge teaching methodologies will improve students' learning curves.
Education for All, with love
Learningpost, Abigail Cuales Lanceta, Published on 09/03/2010
» Education chiefs of Southeast Asia meet to renew bonds and the commitment to provide education for all.
Thammasat optimises proactive education
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 09/03/2010
» Recently, over 1,600 students packed the ground floor of the Social Science Complex in the Rangsit campus of Thammasat University (TU). The students put up posters that described projects that they had designed on their own to help eliminate problems in Thai society. The posters were on display.
Adult learning styles
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 23/02/2010
» The more teachers of adult learners know about how students learn, the more effective we will be as teachers.
Which is it: 'It is I' or 'It is me'?
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 23/02/2010
» The grammar police caught US President Barack Obama improperly using the two English pronouns "I" and "me" in public speeches. Since his election, the president has been bluntly criticised by grammarian bloggers for using "I" instead of "me" in phrases like "a very personal decision for Michelle and I" , "the main disagreement between John and I" and "graciously invited Michelle and I".
Dare to teach, lead to learn
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 23/02/2010
» Over 500 English-language teachers from all over Thailand gathered at the 30th Annual Thailand Tesol International Conference from Jan 29 to 30 at the Twin Towers Hotel, Bangkok.
Lasting Friendships can be a tall order
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 21/02/2010
» I was having a solitary lunch last Tuesday with my dear friend Evil Neil when a phone call came out of the blue. A phone call on my cellphone, that is. Regular readers are cognizant of Neil, a helpless victim of corporate cellular phone advertising who changes his phone as often as we eat somtam, and who, with every new device, plasters Superglue between it and his ear so that it's permanently stuck to his head - hence my "solitary" lunch with him last Tuesday.
Students struggle amid economic strife
Learningpost, Published on 09/02/2010
» Since the economic crisis hit in 2008, many students have reported hardships, including an inability to repay their student loans and deep concerns over their future after graduation.