• LEARNING

  Artistic thoughts

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 26/01/2010

  » At an auditorium at the Thailand Creative & Design Centre (TCDC), a painting of the smiling face of a man encircled by roses was shown to the audience. Philip Yenawine, the speaker of the day, asked his audience to take a moment to look at the picture, and then he posed the following question: "What is going on in this picture?"

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  A learning organisation

  Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 09/02/2010

  » After reading an article in an International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language ELT (English Language Teaching) management and special interest group newsletter, written by George Pickering, an established English language coach and trainer, I am left wondering whether the idea of a "learning organisation" can work in Thailand.

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  Victorious football managers

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 23/02/2010

  » After months of successfully completing challenging tasks, the "Fish 'n Ship" team from Assumption College Sriracha, ultimately snatched the trophy for the first time in "The Pitch" challenge earlier this month.

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  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.

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  More than meets the eye

  Learningpost, Edward Roy Krishnan, PHD, Published on 09/03/2010

  » One may express amusement at the thought of the existence of a true correlation between physical appearance and/or demeanour and a student's academic achievement. While it lacks sufficient empirical evidence, the claim may hold some truth. Good-looking students do perform better at school, and conversely, students who underperform are often untidy and "poorly maintained".

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  Immersion in English

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 23/03/2010

  » Currently, numerous parents are in search of institutions that can raise student competency in the English language as well as engross them in Thai culture. If international schools are not to their liking, they may well find that the Lertlah schools (LS), which have won much praise from Thailand's Ministry of Education for being a model English-programme school consortium, is an attractive option.

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  Real-time feedback

  Learningpost, Edward Roy Krishnan, PHD, Published on 06/04/2010

  » One of the major weaknesses of teaching is often the lack of time during instruction to effectively check how well students are learning the lesson being taught. Hence, a teacher could teach a lesson for a full period and not know how much learning had taken place.

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  Studying abroad? Take a look at Malaysia

  Mylife, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 22/04/2010

  » When the opportunity to study abroad comes along, the majority of Thai students usually aim for the US or Europe.

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  More than just kicking around

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010

  » After over an hour of intense competition, "Team-KMUTT", representing King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), snatched first place at the inaugural "Thailand Humanoid Robot Soccer Championship". The team won a 200,000-baht cash prize and will be representing Thailand at the RoboCup Soccer Humanoid League, which is part of RoboCup 2010, in Singapore in June.

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  The trendy sushi business

  Mylife, Sorawich Sontijirawong, Published on 13/05/2010

  » Saovaroj Kitikanchana, aka Lek, is a real sushi lover. In the old days, she often visited her Japanese friend at home for dinner. And every time, there was a sushi dish.

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