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Edu Card will be the next BIG launch. Where? Bangkok, Thailand of course! When? First half of 2015. Who? Now that's a great question. Students, teenagers, investors, educational professionals and you. What is it?  It's not any of these! It isn't anything like this. My best advice is for you to join or follow this blog so that when we're ready to tell you then you can be one of the first people to find out. If you're an investor then do not miss out on this one. Send us a message.  Edu Card

Apple Special Event January 2012 Apple is said to be announcing something on January 19th in New York City. They’ve already invited select media to cover the event, and the only official word is that it’s related to education. Other than that, it’s all rumors and speculation. There’s not much information out there, but there are leaks and little tidbits of information that come out here and there. Let’s take a look at what we do know about the special event, which happens Thursday at the Guggenheim museum. 1) It’s not for a new physical product Something to keep in mind about the upcoming announcement is that it’s not for a physical product. This means no iPad 3 and no Apple HDTV. Sorry, hopeful people. It’s not going to happen soon, and even if it did, it’s probably not set to happen in New York. That would likely be at Apple’s usual venue at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. That said, count out any sort of major announcement or even teases at future announcements. It’s ...

Give Teachers a Break by Student Centered Learning – Thailand Give Thai teachers good teacher training; a decent salary; and good working conditions. Above all give teachers credit and rewards for the work they are doing day in and day out with their students .

Sunday 04/09/2011 18:00 and I just finished making my rounds on the teacher sites here in Thailand.  Some of you will remember that a while back I started a discussion about this very same topic on one of the more popular websites. Oh ya and it did get a bit heated with some of the comments. Well I'm holding my own and I will get this heated up again. Out of 213 resumes 8 were for teachers 60-years old or older. That is a whopping 4%. The real sad part that gets me is these senior citizens know 100% for sure their own country/government schools would never hire them. So they decide to come here to Thailand to relax and retire but then they fall in love with a 24-year old woman who likes to drink and party all night long.  Well my friends guess what? The last time I look that stuff all cost money. Oh ya! So Mr. Senior Citizen must go out and find a job some how to keep Ms. Gig. This is where I like to draw the _____________________________________. If you are a foreigner a...