Be Like Chris: Reflect on the Challenges and Growth of Teaching in Thailand During Term 1 (2024)
It doesn’t seem like long ago I was chilling out on Koh Chang island, watching the world go by, and listening to the peaceful hum of the sea. It couldn’t last. Nor should it. If you were always on holiday, would it even be a holiday? The new school year always seems to roll around […]
Be Like Chris: Navigate the Future of Teaching in an Evolving Education Landscape
“I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.” – HAL 9000 The rise of the machines is well underway as we enter 2025. The above quote can be attributed to the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey from visionary director Stanley Kubrick. It tells the story of a small band of astronauts and scientists […]
Be Like Chris: Make Teaching in Thailand More Fun with BFITS—Join the Fantasy Premier League and Win Prizes
“Some people think Fantasy Football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.”– Chris Whearty It’s back! Just like that, and in what feels like record time, the English Premier League season is almost upon us again. This summer’s Club World Cup has shortened the break for […]
Be Like Chris: Help Students Shine During Exams While Teaching in Thailand
The Buzz of Exam Season in Thailand It’s mid-July, and there is a great feeling in the air as school is now back in full swing, and most of us, and our students, will be facing their Midterm Exams for Semester 1 in the coming days. A critical time and an excellent opportunity for all […]
Be Like Chris: Experience Thailand’s Mid-Year Holidays Through Tradition and Celebration
Hello and anybody who is reading this today is very welcome to my latest blog where I plan to touch on a number of things, from how the new school year is progressing to future plans and of course, as the blog title suggests, to some of the holidays during the early part of the […]
Be like Briony: Settle into Life in Thailand as a First-Time Teacher with BFITS
After 7 months of travelling around South East Asia, it was time for the BFITS Training in Bangkok, Thailand. My partner and I flew from Singapore with butterflies in our stomachs, neither of us having had much teaching experience. I taught in a summer school last summer, but I knew this would be a totally […]
Be Like Chris: Maximize Your BFITS Experience Beyond Teaching in Thailand
“The worst of all deception is self-deception.” – Plato I have been teaching in Thailand and with BFITS for over 3 years now. I started teaching at Buriram Pitthayakhom (BP) School as a Math teacher in the English Program on August 9th, 2021, and, except for a brief and disastrous sojourn in Vietnam, I have been in […]
Be Like Chris: Discover Travel Opportunities to the World While Living in Thailand (Part 4)
Welcome back to the final chapter of this #BFITSWeekendRead travel series. As a teacher in Thailand, I’ve been fortunate not only to build meaningful classroom experiences but also to explore a world of opportunities right at my doorstep. In Part 1, we explored Bangkok. In Part 2, we ventured across Thailand’s famous islands. In Part […]
Be Like Chris: Discover Travel Opportunities to the World While Living in Thailand (Part 3)
I’d like to welcome all of my fellow educators and travellers to the third part of my blog series regarding travel opportunities while residing in Thailand. Part one covered the nation’s capital and pre-eminent city, Bangkok, while part two focused mainly on the islands of Thailand, also mentioning some more of the main tourist areas. […]
Be Like Chris: Discover Travel Opportunities to the World While Living in Thailand (Part 2)
Thailand has over 1,000 islands, located in both the Gulf of Thailand and in the Andaman Sea. Because of the abundance of beautiful scenery, turquoise waters, and affordable accommodation available on these islands, travellers flock here in their millions each year, and in this blog, I will explore some of these islands along with other […]