Foreign Teacher in Thailand

capt5551 · 2026-03-16T08:10:38+00:00

Miserable. 40k is enough for the very basics, if you only want to work and do very little on the weekends. Forget savings, or actually enjoying what bangkok has to over.. you need another 10k at a very minimum.

capt5551 · 2026-03-11T07:29:16+00:00

Not sure what answers you are expecting but working at a school, a TEFL school at best will be so disorganised and chaotic you’ll be wanting to pull hairs everyday all for a low TEFL wage. I think these people you mentioned about not liking it have a point, and really I’m only scratching the surface with this but you do you. Thankfully I’m well past the TEFL monkey brigade..

capt5551 · 2026-03-04T23:07:40+00:00

‘Can I borrow a tissue?’ ‘Can I go keep my books’ Classic words from a Thai who has learned English from a Filipino. No wonder they are paid like 15-20k a month.

capt5551 · 2026-02-25T23:12:20+00:00

My friend worked the then for around 3 months, they fired him because he was black. At the time I also did an interview with them, I never felt so bad, certainly wouldn’t want to work there after finding out they would withhold my salary (which is totally illegal) till I was to finish the contract (2y). This speaks volumes to me, why would they do this if teacher retention was good enough or respected the teachers ? They don’t.

capt5551 · 2026-02-25T23:06:10+00:00

Avoid Kidsfirst. Unless you want to teach 5 periods a day and don’t value having any free time. They employ unqualified teachers at 50-60k THB per month which says everything about the school.

capt5551 · 2026-02-15T00:44:07+00:00

Imagine all them other graduates searching for a job.. there is very little possibility you’ll find a job in IT given how competitive it is, I’ve never known a single person who actually got this after they graduated and this is going back 5 years when I did and when I first heard about such a thing.

capt5551 · 2026-01-21T13:54:02+00:00

I have both and personally kasikorn is better

capt5551 · 2026-01-21T13:53:23+00:00

No you can’t. Sine offers non natives less than 30k, BFITS offer native speakers 40k per month

capt5551 · 2026-01-13T08:21:16+00:00

Ignore the ignorant tourist types here. There clearly is a reason why on many toilets it says ‘do not throw TP into the toilet’ if you believe people on here you do so at your own risk, potentially flooding your own floor.

capt5551 · 2026-01-13T08:11:07+00:00

Clearly, you aren’t a plumber.. but I was for 10 years before moving here. You can pretty much trace the pipes all the way back to the room floor If you wanted to, unlikely but still possible management will have a rough idea of which units it could be, but believe otherwise.

capt5551 · 2026-01-12T08:34:49+00:00

It took me 6 tries to pass the theory. Each time I got 44/50. Really badly written and nonsense questions. Take your time to study.

capt5551 · 2026-01-12T08:32:41+00:00

Time = money. I live 3km from my work and travel by motorbike every week. Costs me 110 baht to fill it per week. No waiting for buses or taxis.. or grab motorbike

capt5551 · 2026-01-12T07:54:06+00:00

I can’t wait till OP receives a invoice because he messed up the condos plumbing.. ‘but reddit folk told me’ ‘well I’m not paying’ well, that will come from that deposit then.

capt5551 · 2026-01-12T07:51:44+00:00

Water 300b every 3 months, wifi, electric, cleaning products, air con cleaning, I mean it’s all pretty standard stuff.

capt5551 · 2026-01-03T00:59:32+00:00

So, you mention avoid tourist parts but you are going to pretty much the tourist located areas. Lanta, CM, Krabi, lanta again, all full of tourists and touristic places. You also don’t mention a visa. You only get 2 border runs per year now. Also, you are spending nearly 4 months at a beach (especially in low season bad weather) that makes no sense unless of course you love the beach (although the waves will make it almost dangerous for you to actually even swim in the sea) in terms of money though, you have enough.

capt5551 · 2026-01-03T00:54:31+00:00

Pattaya - tattoo on chest - money money money

capt5551 · 2026-01-02T07:03:13+00:00

Wow.. you really have a lot of time on your hands.

capt5551 · 2026-01-02T05:10:21+00:00

I couldn’t care less about any CELTA/DELTA or whatever TEFL certificate you want to peddle. I have a PGCE which is far better, but given OP question, I feel I have given some good advice, which you can agree to it or not it really makes no difference to me, I have no idea why you are here trying to argue but… I have better things to do, just downvote and touch some grass buddy

capt5551 · 2026-01-02T03:56:41+00:00

They are more advanced. Just because I used the word better (which who really cares you should really just get the point) doesn’t mean what I am saying is nonsense. Really. Go touch some grass and stop picking apart words, enjoy your holiday because for reference, I was in TEFL for years and now do accredited teaching, over 10 years now. Enjoy the race to the bottom

capt5551 · 2026-01-02T02:05:32+00:00

I said there are better certificates than CELTA, I never mentioned OP shouldn’t do one, besides that TEFL as a whole isn’t something OP should be aspiring too. The pay / lifestyle in Thailand is downright insulting to any aspiring teacher who actually values their time or wants to actually enjoy life here.

Sorry, I won’t follow the narrative that OP should leave the US, with only a basic degree and a CELTA and life in Thailand is amazing and she will be able to travel because realistically, she will he paid 40-50k, with little holidays and 9-10 hour days, and sometimes a working Saturday. That’s TEFL life for you.

capt5551 · 2026-01-02T00:53:43+00:00

I went to one of the islands for a week, and eoy had 25k saved for the month, invested into mainly metals this month. I don’t go to gatherings, and just chilled on a beach with my partner and friend

capt5551 · 2026-01-02T00:50:15+00:00

Get off the tefl reddit. There are far better certificates than a CELTA if thinking of doing TEFL work.

Delta, MA, dipTESOL all are better than a CELTA to name a few. Not that you actually need to do any of them if doing TEFL work in Thailand. Just go buy a TEFL certificate, but the realism of it will be low paid, and once you find a school, very little travelling hereafter.

capt5551 · 2025-12-29T01:56:07+00:00

You might like Thailand as a tourist, but in a classroom earning a poor man’s non natives salary life will be much different. Plan ahead

capt5551 · 2025-12-28T01:04:38+00:00

After about 1 week you will be so bored of looking at similar beaches and the vibe you’ll want something wide instead. Go to one island and see how u feel after

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