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Ask for help > CORRUPTION WITHIN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM? THAILAND/AMERICA
CORRUPTION WITHIN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM? THAILAND/AMERICA
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Redbull
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CORRUPTION WITHIN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM? THAILAND/AMERICA
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Today I have just had the heartbreaking news that one of my top students who is always getting top grades and loves to communicate in English has just heard that he hasn �t passed the test for going to America as an exchange student.
Last week he went for an interview and myself along with other English teachers helped him prepare for his interview and how to answer all of the questions that may be put to him at the interview stage.
Well he came back full of happiness and was sure he did better than just well in the interview. He said the interviewer was pleased with the way he answered all of the questions and that he had passed with flying colours and that on Monday he would find out the results of his interview. Come today,Monday he had heard the bad news that he didn �t pass the interview...! much to my and all the English teachers surprise.
And what makes this decision worse than it already is, is the fact that some of the other students that I know went to the same interview but have a grade D standardised test results not like the boy Wit who hasn �t passed and has a grade A or B result in any of the tests given to him.
these other students have passed only by way of paying for their entry into the system that I feel is very much a shitty way to handle cases by means of paying for it as to being very well educated and loves the English but can �t pay for their entry like the rich can....! :(
My question is has any of the teachers on this website come across something very much like I have just experienced and how did you feel? or handle the situation?.
I don �t want to give up on this wonderful student who is very gifted with English and would like to ask anyone here is there anything I could do to make this boys "GOAL" to study in America who loves the MLB American League and would love to play for a school that would somehow except him into a scholarship, he is 16 years of age and the parents do have the money for him to travel and start schooling for one year in America.
So is there anyone from America who could help with this message?
Your thoughts and information wouldn �t go unnoticed and without reserve or reservation.
Please help this poor kid....! to full-fill his ambitions and goals in life.
Thanks redbull gives you wings you know .
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23 Jul 2012
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juliag
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Hi there Redbull,
It is a shame indeed that such blatant preferential treatment of those with the money to pay does in fact still occur in many places around the world.
I have never heard of anything like this here, but do feel terribly sorry for your student and so wanted to answer your post.
It seems most unfair.
I wonder if he could try for a scholarship to study abroad? I believe in the case of scholarships the education fees are covered and it certainly sounds like his English would give him at least a chance of success.
I hope some of are friends in the U.S. have some other suggestions for you, too.
Don �t loose heart and keep giving him lots of chances to practice his English.
Julia
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23 Jul 2012
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