Hi James,

My name is Brent, and I have been teaching at Sri Thammarat Suksa for the past 2.5 years. I have really enjoyed it. The negative reviews you are reading come from one source: a very disgruntled former teacher named Greg, who was asked to leave after repeatedly screaming at students and mocking their Buddhist beliefs (though this school is Christian, all beliefs must be respected). He runs one of the major websites, and continually deletes any positive posts that other teachers write. He also writes negative reviews under many different names. I am sure you can see why someone like him was asked to leave. For my part, I have found Sri Thammarat Suksa to be a great place. My first year and a half here were perfect, and although the past year hasn't been quite as great (due to a new and inexperienced Thai boss), overall it is still a good place, and I am sad to leave.

What strange policies are you referring to? I am just curious. No place is perfect, and I do have a few small complaints about our school (the work day is a bit long, but then again our salary is very good), but I am wondering what policies would strike you as "strange". Please feel free to email me if you have any questions, I would be happy to help you out in any way I can:-) I can also give you the email addresses of other teachers, if you would like to talk to them. Take care and good luck in making a decision!

-Brent Smith
Matayolm English Program
Sri Thammarat Suksa School
Nakhon Si Thammarat, NST
Thailand 80000