Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
The Ms. is in BKK for a week of study on how to better teach their kids back in their schools.
She's a Thai language teacher with a "Masters" degree, not mathematics, science or history.
Today she sent me a pic of a quiz given them by the teacher with a PhD and they had two minutes to complete the three sections.
1. Correct this formula using 1 stroke. 5 + 5 + 5 = 550.
She reads a bit of English, but I doubt any of them there understood what was to be done.
2. Complete this sequence in a logical manner M T W T X X X
A bit easy but again, how many understood the directions? Sequence? Logical manner?
3. Write anything below..... with a blank space below the statement.
I'll give you a bit of time to figure them out, but remember they only had two minutes.
I cant understand the logic of this guy ( or his bosses) posing this to the group, which were ALL Thai language teachers.
Any thoughts?
She's a Thai language teacher with a "Masters" degree, not mathematics, science or history.
Today she sent me a pic of a quiz given them by the teacher with a PhD and they had two minutes to complete the three sections.
1. Correct this formula using 1 stroke. 5 + 5 + 5 = 550.
She reads a bit of English, but I doubt any of them there understood what was to be done.
2. Complete this sequence in a logical manner M T W T X X X
A bit easy but again, how many understood the directions? Sequence? Logical manner?
3. Write anything below..... with a blank space below the statement.
I'll give you a bit of time to figure them out, but remember they only had two minutes.
I cant understand the logic of this guy ( or his bosses) posing this to the group, which were ALL Thai language teachers.
Any thoughts?
The more hair I loose, the more head I get.
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
1.Draw a line on the plus sign from the left hand point to the top it will then read 545+5=550
2. F S S days of the week
3.write the word, "anything"in the space.
2. F S S days of the week
3.write the word, "anything"in the space.
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
I am neither Thai Nor a Thai language teacher...
Would you accept this as a solution 5 + 5 + 5 =/ 545 ( not equal ) ?
Would you accept this as a solution 5 + 5 + 5 =/ 545 ( not equal ) ?
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
fogeyes wrote:1.Draw a line on the plus sign from the left hand point to the top it will then read 545+5=550
2. F S S days of the week
3.write the word, "anything"in the space.
All correct if you did them in less than 2 minutes.
Problem is no one understood the directions.
Ms. wrote anything as directed and got a D, some wrote happy or some other "anything" but needless to say no one passed.
The more hair I loose, the more head I get.
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
Great answer if your putting the slash thru the equals sign, but doubt this guy would have accepted it, even done correctly.the-monk wrote:I am neither Thai Nor a Thai language teacher...
Would you accept this as a solution 5 + 5 + 5 =/ 545 ( not equal ) ?
Never thought of this one. =D> =D>
The more hair I loose, the more head I get.
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
Baht Man wrote:fogeyes wrote:1.Draw a line on the plus sign from the left hand point to the top it will then read 545+5=550
2. F S S days of the week
3.write the word, "anything"in the space.
All correct if you did them in less than 2 minutes.
Problem is no one understood the directions.
Ms. wrote anything as directed and got a D, some wrote happy or some other "anything" but needless to say no one passed.
Now go ask any Thai and see them scratch their head.
The more hair I loose, the more head I get.
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
I got them quite quick Baht Man but can see this as being of no use to the Thai people who were asked the questions.
A few smug farangs trying to be smart arses
A few smug farangs trying to be smart arses
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
Depends on the context of how and when it was given. I would use this just an ice breaker or something to get the audience attention and brain working since these are just brain teaser questions, unrelated to the subject.Baht Man wrote:The Ms. is in BKK for a week of study on how to better teach their kids back in their schools.
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I cant understand the logic of this guy ( or his bosses) posing this to the group, which were ALL Thai language teachers.
Any thoughts?
So what was the acceptable answer to "write anything"?Baht Man wrote:fogeyes wrote:Ms. wrote anything as directed and got a D,
UFF DA!
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
There is a second, more obvious answer to the problem. One simply draws a diagonal line through the "Equals" symbol to convert it to a symbol which means "is not equal to".
Symbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition
= equals sign equality
≠ not equal sign inequality
> strict inequality greater than
< strict inequality less than
My answer is probably one a mathematician would give. The other is just a trick, and a silly one at that.
Symbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition
= equals sign equality
≠ not equal sign inequality
> strict inequality greater than
< strict inequality less than
My answer is probably one a mathematician would give. The other is just a trick, and a silly one at that.
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
I would guess just about anything, as most wrote something there and got credit. But in the end, nobody passed.Jello wrote:Depends on the context of how and when it was given. I would use this just an ice breaker or something to get the audience attention and brain working since these are just brain teaser questions, unrelated to the subject.Baht Man wrote:The Ms. is in BKK for a week of study on how to better teach their kids back in their schools.
.....
I cant understand the logic of this guy ( or his bosses) posing this to the group, which were ALL Thai language teachers.
Any thoughts?
So what was the acceptable answer to "write anything"?Baht Man wrote:fogeyes wrote:Ms. wrote anything as directed and got a D,
The more hair I loose, the more head I get.
Falang PhD quizzing Thai teachers
So,was there a penalty for not passing?If not,why all the worry?English tests written by Thais cause more concern to students studying English....lol