Moddy's blog: February 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Myth of the Valentine's Festival

It might not be too late to say, "Happy Valentine's Day" to all of you.

Since you might have now known, in Thailand, the Valentine's Day is considered, "a lost-vergin day", especially for teenagers. As a result, many people have stepped forward to announce to the people of Thailand that teenagers should carry condoms when going out with their partners. Some authorities even announced a curfew to ground teenagers, not allowing teenagers to go out after 10 p.m. Well, for me, these are just end protection, not first prevention.

There are so many ways to prevent the Valentine's mindset in Thailand, but I just want to point out one solution: family. If parents understand their child's nature and try to nurture them with love and support, the child will definitely understand the meaning of pure love. S/he will, therefore, learn how to show their love to their friends or partners more appropriately. Also, showing children what it is to be like if they have premature or unsafe sex can also teach them what is right or wrong. This should also come from family.

For me, the Valentine's day is not quite important at all if you are still with your family. You can make every day a Valentine's day, though.

What about you? What do you think about the Valentine's day?

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Similarities and differences between males and females

Please write your first paragraph on the topic "Similarities and differences between males and females" here...

Thursday, February 9, 2012

21st century skills in the Thai context

We are now stepping towards another era, which is called Gen 'D'; in other words, the digital age of the 21st century. One of the skills required to live in this era is 'computer literacy.' Well... I believe that many people are capable of sending emails, writing their documents on word processing and using social networking media. Also, they can use their smart phones to snap photos or shoot videos, and then they show their snapshots or clips on te Internet.

In the Thai context, teenagers are also using smart phones and tablets on every occasion. In my writing class, they use their dictionary apps to find unknown words, or google for more factual information on wiki. However, when it comes to assignments, I could not find my students on my Facebook or blogger at all. Well...what happened? Are they hopping somewhere on their social networking media or are they playing online games with their friends?

Can anyone find my students to respond to my blogs, please?