In addition, another issue came to mind. The interested participants, except for those from the initiating school, paid their own fees or were partially supported by their schools, and they spent five weekend-days to participate in the course. Such willingness supports the idea that school teachers inadequately get opportunities and support for professional development despite their interest in self-improvement in their chosen careers. Opportunities for them to attend seminars such as the annual Thailand TESOL conferences are rare. Each year, LITU finances more than fifteen teachers to participate in said conferences, both as presenters and attendees, while teachers in some schools sign up to show their desire to attend the conferences, but only a few from each school get both permission and financial assistance to do so (personal communication with three teachers from three secondary schools at a conference, January 2012).