Being a teacher in Korea previously, I always thought that Koreans had problems with conversational English; but Thai students' abilities paled in comparison. And we're talking about those in the English intensive program, supposedly the smartest. Something clearly needs to be done. The only saving grace is that the students weren't necessarily the best. Why? Well, their mother and father gave the administration extra money. Students were not necessarily in the program based on talent, but the earning power of their parents. And if the pupils did not come to class or do their work? That's because a foreigner cannot fail anyone! Based on what I've heard from others, the same goes on in their schools. It seems the whole public school system has this problem. There is something wrong when students who never show up to class or do the work still end up passing.