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Unleashed: Pawsible dangers of dog vs. dog
Unleashed: Pawsible dangers of dog vs. dog
Last week we had a quick look at the common misunderstandings between canines and humans and how OUR responses can indeed be the triggers. However, whilst it’s one thing to get you to change your behaviour, it’s quite another to get your dog to do the same. A better understanding of our canine friends can go a long way to making the difference between an enjoyable walk down the beach, and fearing to go in the first place!
Education Corner: A less specialised curriculum can better equip students for the future
Education Corner: A less specialised curriculum can better equip students for the future
As counsellors, we always receive questions from students on how to prepare for university and a career. In spite of compelling pitches to “be the explorer,” students are choosing to narrow their focus and to place emphasis on a possible career. While accurate vocabulary for the next generation of jobs is always evolving, employers are precise: employees who are the most agile are also the most valuable. The global workforce values people who can write and solve problems, who are creative, flexible and critical thinkers, who are multicultural, adaptable, technologically able and ethical, all in one. Our observations, from many career fairs, is that success is rarely the result of a consistent trajectory or focus. Therefore, we suggest to study broadly, choose subjects that challenge and require different skills. Resist the temptation to skip the arts or the traditional humanities. Modern executives and engineers will approach problems by integrating domains and they will weather uncomfortable challenges to find new solutions. Creative innovators, able to draw from a wide array of knowledge and experience, will be the small and great leaders of our time. It’s not just us! Recently, the McKinsey and Financial Times Book of the Year, ‘Range’ by British author, David Epstein, argues persuasively for breadth, and cautions against early, single-minded specialisation. Specialisation, he argues, is useful in rigid situations where learners must master a narrow set of patterns, and feedback is quick and accurate. Generalists, research suggests, are better suited to work in more challenging environments where trends are more difficult to discern, and the feedback is unreliable or inaccurate. Many professionals credit a broad range of subjects in school and unusual life experiences for their ability to persist through challenges. How does a student prepare for a dynamic future that requires agility? Possibly, by not doing the obvious. Doubling-down on a single preparation at the expense of Arts and Humanities is a missed opportunity to create a treasure chest of knowledge. Students in Phuket are fortunate. The location offers impressive, unique life experiences. Society needs people who can combine expertise, doctors of the ocean or physicians for social-justice. Tourism, too, searches for new combinations. Soon, the carbon footprints of every traveller might be mapped and stored in databases. The conscientious vacationer might use a data engineer of geography to ask, ‘Where shall I go next?’ The most respected schools in the world aggregate the disciplines, requiring students to study multiple disciplines; science, language, literature, technology, the arts, the humanities, and maths. School curriculums, like the IGCSE, and the IB, provide for students to take advantage of this philosophy. Our advice is to explore and don’t leave anything out! Casey Nolen Jackson and Jacqui Brelsford are the two University Counsellors at British International School, Phuket - BISP. For more information, visit them at www.bisphuket.ac.th
Phuket youth sailors to contest 2020 O’pen Skiff World Championship in Italy
Phuket youth sailors to contest 2020 O’pen Skiff World Championship in Italy
SAILING: Three Phuket Yacht Club (PYC) youth sailors, Zac Duncanson, Luan Heitmann and Michael Beckett have registered and will be competing in the 2020 O’pen Skiff World Championship, scheduled for July 12-18 in the Mediterranean waters of Sardinia, Italy.
Hundreds rally for justice at Thammasat
Hundreds rally for justice at Thammasat
THAILAND: Hundreds of people gathered at the Tha Prachan campus of Thammasat University last night (Feb 22) to demand a return of justice in the country following the dissolution of the Future Forward Party.
Phuket Opinion: Bangkok says so
Phuket Opinion: Bangkok says so
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew deserves some credit for going public with an explanation of why the mandatory daily updates on the Wuhan coronavirus situation in Phuket suddenly went silent on actual information last week.
Brake failure as truck crashes into Kata minimart
Brake failure as truck crashes into Kata minimart
PHUKET: Faulty brakes are to blame for a heavy accident that occurred earlier today (Feb 22) in Kata where a truck crashed into a Family Mart store.
American shoplifter charged for stealing B43k of luxury wallets
American shoplifter charged for stealing B43k of luxury wallets
PHUKET: A 21-year-old American tourist has been charged with theft after he stole luxury brand name wallets valued at more than B43,040 from a store at Central Floresta shopping mall, Wichit Police have reported.
The Oscars were an Inhuman Miss
The Oscars were an Inhuman Miss
The red carpets have been rolled away and the gowns are back on their hangers. The Academy Awards are won and done for another year, and while film journalists right around the world have dissected and discussed every winner, every nomination there is something that has become crystal clear in the wash-up, this year might be the year where the Oscars finally see a change occur that is long overdue.
Farrell v Farrell as England try to deny Ireland a Grand Slam
Farrell v Farrell as England try to deny Ireland a Grand Slam
RUGBY: Owen Farrell will attempt to end the Grand Slam hopes of father Andy when England face Ireland in the Six Nations.
Budget requested for phase two of Phuket Town Flood Prevention project
Budget requested for phase two of Phuket Town Flood Prevention project
PHUKET: Authorities have requested an additional budget from the government to allow work to commence on the second phase of the Phuket Town Flood Prevention project.
Electricity outage to hit Mai Khao
Electricity outage to hit Mai Khao
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Maikhao on Tuesday (Feb 25) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
The History of Phuket: The social fabric of early Phuket
The History of Phuket: The social fabric of early Phuket
Prostitution and the availability of slave women for sale meant that sex workers were never a thriving business in Phuket until later in the 19th century when thousands of single Chinese male “coolies” arrived to work in the tin mines.
Phuket calls for prompt government support over COVID-19 fallout
Phuket calls for prompt government support over COVID-19 fallout
PHUKET: The Phuket Chamber of Commerce has appealed to the government in Bangkok for prompt and decisive action as it fears the devastating impact the China coronavirus COVID-19 is having on the island could decimate tourist numbers.
Govt steps up virus testing
Govt steps up virus testing
THAILAND: The Ministry of Public Health has tightened screening criteria for people in eight provinces popular with Chinese tourists after the number of COVID-19 cases in Thailand changed little over the past week.
China World Cup qualifiers moved to Thailand but fans barred
China World Cup qualifiers moved to Thailand but fans barred
FOOTBALL: China will play their 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against the Maldives and Guam behind closed doors in Thailand because of the coronavirus, the Chinese Football Association said yesterday (Feb 21).
Headmaster pleads guilty to murders
Headmaster pleads guilty to murders
THAILAND: A former school headmaster pleaded guilty to charges of multiple murder in the armed robbery of a gold shop in Lop Buri province on Jan 9, at a hearing in the Criminal Court yesterday.
China virus cases drop as foreign fears rise
China virus cases drop as foreign fears rise
WORLD: Fears mounted today (Feb 22) over the rise of new cases and fatalities outside China from the new coronavirus outbreak, as the World Health Organization warned of a shrinking window to stem the spread of the deadly disease.
Lovers eternally bound remain in the heart of Phuket forever -The Sarasin Bridge of Love Remembered
Lovers eternally bound remain in the heart of Phuket forever -The Sarasin Bridge of Love Remembered
Every day, people come and go from Phuket to Phang Nga, looking over at the old Sarasin Bridge, having no idea the significance it holds in Thai folklore. Live here for a substantial amount of time and the legend of “Saphan Rak Sarasin” will be as well known to you as it is among Thais.
Worst yet to come: Wuhan flu fallout to cost Phuket B9bn in March, says PSU expert
Worst yet to come: Wuhan flu fallout to cost Phuket B9bn in March, says PSU expert
PHUKET: The fallout from the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus may cost Phuket’s tourism industry up to B32 billion by the time the industry starts to recover, experts revealed this week – and that is if the spread of the virus starts to be contained by April.
Mendes connections allow Wolves to dream again
Mendes connections allow Wolves to dream again
FOOTBALL: Wolverhampton Wanderers have only sporadically enjoyed European football since their golden era in the 1950s, but a controversial connection with Portuguese super-agent Jorge Mendes has made them a force to be reckoned with again.