The Thinking Stick

Nothing more to say.

Created by Benya Kraus 10th Grade Student at ISB and CEO of Kraus Productions…

Back from a week in Northern Thailand where I took twenty-one 10th and 11th grade students on a week long journey into manual labor, teaching, and self-reflection. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and the first order of business after arriving at the lodge was to disconnect. As promised I …

There are days like yesterday when everything comes together technologically that allows you to create some of the most amazing artifacts.

Yesterday The Thinking Chick (my wife) sat down at around 2 o’clock and started working on a video that she wanted to create about her recent Operation Smile trip …

Characteristics of Thai Visual Art:

For our Thai Teaching Certificate which all teachers at international schools must complete we were entertained by some puppet masters for our Art, Drama and Music module.

Buddha Art:
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(No, we’re not taking these in order)

Buddhism in Thailand…

No belief in a god that created the world
Buddhist believe do good things, be good person, and you will be rewarded
Experience enlightenment to break the cycle of birth, disease, death, rebirth
Teach patience and give consideration to everything

All new international teachers to Thailand must take 20 hours of class work to obtain a Thai Teaching certificate. Today was my first class and our assignment is to reflect on what we learned…..so here I go.

What did I learn today?

We had a great discussion about the Wai…