Learning from Monkeys at the Monkey Training College, Surat Thani, Thailand

Title: Learning from Monkeys at the Monkey Training College, Surat Thani, Thailand
Writer: Rung Kaewdang
Translator: Washington P. Napitupulu
Publisher: Grasindo Widiasarana Indonesia
Year: 2002

When I was taking the teaching certification, this book was recommended by my lecturers.

It begins with the explanation of monkey and its history, the life of the common people in southern Thailand, and the introduction of a teacher named Somporn Saekwo – the owner of the Monkey Training College.

This book was recommended because it tells about the 4 stages of learning as well. Several teaching techniques are also discussed here, i.e. starting the teaching with love, learning by doing, moving from the easy parts to the difficult ones, teaching one by one, teachers as good friends for students, and how to make learning fun.