A short video of my class

Yes, they really are that crazy.  In all fairness though, Thai kids are really competitive (in a good way) and a run and write gets everyone's blood going.  Turn down your speakers a bit before you watch this.

The kids are all screaming "lao lao."  This word means something like finished or already, so they're just telling the person at the board to hurry up.  Well, and they're yelling Teacha.  I hear that a lot.  My classes call me some combination of Mrs., Teacha and Bree.  It just depends on the class which one or two they pick and in what order.