Hi everyone! I was an avid reader of the blog before it became private, and just recently have gotten reconnected. I cannot begin to explain how much I have needed to be back here, as I have found myself drifting back to the old ineffective methods due to pressure from students & parents who fail to understand the value of CI instruction. I have been teaching French at Monroe High School in Monroe Michigan for 16 years now. I discovered TPRS after attending one of Blaine’s seminars years ago (not sure how many…10 or so??). I turned a colleague of mine onto the method & we declared ourselves to be a CI dept. ever since–even though we both have strayed from it at times. I am trying to get my whole dept. on here bc I know how much it’s been helping me to stay on track lately. I have attended many TPRS workshops over the years (Gaab, Rowan, Forward, Blaine at least 3 times, Susie Gross), & feel like I’ve learned so much from all of them, but nothing has compared to what I’m able to learn from all of you here–so thanks & I’m looking forward to interacting more with all of you in the future.
