Happy Ones
When we teach according to the standard of Communication and the research that says that Comprehensible Input is the way human beings acquire languages, we
Foreign Language Education – The Easy Way
Many of us never think much about the high number of kids that we end up confusing more than helping. The result of that confusion
A Message I Shared with Someone
We must push our profession forward right now. At stake is not just the self-esteem of millions of children (which the traditional ways of language
Then God Bless You
This is a repost from a few years ago: Most of us are fundamentally frightened of this entire process called comprehensible input. It is just too
It’s April!
For the last ten years of my career, in spring, thinking about the longevity of my career, I mentally shut down in March or April.
With Our Hearts
One of the biggest things that we miss in class, perhaps because we are teachers, is what the kids are seeing and experiencing as we
Teachers’ Jobs
This is a repost to remind us that we do too much. A PLC member sent these and I can't remember who it was to
We Are Not Tired – We Are Blocked
I hear comments about how teaching using CI can be exhausting. I don't agree with that position. It's about FLOW. (Search that category for more
Mission Statement
I think we should all write - and keep updating - a mission statement about why we do our work in the way we do.
Every Day Feels Like a Job Interview
In this repost, John Piazza describes a largely ignored aspect of our job, but one we make a priority here on the PLC. Here is