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What Teachers Say About Ben’s Books & Training
Honest feedback from language teachers who’ve spent time with Ben’s work.
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“You are Mr. Comprehensible Input! I wrote to Dr. Krashen right away after observing your classes at East High School, and he is pleased that I had met you and saw your classes. He told me that he respects you. When I went to class to teach this morning, I thought about you and your classes. You have taught me something very valuable about the method.”
Beniko Mason
“The work you are doing is important and clever.”
Stephen Krashen
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“Honestly, what you’ve written is about 5 times more advanced than what I had in my mind of what language teaching could be at its best!”
Robin Ann M.
“Your training, your methodologies, the curriculums you have created – especially the Triangle – and most importantly your mentorship have truly changed my life. Because of you, I feel deeply connected every day to children and to my ideals as a teacher. Your books offer teachers something rare and powerful: the freedom to use and adapt them with authenticity, in ways that truly reflect who they are.”
Karen t.
“Thank you for your books. They concretize the idea of Comprehensible Input in a way that Krashen never fully did. While his theory laid the foundation, your book shows teachers exactly how to implement CI in the classroom, and that’s been incredibly empowering.”
Sonia B.
“Your contribution to the revolution in language instruction and to my professional success and satisfaction is invaluable. Although I was trained in TPRS and practiced it for several years, I was never able to make it work. I truly believe that the approaches outlined in your three books are just what I need.”
Joey H.
“These books are a work of art and probably one of the most important books ever written on foreign language teaching. In terms of making the research come alive for real in the instructional process, I have found nothing better. Congratulations! ”
Sarah S.
“I am recommending your books to my colleagues. It is because of the step-by-step way in which you present the information – clear and concise and easy to follow.“
Laura A.
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OWI World and Saturday Trainings
“Your Saturday class explanations of how to simplify and streamline language education are exactly what I think teaching should be, as teachers have a strange tendency to want to overcomplicate everything.”
Abigail M.
“The Saturday classes have completely transformed my teaching. After almost 30 years, I am revitalized. I have eliminated vocabulary sheets and am teaching small stories and characters in context. It is sticking! Kids actually know the words, they are speaking in sentences, they know how to correct their own mistakes, and language is being used. It is fast-paced and doesn’t get boring. The kids are choosing what they want to learn, so it holds their attention. Also, the Saturday classes have introduced me to like-minded teachers that have now become friends and a support system that I rely on to help navigate our ridiculously outdated language education system.”
Nikki M.
“In my opinion, Ben’s books are the single most important books in language instruction today. I am doubly happy because I get to study them online with their author ever Saturday! After class on Saturday, I just go in and put what I learned into my classroom on Monday. I’m actually figuring CI out for real! If it were not for Ben’s Saturday classes, I surely would have changed professions by now.”
Christine M.
“Thanks to Ben’s Saturday trainings, I am well on my way towards developing a style of teaching that does not require silly daily planning and gives us our lives back. Thank you so much, Ben!”
John W.
“The opportunity to learn in this Zoom group is unique. Last week online I heard Dr. Krashen say that teaching languages that is not based on research cannot bring progress. When I see the teachers in the Zoom group in action, and listen to Ben’s explanations, THAT is progress.”
Marie S.
“Ben provides the most cutting-edge language teacher trainings that I know of. His ideas have the side-effect of drawing students to language learning vs. pushing them away from it, promoting their development and internal motivation of students through the strong SEL and DEI human-affirming pieces that are everywhere in his approach.“
Dana F.
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