A much clearer version of my response to the Economist’s ode to systematic, explicit phonics. Clearly, the writer(s) of the Economist article did not read primary sources schoolsmatter.info/2021/07/do-ame…

"grit and self-discipline predict educational attainment just as well as, if not better than, IQ." [Confessions of a Late Bloomer | Psychology Today] goo.gl/qqw7D

Going to do a live stream crosstalk with Khruu Riam about her new Thai immersion channel 8:30am Saturday July 24th Thai time. The link is here: youtu.be/mZ9xFWolw9o

If you're interested in learning mandarin with a full immersion method, check out this new YouTube channel! You Can Chinese! youtube.com/channel/UCvaxi… Comprehensible Thai: Learn Thai in Thai!

By all means, become an addict. But with a twist: get addicted to good things. Get addicted to constructive things.

Position is temporary. Direction is destiny.

"I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. George Bernard Shaw

Bad habits are the number one obstacle advanced learners face when improving their output. When you've said something 20 times, it's going to feel natural/correct to you subjectively, regardless of how it sounds to a native. That's why early output can cause long term damage.

How can I learn Thai in Thai with no translation using automatic language growth? Comprehensible Thai is here for you... youtube.com/watch?v=CTRi4O…

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Check out these new lessons by Kruu Arty and Kruu Riam! youtube.com/watch?v=mX0_io…

The channel layout has been made more user-friendly. Please check it out and enjoy! youtube.com/channel/UCWBek…

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The order and contents of the theory channel have been optimized. It is now about 5,000% better, so please do check it out: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Just started a Facebook group dedicated to learning Thai via immersion (any method). Everyone who is learning or teaching Thai via immersion is invited! 😊🙏 facebook.com/groups/3652880…

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing David Long, during which something that I have been thinking about for some time now suddenly became clear to me. That is a handful of traits that ALG style language acquisition both requires of students and develops in students:

Thank you so much to David Long of ALG Thai Online for generously agreeing to share his very busy and valuable time today with me and all of us Immersion Warriors on the way to natural fluency! Thanks again for sharing your wisdom and experience! 😊🙏 youtu.be/5yhIM2Vt-Cc?t=1