I am Ernest Woodford, Director of the Brewster TESOL Institute. Lest anybody be under the mistaken impression that the foregoing dilatory allegations have driven us underground, let me assure you we are still alive, well, and fully operational. Before addressing Mr. Duke’s claims below I’d first like to inform the TESOL community of our new location at www.tesol-tefl-tesl.indo.bz and invite you to see the site for yourselves. The new site is still under construction, though it is fully linked to our original site at http://tesol1.tripod.com.

The reason we are changing domain names is not to escape any of this publicity (We have nothing to fear or hide), but simply because we have changed hosts to serve you better, but the domain of tesol1.net is still locked with the previous hosts. Within a few months it will become available again and we hope to reclaim it.

I would also like to cite 2 testimonials from recent graduates to bring this entire matter into balance and perspective.

Honestly I never thought that in 120 hours I could go from not knowing the first thing about teaching English (besides speaking it!) to feeling comfortable knowing what to teach and how to teach it in front of a group of students. I am really amazed at how much the course helped me. Plus, it was immediately accepted everywhere I went to get a job. I am now working in a very prestigious company here in Chile, and making good money to boot. I have just referred your program to a friend who is interested in teaching English in Eastern Europe. – Jacki, in Chile

I say simply this...
Want to get a personal opinion from a past student, whom was just as lost as you are right now???
Well, just ask me.
I will tell you how it is, the TRUTH. I am not into Lying or Jerking anyone around ...
... be it Good, Bad and GREAT.
Which this was GREAT to EXCELLENT for me and I suspect from anyone wanting this certificate and to LEARN Something.

I already did the work and I did was searching all over. Online and Offline for a few months.
I had all the same Questions I know you have:
- WAY High Prices all over online,
- But something so affordable is it good?
- Worried if I bought a course then what,
- Maybe I could not get a job,
- Maybe the qualification is not accepted where I want to go,
- It might not be accepted - Period,
- Not Sure About Much of ANYTHING...
Well, I did my Home Work. It took me some time.
Even saw FAKE Degrees, YUP Fake, real degrees that cost 4x's as the real course here. AND FAKE IS FAKE. But to charge 4x's the amount for a piece of paper and NO REAL DEGREE and KNOWLEDGE.

I decided to try The William Brewster Program,

I even went all out and got me that High Dollar Degree. Mind you, any other online cert would cost you at least 5x to 10x's more than Brewster. No Joke.

I checked before I purchased it and it was accepted at several places I was interested in. Never heard it was not from anyone yet, either. So the certificate is accepted by ALL places that I know of.

Well, I am totally SOLD HERE.
I was Lucky to have time taken [by the tutor] to answer, my seeming silly questions I had and kept in touch and guided me.
I LEARNED SOMETHING, too. That is Worth the Price of ADMISSION, so to speak.
The course is Very Fair. Not to overly hard, but I consider myself to be pretty bright and I was very challenged. It was also a very fair, even well done set of courses, in every way. Like I said I learned something, that I will take with me into ever class.
You do the Work, Make the Commitment and Follow Through and you will walk with the confidence, knowledge and DIPLOMA to TRAVEL EVERYWHERE.
Personally, I am considering moving to China in the next few years if all keeps going as planned. Something I could have only Dreamed of, and I did.
This Chance and this certificate has given me a life, great pay, wonderful perks and a great new life with many great new friends worldwide.
The William Brewster Program has been a blessing for me and the price is unbeatable for all you get with it. REAL TRAINING and EDUCATION.
ENJOY ALL. Feel Free to ask me anything. I am a REAL STUDENT and HATE BS and GAMES, so I Promise to give you the real scoop.
Ciao and Peace - out
* May I suggest, get a email pal or 2 and help tutor them online via email or live voice chat. It helped me to gain even more confidence and experience in the begining. – Dyana, in Ohio

The foregoing are real testimonials and have not been solicited, compensated, nor remunerated in any way.

Firstly I would like to thank Mr. Duke for bringing the issues that needed updated on the FAQ section of our site to our attention. Please view the updated version at if there are any questions.

I would like to clarify on no uncertain terms that any continued mention of paypal on our part was a mere oversight (I will shortly have a merchant review posted on a website; I’ll post the url details later) You may also see independent reviews of paypal’s business practices at http://paypalwarning.com and http://paypalsucks.com .

We have also discontinued our services with paypay to bring you several safe, convenient, reliable and buyer-friendly services, which can be viewed at
We are adding as many payment options as possible for your protection and convenience, though Google checkout remains our processor of choice at the moment due to the extraordinary degree of convenience and buyer security/protection they offer. We urge you to go to our alternative payment options page at http://tesol1.tripod.com/online_onsite_tesol_tefl_tesl_alternate_payments.html and check each company individually to see what their policies are.

Paypay may have temporarily suspended our account as cited in Mr. Dukes allegations, but we have informed them on no uncertain terms that we have no interest whatsoever in continuing their services. As Mr. Duke has already stated, the service offers no credit card processing, which is generally a lose-lose situation for merchants and buyers.

Moreover, they did not offer dispute resolution, but simply and arbitrarily closed our account without any attempt at an objective review and arbitration. Is there a merchant alive that would continue to risk doing business under those conditions?

Don’t get me wrong. I am all in favor of objective dispute resolutions. Both merchants and buyers require this to feel safe and comfortable doing business online, therefore the entire multi-billion dollar industry depends on these checks and balances for its very existence and viability. We at Brewster actually PREFER to do business with a system that allows for dispute resolution (It is much safer for the buyers), which is why we have included so many payment options that do. (There are also very few dispute resolution boards that would have found in favor of the above case)

Regarding the libelous assumption (folks remember what happens when you assume?) that we have prior history of buyer issues with Paypay, this is completely spurious and unfounded, and the fact is that Mr. Duke’s case is an isolated incident.

The reason we did not offer credit card processing at the time of Mr. Duke’s enrollment is that we had just discontinued utilizing paypal’s services due to an ongoing dispute. We were still in the process of evaluating and registering for satisfactory programs.

I also would like to apologize to any who may have had difficulties with a full mailbox that week. Rest assured that was an isolated incident. We have now switched hosts to serve you better, and our new email addresses are:

admin@tesol-tefl-tesl.indo.bz, enrollments@tesol-tefl-tesl.indo.bz, inquiries@tesol-tefl-tesl.indo.bz, advertising@tesol-tefl-tesl-indo.bz, and tutor@tesol-tefl-tesl.indo.bz (enrollees only, please) alumni@tesol-tefl-tesl.indo.bz, (alumni only, please) and director@tesol-tefl-tesl.indo.bz, my personal mailbox for official business. Should this system be temporarily out of service we are alternately available at brewster_tesol@yahoo.com Please be advised, however, of our zero tolerance spam policy. We have made this information available to assist you; please do not abuse the system.

I might also add that the entire issue of being dissatisfied with the materials is absolutely ludicrous. The first two modules appear in their entirety on our free course at http://tesol1.tripod.com/free_online_tesol_tefl_tesl_course.html so enrollees have the opportunity to thoroughly peruse these modules before enrolling in a course. More modules will be added to the free course by early 2007 for even further transparency. Several enrollees have actually told me that their viewing of the course modules in the free course area was what prompted them to enroll.

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