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I love teaching religion. When I learned I would be teaching religion in a 5th-grade classroom with a majority of non-Catholic students, I wondered what it would be like. My...

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Mi Casa Es Su Casa

HEY READERS, this is ACE Brownsville, welcome to our crib! To introduce myself, I am your host, Maddie Schlehuber, and here in ACE Brownsville, we live in a charming home...

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A Tiny Gesture, A Giant Result

As teachers, we spend our time building up our students' confidence. Sometimes, a simple act can have the biggest impact. "I don't need any help, Mr. Wilde." Stepping back to...

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What Will My Students Remember?

It seems to me that it is an English teacher's job (and in fact, his or her privilege) to facilitate connections-not just within and among books, but between books and...

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When Passing Notes Is a Good Thing

In innocently reminding me of my imperfections, from in-quiz typos to the belt I forgot to wear, my students help me focus on what matters most. Education is a wildfire...

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15-Hour Work Days I'd Never Pass Up

Hours of dedicated preparation and masterfully enacted lesson plans seem perfect formulas to yield tangible student success, but it is in the simple, unplanned moments that I know God works...

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Slowly and All at Once

"Living in community transforms you slowly and all at once. It is a transformation that no picture will ever be able to capture, but my ACE Brownsville community photo comes...