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Image of Jack Hutter in blue tshirt posing with three of his students in red sweaters and red plaid skirts: two girls to his left and one to his right.

Spring Fever Isn’t Just for the Kids

As the school year starts to wind down, teachers know all too well the restlessness that resides in our classrooms. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer...

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Image that ACE 33's Seamus Dougherty took of Notre Dame's campus from St. Joseph's Lake where you can see the Basilica and Main Building from the other side of the lake.

What Do You Seek?

"What do you seek?" Triumphant in my acceptance into ACE 33 and a growing understanding of my new community in Detroit, the question above stopped me in my tracks. For...

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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...