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Struggle Like Your Students

“It’s a whole body thing. Your shot should be one fluid motion.” “Follow through. Hold your hand up after you release the ball.” “Again.” While preparing for a beloved tradition...

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A Letter to My Future ACE Teachers

A letter to my future ACE teachers: “I think I’ve made a grave mistake.” This was a sentence I wrote on a teal post-it, tacked to the cork board of...

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Trust Now, and Teach

One year ago, I was restless, paralyzed by the expansive possibilities of my own uncertain future. Today, I am still restless, but empowered with the 61 uncharted futures of my...

"Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Hurts"

"I wondered how I would create a home with my students. It took months of soldiering on with my head down before I finally looked up and I saw beauty...

Meet ACE's Newest Blogger: Chelsey Ramos

As a student at the University of Notre Dame, I majored in English and Latino Studies. I participated in MEChA and Mentorship while working at the Irish Ink Caf√©, Julian...

Meet ACE's Newest Blogger: Iona Hughan

Born and raised in San Francisco, I left home at 13 to attend a unique boarding high school in Southern California, after which I found my way to the University...

Meet ACE's Newest Blogger: Kevin Casey

I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, but attended the University of Notre Dame for my undergraduate studies. I majored in Political Science and minored in both International...

Meet ACE's Newest Blogger: William Wilde

As a Montana native and graduate of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, community, spirituality, and solidarity have stood as three guiding pillars of my life's experience. As a Zag, the...

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Shaken and Transformed: The Meaning of the M.Ed.

Why would we sign up for such a crazy adventure? For me, this willingness to be "shaken" has to do with Jesus' proclamation that "No one has greater love than...

ShowMustGoOn

The Show Must Go On

Just like the those of us on the bus tour when problems came our way, those who work in, devote their lives to, and love Catholic schools follow the motto...