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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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The Mother of Catholic Education

The 20 Catholic School Stories You Should Know series will tell inspiring stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things for the cause of Catholic education. Kicking it off - St...

A Day in My Shoes

One of the things I like the most about teaching is that no two days are alike. Different experiences will always present themselves and I will never know what they...

Giving Thanks

Written by: Eric Prister On a day when we take a step back and give thanks, and after visiting fourteen cities, seventeen schools, and thousands of children over the past...

Lead By Example

The power of a calm tone and a level head is unspeakable. It is so important that as teachers, we respond with kindness instead of disgrace toward our students, and...

Protecting Teens From Suicide

Teen suicide is far too common in the US and social networking is changing the way teens call for help. It's not uncommon for "copycat" suicides to follow in an...

An Idea with Wheels

Written by: Nancy Caramanico When first I heard about the University of Notre Dame's ACE bus, the idea struck me as an ingenious one. A bus traveling from school to...

Finding the Balance

I arrived to McAllen eager to work and take on a full load. I was assigned to teach six classes in three different content areas. I teach 6, 7, 8...

Excited to Not Be Alone

During my first ACE Summer, I heard the phrase “Intentional Christian Community” again and again. I wrote about it, discussed it, and thought extensively of what it would be like...