Chicago is famous for its deep dish pizza, numerous professional sports teams (Go Blackhawks) and one of the busiest airports in the world.
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Chicago is a city filled with culture, food and sports. From deep dish Chicago-style pizza to Chicago dogs, there's something for every foodie. The Shedd Aquarium and Field Museum provide day long adventure destinations. Loyalties will be tested as Chicago boasts two baseball teams, the White Sox and Cubs.
"I don't think anyone else understands first-year teacher life than other teachers, so I can't imagine receiving the same support, forgiveness and love from a different group of people. It's also funny how genuine our community experience was, I really consider my community to be some of my closest friends and not just a collection of housemates. "
"My favorite teaching moment was when the quietest girl in my seventh grade class came up to me during homeroom, which is always chaotic, and slipped me a piece of paper. In her soft pencil writing, I read a poem she had written for me, thanking me for being her teacher and helping her to know God. In the moment, it slowed me down to remind me how amazing it is that I get to touch the lives of my students and that it is such a privilege to watch them grow and figure out who they are. "
"The lessons of patience, humor, and selflessness I've learned as an elementary teacher will stick with me as I journey into the future. I trust this experience will make me a better father, husband, and friend. "
"You see God in your students so strongly, and it is difficult to understand until you have spent at least some time teaching them and caring about them. They become your life, and everyday I wanted nothing other than to see their smiles and hear their laughter, and I have been missing them since the first day of summer. I saw God quite clearly in each of their faces everyday. "
"I wanted to be an ACE teacher because I believe every child has the capacity to succeed if provided with quality education and intentional direction. Additionally, I wanted to make a difference through an organization that works to encourage children not only toward academic success, but also toward holiness and virtue. God put it on my heart to work with youth, so I couldn't help but say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools when I got my offer from ACE. "
" My faith is everything to me, so in my philosophy of education I build my teaching practice upon the cornerstone of faith. I say this because as an educator working in various environments can be a challenge, but when you lean on faith you can receive both strength and wisdom to make it through any difficult time. "
ACE teachers serve at the following schools:
