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Screenshot of CBS On the Road Series. Picture of the bottom of a swimming pool from atop with text that reads, "If I couldn't handle not being good at something, then how could I consider myself a successful person?"

What's Not in the Lesson Plan

It might be crazy to admit that one of my objectives on Fridays is to get my students to cry, but it isn’t because I am giving an impossible test...

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ACE Teachers posing before So-Cal Marathon 2026

Running Through Discomfort

I feel great. Granted, I’m only 3 miles into my 13.1 mile journey, but I feel better than ever. It’s hot, but I’ve run in this weather countless times. After...

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Bishop Blanchet School

Champions Culture: Vital Mattering

I’m currently teaching an undergraduate course called Youth, Schooling, and Society. The students just finished reading Segregation by Experience (Adair & Colegrove, 2021) that centers on Ms. Bailey and her...

Veronica Alonzo singing at Missioning Mass

Leads with Zeal: My Anchor

As a Catholic leader, I’ve always felt deeply called to serve. When I was a high school principal, my days were filled with meetings, planning, and responding to the needs...

April Garcia teaching Remick leaders

Leads with Zeal: Tightrope Walking

Blessed Basil Moreau described zeal as the “great desire to make God known, loved, and served,” and I see this call as deeply future-facing. Zeal is not content with maintaining...