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Cross Currents

An Arrupe Virtual media platform to share and discuss important topics in education.

The Journey of a Self-Reflective Hypocrite

I want to spend some time talking about the nature of hypocrisy. It seems as though a byproduct of our social media use is that we’ve...

Living With The Aches

If you have been following my last few posts (here and here), you know that I have been venturing into some pretty deep waters regarding...

Click Here for Freedom

Could I have done more? This is the regrettable question many teachers struggle with at the mid-term break and at the end of the school...

Disrupting Our Algorithms

In this era of isolation and loneliness, I count myself among the fortunate who have a number of friend groups. One of these groups...

Reaching New Heights

In many ways my wife, Cathy, completes me. This was evident to me from the earliest days of our marriage when we hiked Angels Landing in...

Seeking Discomfort

While summer tends to be a time of rest for many in education, at AVLI it is our busiest period. This isn’t a lament. Rather, it’s a...

The Problem With Capacity

"And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus…They were so frightened." In my last CrossCurrents post, I...

What It Takes to Persevere

I have an active mind: thoughts and ideas always bouncing around, waiting to be anchored down and put together in a constructive way....

Pride and Humility

As one of the 7 deadly sins, I think pride gets a bad rap. I’ll explain more in a bit, but let me first tell you about last week when I...