Question the Box

Of control and surrender

There’s this story about Typhoon “Haiyan,” where whole communities in Samar were saved because they…

Of grades and labels

I recently overheard students talking about foreign language classes, a requirement at the Ateneo de…

To speak of true freedom

Ex-prisoners were the students’ special guests at a recent Ateneo event. They were members of…

Learning languages, living prayer

Today is the feast of St. John Paul II. I will always remember him as…

Learning languages, telling stories

Last week, I was the keynote speaker for the first day of the 2025 Speech…

Learning languages, growing grit

In last week’s column (see “Learning languages, seeing realities,” (10/01/25), I wrote about the 2025…

Learning languages, seeing realities

I attended the 2025 Speak Dating last weekend, an event celebrating European languages. It came…

Above and beyond

I sat next to one of our youngest lectors at our parish ministry meeting last…

Beyond colors, above displays

Last week, my Creativity students did mind mapping. Mind maps are organizing tools: they allow…

Beyond exasperation, above resignation

Ever since we started the semester, we have not had a complete week of on-site…