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The wide reach of reading comprehension

In the last few weeks, I’ve seen online posts from teachers bemoaning their students’ lack…

Dismissals and frustrations

Years ago, I was arguing with one of my research students, who was pushing for…

A need for all trades

Our senior students are getting closer to graduation, and we hear them talk about their…

Recovery

Build back better, the new normal, change. They were words we tried to define during…

Uneven

Years ago, I went on fieldwork to San Francisco, Camotes Islands, which had survived Supertyphoon…

Hidden voices, dismissed stories

A few weeks ago, I spoke with a colleague at the Ateneo, Dr. Maria Mercedes…

The tyranny of niceness

“Be nice,” we sometimes hear parents say, when they berate their children for being too…

Empty rallies, joyful festivals

Last weekend seemed to be all about rallies.While those of a certain political persuasion might…

The child of the light

This month, the Philippines swells with Sto. Niño festivals. The devotion can be traced to…

Illumination through imagination

At one of Ateneo’s Simbang Gabi Masses, the cast and crew of “GomBurZa” invited the…