Crescent Blogs

As a young man, I was drawn to the lessons shared at Sunday service, where life’s important questions were explored and prioritized: Who do I love? Who loves me? What is my purpose?

These were early lessons into the small “t” truths of the world, such as personal perspective, historical bias, and lived experience. 

Today, such truths are under threat, as are the large “T” truths of our existence, like core values, moral qualities, and the ethical principles that shape one’s character. Technology like AI is simultaneously opening connections to people beyond geographic and physical constraints while fragmenting connections through agentic information gathering and decision-making. Why bother going to school or church if I can have Gemini write my term paper or deliver a homily to my inbox?

How do we make French matter to boys beyond the classroom? How do we help them see language not simply as a subject to study, but as a tool to connect, lead, discover and grow? Over the past year, these questions have guided our reflection as French teachers at Crescent.