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January 2001

Articles

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What Are Schools For?

From the magazine

Quakers can advocate for alternatives to the dominant U.S. education paradigm that is based on industrial and military ideals of efficiency and control.

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The activities and methods of our schools are evidence of our most basic assumptions and aspirations. What is truly our Quaker philosophy of education?

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What would a whole school look like that had at its foundation the same beliefs and assumptions that lie at the heart of meeting for worship?

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Sometimes called "home schooling," home education has many foundations. Some queries may help clarify if it is for you.

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A group of Friends is working hard to promote a quality education for children in public schools.

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This alternative school teacher reflects on ways that the role of teacher goes beyond academic preparation.

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Taking Quakerism seriously meant that this public school teacher needed to transform her approach to her students.

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Daily meeting for worship lies at the heart of this pioneering school for elementary students with learning differences

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Guilford College's Quaker Leadership Scholars Program offers lessons for other educational settings.

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