Looking at Friends and Education in 2010

It has been almost ten years since FRIENDS JOURNAL prepared its last special issue on Friends and Education—the previous one…

Deepening Our Middle School Meeting for Worship

When, as a teacher, I first attended meeting for worship at Carolina Friends Middle School (CFS) almost 13 years ago,…

Educating Ned

"Unless Love build the house, they labor in vain that build it." (Paraphrase of Psalms 127:1) My three children went…

Sparks and Spaces: Lived Experience in Friends Schools

We sit in circles. God is everywhere. There are no right answers. —Kindergartner’s response to parents’ question: What is Quaker…

Class Privilege and Schools Among Modern Friends

A substantial portion of members of the Religious Society of Friends likes to proclaim its liberalism; some Friends even wrap…

Why Do the Obamas, Bidens, and Clintons Choose Friends Schools?

When Malia Obama, then 12, and her sister Sasha, then 7, started school January 5, 2009, at Sidwell Friends School…

How Quaker Are We? Reflections on the Character of George Fox University

September 9, 1891, marked the official opening of Pacific College in Newberg, Oregon—later to be renamed George Fox College and…

Kicked by God: A Journey into Public Schoolteaching

The late Korean Quaker Ham Sok Han once said that on his life journey he was "kicked by God" onto…

A Detroit Public Schoolteacher’s Notebook

I’m talking to Friends after meeting, seeking a word to describe my experiences teaching in Detroit this year, my 17th…

A Little Less Talk, A Little more Action: Using Theatre to Activate Conflict Resolution

Christel, you’ve got to go do this," urged two great friends after returning from a five-day workshop in the tiny…

Halloween, Quaker Style

October is a month in which Quaker culture and popular culture collide. Controversy swirls about the celebration of Halloween. Quaker…

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