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Student Voices Project
Student Voices Project
This year we asked Quaker-affiliated students to write about competition in their lives.
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Among Friends
Skirting Around the Competition
Our introduction to the May issue on "Friendly Competition?"
Gail Whiffen
Student Voices Project
A Homeschooler’s Point of View on Competition
My whole life I have been raised as a Quaker homeschooler, so I have not been placed into different classes…
Finn Rae Kyrie
Student Voices Project
A Tool or a Weapon
The Quaker approach to competition has influenced my life greatly. From my experiences, I’ve learned that competition can be utilized…
Hazel Mariani
Student Voices Project
One Big Problem
There’s one big problem I notice that relates to competition, and it is caused by masculinity. It’s a problem not…
Casey Smothers
Student Voices Project
I Can Do It
Although I have never been someone who loves sports or competition very much, this year my parents encouraged me to…
Marin Shankin
Student Voices Project
Competing as a Quaker
Competition requires a great deal of hard work and effort. When you begin to compete at a higher level it…
James Bradley
Student Voices Project
Wrestling with Defeat
I am not a perfect Quaker. My family discovered Quakerism when I was two years old. I grew up with…
Clay Lewis
Student Voices Project
Transitioning from Public to Private School
I remember the day my teachers from Wister Elementary School announced to me and two other students that we were…
Namiyah Nole
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