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Faith and Experience in Education: Essays from Quaker Perspectives

By Reviewed by Sharlee DiMenichi on June 1, 2019

Edited by Don Rowe and Anne Watson. Trentham Books, 2018. 256 pages. $41.95/paperback or eBook. As an early childhood teacher, [鈥

Sharlee DiMenichi is a member of Lehigh Valley Meeting in Bethlehem, Pa. She has taught preschool and elementary school and is currently an English as a second language instructor.

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Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos

By Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal on June 1, 2019

Edited by Angela Dews. Skyhorse Publishing, 2018. 288 pages. $21.99/hardcover; $14.99/eBook. Conscience or consciousness? While the demands of conscience and [鈥

Carl Blumenthal is a member of Brooklyn (N.Y.) Meeting.

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How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

By Reviewed by Pamela Haines on June 1, 2019

By Sy Montgomery, illustrated by Rebecca Green. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. 208 pages. $20/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. A memoir has the power [鈥

Pamela Haines is a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.

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A Homeschooler鈥檚 Point of View on Competition

By Finn Rae Kyrie on May 1, 2019

My whole life I have been raised as a Quaker homeschooler, so I have not been placed into different classes [鈥

Finn Rae Kyrie, Grade 6/7, Homeschool in Driftless Area, Wis., attender of Madison (Wis.) Meeting

Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
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Hazel-Mariani

A Tool or a Weapon

By Hazel Mariani on May 1, 2019

The Quaker approach to competition has influenced my life greatly. From my experiences, I鈥檝e learned that competition can be utilized [鈥

Hazel Mariani, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Casey-Smothers

One Big Problem

By Casey Smothers on May 1, 2019

There鈥檚 one big problem I notice that relates to competition, and it is caused by masculinity. It鈥檚 a problem not [鈥

Casey Smothers, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.

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I Can Do It

By Marin Shankin on May 1, 2019

Although I have never been someone who loves sports or competition very much, this year my parents encouraged me to [鈥

Marin Shankin, Grade 8, Buckingham Friends School in Lahaska, Pa., attender of Solebury Meeting in New Hope, Pa.

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James-Bradley

Competing as a Quaker

By James Bradley on May 1, 2019

Competition requires a great deal of hard work and effort. When you begin to compete at a higher level it [鈥

James Bradley, Grade 9, Westtown School in West Chester, Pa., member of West Chester Meeting

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Clay-Lewis

Wrestling with Defeat

By Clay Lewis on May 1, 2019

I am not a perfect Quaker. My family discovered Quakerism when I was two years old. I grew up with [鈥

Clay Lewis, Grade 9, Abington Friends School, member of Abington Meeting, both in Jenkintown, Pa.

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Transitioning from Public to Private School

By Namiyah Nole on May 1, 2019

I remember the day my teachers from Wister Elementary School announced to me and two other students that we were [鈥

Namiyah Nole, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.

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