Our introduction to the May issue on “Friendly Competition?”
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Skirting Around the Competition
Gail Whiffen is associate editor of Friends Journal. [email protected]
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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, Grade 6/7, Homeschool in Driftless Area, Wis., attender of Madison (Wis.) Meeting
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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, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.
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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, Grade 9, Westtown School in West Chester, Pa., member of West Chester Meeting
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High School Hierarchy
I cried yesterday. I was sobbing: red, wet, puffy, and gross because of the academic competition I face in school […]
Felicity Medina, Grade 9, Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pa.
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Loosening Our Blindfolds
The main point of a competition is to see who is better in a certain arena. Equality is emphasizing and […]
Tara Prakash, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
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Truly Winning at Life
Competition is a big part of the everyday world. It overlaps with the desire for power and the desire for […]
Sophia Stylianos, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
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The Value of Intense Competition
As my dirty, sweaty palm makes contact with my opponent’s, I look him in the eye. He was their striker […]
Jack Davis, Grade 11, Friends Academy in Locust Valley, N.Y.
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How I Found God in Competitive Sports
How can we explore the edge of our abilities?
Jon Watts is a Quaker living in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa. He enjoys volleyball, tennis, and trying to beat his own record for hiking the length of the Wissahickon Valley. When he’s not competing, Jon is interviewing Quakers for the QuakerSpeak project or composing Quaker-related music.
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The Prayer Game
Created by Jennifer Kavanagh, designed by Brian Homer. Self‐published, 2018. Deck of 55 cards. £13.30/deck sent to North America (about […]
Karie Firoozmand, David Macfarlane, Jane Parker, and Linda Parsley are joyful participants in the Spiritual Formation Program in Baltimore Yearly Meeting. The junior young Friends of Stony Run Meeting in Baltimore, Md., participated in this review, as did First-day school teachers Rebecca Snyder and Tracey Deemer.
Posted in: April 2019 Books, Humor in Religion, Quaker Book Reviews
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May 2019
Student Voices
6th Annual Student Voices Project
Features
How I Found God in Competitive Sport by Jon Watts
The Hope for Collaboration over Competition by Mark Pratt‐Russum
The Invisible Damage of Competition by Mary Jo Klingel
Poetry
Always the Challenge to Be Patient by Charles Bunner
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Among Friends, Forum, News, Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Milestones, Classifieds, Meeting Listings
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