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What Are Schools For?

By Thomas B. Farquhar on July 10, 2007

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

Thomas B. Farquhar, the head of Westtown School, is a member of Westtown (Pa.) meeting.


Posted in: Features, January 2001
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Bringing Quaker Values to the Classroom

By Susan Corson-Finnerty on January 1, 2001

I realize I’m not unbiased in my thinking about the subject of this special issue. I suspect that none of […]


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Spirituality in Action: Ethos and Ethic

By Paul A. Lacey on January 1, 2001

I want to discuss ethos, the spiritual and moral context we create for Friends education to occur, and ethics, the […]

Paul A. Lacey is a member of Clear Creek Meeting in Richmond, Indiana. He teaches English literature, humanities, and a number of cross-disciplinary courses at Earlham College. This article was originally presented as a speech to a conference sponsored by Earlham, Friends Association for Higher Education, and Friends Council on Education.


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“Meeting for Learning” at Princeton Friends School

By Jane Fremon on January 1, 2001

As the founding head of Princeton Friends School, I’ve been asked time and again during the past 12 years the […]

Jane Fremon is a member of Princeton (N.J.) Meeting. This article is adapted from the "Among Friends" newsletter of Princeton.


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Friendly Community‐Based Educating

By Sandra Brown on January 1, 2001

We are a home‐based educating family, and the world is our classroom. What does that mean, and how did we […]

Sandra Brown attends Ann Arbor (Mich.) Meeting and nurtures the education of her four children. Contributors to this article include members of the Quaker Homeschooling Circle (QHC), an e-mail community of Friendly homeschoolers and fellow travelers.


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Can Friends Really Make a Difference in Educating All Our Youth?

By Marlene Santoyo on January 1, 2001

Quakerism’s social testimony addresses the Inner Light that exists in each individual, and my home state of Pennsylvania gives particular […]

Marlene Santoyo is a member of Germantown (Pa.) Meeting.


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Brand New

By Ayesha Imani on January 1, 2001

September 1987 represented a turning point in both my spiritual journey as a Friend and my professional life as a […]

Ayesha Imani is a member of Germantown (Pa.) Meeting.


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Growing Beyond Human Plans

By Sandy Howze on January 1, 2001

Never in a million years would I have anticipated being a teacher, much less the co‐founder of a school and […]

Sandy Howze is a member of Lansdowne (Pa.) Meeting and cofounder of Stratford Friends School in Havertown, Pa.


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Creating a Campus Quaker Culture

By Max L. Carter on January 1, 2001

Processing a trip to an Amish settlement with my Guilford College “Plain People” course, a Quaker student shared with me […]

Max L. Carter is the director of Friends Center at Guilford College and a member of New Garden (N.C.) Meeting. Before Guilford, he served at the Ramallah Friends Schools, Earlham, Friends Select, and Friends Central.


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Hershel and Janetta Hill

By Kara Newell on January 1, 2001

They have many wonderful life stories to tell, but none more vibrant than those about their current ministry. Every Monday […]

Kara Newell retired as executive director of AFSC early in 2000. She is a member of Reedwood Friends Church in Portland, Oregon.


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