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Writing Opp: Friends in Africa (due July 8, 2019)
Martin Kelley is senior editor of聽Friends Journal.
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Student Voices Project
This year we asked Quaker鈥恆ffiliated students to write about competition in their lives.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project
A Homeschooler鈥檚 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 [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
A Tool or a Weapon
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.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
One Big Problem
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.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
High School Hierarchy
I cried yesterday. I was sobbing: red, wet, puffy, and gross because of the academic competition I face in school [鈥
Felicity Medina, Grade 9, Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pa.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Loosening Our Blindfolds
The main point of a competition is to see who is better in a certain arena. Equality is emphasizing and [鈥
Tara Prakash, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Community of Numeric Competitors
I came home, excited after a day full of learning, to find my mother waiting for me at the door [鈥
Ilaria Luna, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Truly Winning at Life
Competition is a big part of the everyday world. It overlaps with the desire for power and the desire for [鈥
Sophia Stylianos, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Competition Who?
There was a girl named Kesha. She was 13 years old, and she was exceptionally good at running. She had [鈥
Taleah Dixon, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
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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鈥怰ussum
The Invisible Damage of Competition by Mary Jo Klingel
Poetry
Always the Challenge to Be Patient by Charles Bunner
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