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Subject: Re: Quaker
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 20:18:36 EDT


In a message dated 98-10-02 22:38:32 EDT, writes:

<<
Um, well, they're obscenely expensive. If, by mainstream school, you mean
public schools, the administrators of Quaker schools go to great lengths to
avoid and break down cliques and biases among students. Some thing they go
too far, venturing into political correctness. Quaker high schools emphasize
preparation for college and, at least in the Philadelphia area (where I
live),
sent 95+ percent of their graduates to college.
>>

Though we are a non-Quaker family, my oldest son (now 46), attended
Swarthmore, a Quaker College. Coming from Texas, that was quite a feat in
1970 while the Viet Nam war was raging. He had a #10 draft number, but was
never called.

I had started doing genealogy, myself, in 1970, but was at the time unaware of
Quaker records, so didn't avail myself of the repository of Quaker records
when visiting John at Swarthmore. One of life's missed opportunities. You
know how it goes, at the right place at the wrong time. I wouldn't have known
what to do with the records then, but look back on that option and sigh.

I noticed the other day that Swarthmore had put up a MATH ANXIETY page on the
www, and curiosity drove me there (http://forum.swarthmore.edu/) where all
sorts of offerings exist, such as "Dr. Math," who takes questions. They offer
forums for discussion by grade levels and interests, including a range from
grade school through theoretical math with teachers included. Quite exciting!

I put my granddaughters in NYC on to the math site (ages 12, 14). We converse
over our computers. What a world!
Kay G.

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