They're Quaker schools, Suzi. Quakers are the Society of Friends (I think).
I refuse to do more than 12 hours a day though. That is my line in the sand. I think. At least so far.
It certainly should be. You should also definitely have whiskey.
Slap my hand now!
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - May 07, 2013 5:12:47 pm PDT #21803 of 30001
Because books.
Liese S. - May 07, 2013 5:13:18 pm PDT #21804 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Damn, Liese, looks like I'll be there in JUNE.
Hmph.
beekaytee - May 07, 2013 5:14:03 pm PDT #21805 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
What is a Friends school?
Society of Friends = Quaker...widely known for the quality of their education.
sarameg - May 07, 2013 5:14:18 pm PDT #21806 of 30001
Society of Friends, aka Quakers. Like any other religion, they have private schools.
There's a reason many presidential kids end up at Friends' schools in DC.
Hil R. - May 07, 2013 5:14:35 pm PDT #21807 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Friends schools generally have a lot of emphasis on teaching the kids to get along with each other and find peaceful ways to resolve conflicts. From what I've seen of graduates, the schools are pretty good at instilling that as actual values, not just stuff that the kids know how to parrot.
Amy - May 07, 2013 5:16:11 pm PDT #21808 of 30001
Because books.
In this part of PA, too, Friends Schools are really thick on the ground. The one here dates back ... to the early 1800s, I think? Something like that.
-t - May 07, 2013 5:18:06 pm PDT #21809 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good lord, Suzi, that is a lot of work! Don't wear yourself out too much if you can help it.
sarameg - May 07, 2013 5:19:51 pm PDT #21810 of 30001
What's the school, Amy, if you don't mind? I know have a lot of friends who went/boarded up there.
Amy - May 07, 2013 5:23:12 pm PDT #21811 of 30001
Because books.
West Chester Friends, pre-K through 5. Around here, though, not many Friends schools extend past grade 5 or 6, though, which is a shame. I met a woman in college whose daughter had just graduated from a Friends high school in Brooklyn, with a class of 9 or something. She loved it.
Strix - May 07, 2013 5:27:49 pm PDT #21812 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I don't suppose you're referring to S____n, in Allentown/Bethlehem, PA?
M goes there. (Redacted; not the same school.) It's a wonderful school. Pricey, beyond our and the ex's fam's range (even though they chose it, wanted us to pay half (HAHAHAHAHA - NO) but it's a lovely environment. I don't even know what Ex will do in two years when their youngest starts school. They are already crazy in arrears.