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This book captures the spirit of 4 years of friendship, romance, and horses... not necessarily in that order. ... Read more

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Insightful and Entertaining
From the well-spring of notes and stories written contemporaneously during his boarding school days, this is an interesting and entertaining book about coming of age. It encapsulates the follies of boys and the hopeful perspectives of young men. Glad to hear this budding author plans to keep writing. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Cedu, the Webb Schools, Villanova Preparatory School, Wellspring Academies, the Thacher School, Midland School, Los Olivos, California, Cate School, St. Catherine's Military Academy, Ojai Valley School, Stevenson School, Southwestern Academy, Besant Hill School, Dunn School, Los Olivos, Oak Grove School (Ojai, California). Excerpt:Besant Hill School Besant Hill School of Happy Valley , formerly the Happy Valley School , is an American private , coeducational boarding school and day school in Ojai, California . The school has approximately 100 students and about 35 faculty and staff, all of whom live on or near campus. The faculty to student ratio is 1:4 and the average class size is 12. History The school was envisioned by Annie Besant , Guido Ferrando, Aldous Huxley , J. Krishnamurti , and Rosalind Rajagopal on 500 acres (2.0 km ) of land that were bought in 1927 by Besant. It first opened its doors in Fall 1946 as the Happy Valley School with Dr. Ferrando serving as the first Head of School. The school was later renamed in July 2006 in Besant's honor. References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at CEDU Educational Services Inc CEDU Educational Services, Inc. , CEDU (pronounced See-doo) was founded in 1967, by Mel Wasserman and wife Brigitta. The company owned and operated several therapeutic boarding schools and behavior modification programs in California and Idaho. Quote form the original CEDU High School web site: "CEDU High is an emotional growth boarding school for adolescents who exhibit behavioral and learning difficulties. The curriculum has three cornerstones: The original CEDU Emotional Growth program; college preparatory academics; and an outstanding outdoor adventure program. Woven through this triangle is an enriching... ... Read more

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Practicing Virtues is about learning to be good in the distinct moral worlds of Quaker and military boarding schools. Both types of schools bind their communities with shared codes of conduct, the military schools' conservative tradition emphasizing discipline and hard work, the Quaker schools' liberal tradition favoring tolerance and togetherness. At the heart of this contrast are two sets of virtues: pride, loyalty, and leadership among the cadets; simplicity, equality, and concern among the students at Quaker schools.During the course of a year Kim Hays lived in six schools, attending classes and staff meetings, sharing meals and informal conversation, and participating in the nonacademic side of boarding-school life.Despite the outward contrast between the Quaker and military settings, Hays found surprising similarities. Both systems cherish individualism while encouraging group identification and service to the school community. Hays shows that orderliness, obedience, and harmony do not in themselves create a vital moral environment. To reach that goal, teachers, students, and administrators need to disagree, question rules, and fight for change.This book has much to say about the role of education in developing moral responsibility. Every educator, student, and parent who cares about the future of American schooling will find valuable lessons here. ... Read more

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Curious Juxtapositions
While I know very little about Quaker boarding schools, I have been studying the traditional boys private boarding military school (middle and high school level) in the U.S. for the past ten years. Very few of myfindings or conclusions agree with anything I find in this book.I believethe author probably understands Quaker schools far better than militaryschools.A curious study, but not recommended

A penetrating book.
While academic in nature, this book is a facinating comparison between two very different-seeming places.It is well written and very understandable, while still raising very interesting points of view. ... Read more

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Empty Beds explores the early era of change in Indian education ideology as it pertained to student health at Sherman Institute in Southern California between 1902 and 1922. Beginning with the establishment of Carlisle Indian School in 1879, nonreservation boarding schools earned a reputation for being physically unhealthy environments for Indian children. By the turn of the century, a growing recognition of the importance of student health in Indian education began to emerge throughout the country. Unlike other nonreservation boarding schools, Sherman Institute tried to contain the devastating effects of epidemic dis-eases, accidents, and illnesses that were common during the early decades of the twentieth century. Strict compliance with new Indian Office preventive health policies and the implementation of school-specific health practices resulted in a relatively healthy student population compared with other nonreservation schools.The fact that the student population at Sherman Institute during the period between 1902 and 1922 evidenced good health is at odds with widespread perceptions that nonreservation boarding schools essentially functioned as death factories for Native American children. Empty Beds is the first comprehensive study of Indian student health at a nonreservation boarding school. Keller’s exciting and provocative new conclusions will inspire a wide range of scholarship in this hitherto bypassed field of inquiry. ... Read more