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Phil Dow
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Accidental Diplomats: American Missionaries and the Cold War in Africa
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The Citizen Investor: The Power of Ownership
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“[Regarding David Pollack & Ruth Van Reken’s study of mental health in boarding schools]. Footnote states “The connection between the MK boarder’s experience and the quality of their family relationships prior to, and during, boarding is one that is paramount to the controversy surrounding boarding schools. What the research seems to consistently reveal is that the children from families with a significant level of dysfunctionality are far more likely to struggle in boarding schools because they tend to interpret boarding as a rejection or abandonment by their parents. What is unfortunate is that boarding schools often times get blamed by both the parents and the children for problems that were first and foremost their own. P183-184 and See Appendex D”
― School in the Clouds: The Story of the Rift Valley Academy
― School in the Clouds: The Story of the Rift Valley Academy
“At other times the school has been less successful. As an institution, the school has not always been able to meet the unique needs of all of it students. For some of these students, RVA has exacerbated personal problems that might have been dealt with in a healthier way elsewhere. p219”
― School in the Clouds: The Story of the Rift Valley Academy
― School in the Clouds: The Story of the Rift Valley Academy
“The Downing home fire is noteworthy because it illustrates, in a darkly humorous way, the potential for spiritual legalism that has been one of the enduring failings of the school. The fire’s origin remains something of a mystery, but when several students did notice it, the flames were still small enough that it might be put out. In a panic, the girls called the home of a station family where a large number of the missionaries were meeting. The mother answered the telephone and, hearing the voice of a student emphatically stated, “We are in a prayer meeting and should not be interrupted!” and promptly hung up. The now hysterical girls nonetheless obeyed the missionary lady and, as the righteous group continued to pray for the school, watched as the dorm burnt to the ground. p111-112”
― School in the Clouds: The Story of the Rift Valley Academy
― School in the Clouds: The Story of the Rift Valley Academy
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