Talk:Alternative education

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	To-do list for Alternative education:	edit - history - watch - refresh
	Write good opening paragraph Define a few very broad categories of AE (homeschooling, charter school, special education, etc.) Identify groups that pursue AE (Christians, counter-culturists, new-agers, etc.) Research AE internationally

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Contents 1 Templates on article page? 2 Miscellaneous 3 Alternatives 4 DWEM's & WASP's 5 viewpoint

[edit] Templates on article page?

Just had a quick look at this page - my first thought was to move the templates from the article page to the talk. Any thoughts? Jtneill - Talk 14:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

That is my inclination also, but the policy is here. It does seem to make more sense on the main page, but I guess their rationale is that it will clutter the main page, and that truly interested parties will be digging a little deeper into the article and find it that way. Thanks, Master Scott Hall | Talk 14:28, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Miscellaneous

I changed the Sudbury Valley School link from an outside link to an interlink. The outside link should be provided at the bottom of the SVS article. Thanks, Master Scott Hall | Talk 15:44, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Should the category Alternative high schools be added to the category for Alternative education? Ropcat 06:03, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes. Thanks, Master Scott | Talk 13:19, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alternatives

I learned more from wikipedia in few months then from ten years of school

[edit] DWEM's & WASP's

Don't you think article is a little heavy in dropping the names of a bunch of dead white men (i.e. Emerson, Dewey, some Swiss guy ect.), despite their importance to the subject. And it's pretty western in that it only gives examples for countries in Western Europe, North America, & Austrailia (which is Western enough). Someone should add content and such to give it a more global point of view.--Wikiphilia 03:53, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] viewpoint

• For some, especially in the United States, the term alternative refers to educational settings geared towards underachievers who do not qualify for special education ^{[citation needed]} , rather than educational alternatives for all students.

I do not like this statement being included, however if this is genuinely a reflection of US usage of AE then i'm happy to concede. This is absolutley not a definition which would be recognised in the UK. --Brideshead 20:28, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

So what is the definition that is recognised in the UK? This is what it is in the US. How do I get the source for it? (207.156.196.242)