Talk:Sylvan Learning
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This article was nominated for deletion on 10 April 2007. The result of the discussion was speedy keep. |
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[edit] Delete - Advertisement
I don't feel quite strongly enough to AfD the page, but, to me, it looks like an advertisement, and quacks like an advertisement. Grepowell 04:07, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Defense for keep
Sylvan Learning Center is a very popular and, from what I hear, reputed tutoring institute for children in the US. This article needs massive work on a variety of points, but the article should not be deleted.--Esprit15d 17:01, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
- Yep. We keep individual schools, so a chain of schools can certainly be included. Friday (talk) 17:04, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
I cannot justify utilizing Wikipedia as an encyclopedia, if they offer companies like this free advertising.
[edit] Requests for Expansion
Now, I wonder if someone could put this article on the Wikipedia:Requests for expansion page. I need to get to sleep so someone else will have to do it. Please. Thanks. --Shultz 17:14, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
This article reads as if it were written by the head of a public school teachers' union. e.g. Sylvan works with corporatist governments around the world to promote deterioration of public education (e.g., less funding, larger classes, unmanageable class composition) in order to increase the private school market and thereby its student enrollment.
[edit] POV
The first paragraph of this entry, though not entirely neutral, is not in dispute. The second paragraph clearly has an agenda, with observations like "Sylvan works with 'corporatist' governments around the world to promote deterioration of public education..." In what way??? This passage is so far off base and inflammatory that it makes me wonder how the author was harmed by Sylvan Learning Center, or what other source his / her anger toward the subject has. --Blackjack48 02:14, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] As if there weren't enough canaries
The complete lack of any outright qualitative assessment (except for the backgrounds of the owners) speaks volumes about this culture.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.235.104.123 (talk • contribs)
- How does one qualitatively assess a test prep company? And what culture are you referring to? Λυδαcιτγ 00:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Citations
This article has been (properly) trimmed to its bare bones. I can't imagine what more needs to be cited, so, if there is no explanation forthcoming, I will remove the remaining tag within a few weeks. Unschool 21:04, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
