Talk:Magnet school

message: Many public magnet schools are typically accused of catering to more intellectually adept or "gifted" students, who score well on tests and receive good grades. Some studies show that it is not the intelligence level of the students that cause them to succeed beyond their peers but rather the differences in teaching styles and smaller classroom sizes.
Sentences like these = no no... so yeah.. --Nissi Kim 02:18, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations Please 

message: Nice start. I would like to see some more criticism about magnet schools; I'm familiar with some of the schools at the bottom of the list and I know that they are not above problems. (^'-')^ Covington 15:28, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Have at it, then.  RossPatterson 01:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV note 

message: I noted Kazakhstan#Education mentions a magnet school, so I googled and found one in Uganda (http://www.creativeconnections.org/musiclink_program/videos.php). They might be less easily found on a quick google than their US counterparts, but they appear to exist. Are there are any differences? TransUtopian 15:36, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There are certainly schools of this type in Canada, though I've never heard the term "magnet school" used.  They usually exist in large cities where the pool of students to fill them is high.  Typical examples of the specialized services provided by the school are: a "gifted" program (for students who've gotten a high score on an intelligence test), music education, and French immersion. --Saforrest 04:25, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Though magnet schools may exist in other countries, we must note that magnet school is an American English term, at least for now. Therefore, it may not be appropriate to call "foreign" magnet schools magnet schools unless it becomes a generally accepted usage of the term. We first need to find out what other countries call these schools. If there is no English term, then the native word's translation may be appropriate, and should be discussed in the article. What does the U.K. call these type of school? If it's different from American usage, then why should the article be titled magnet school? For now, the article is acceptable, in my opinion, because the intro describes magnet school as an American concept. But to sustain a worldwide view, British, Australian, and Canadian editors (and others) could add what they can (most appropriately in a comparison section, because magnet schools is an American school type). But IMHO, this article is okay and does not need to be "globalized" (except for a comparison section, if appropriate) because it describes the American concept and the intricacies of magnet schools in the U.S. The intro is acceptable, and clearly and appropriately designates it as an American type of school. Wizmo 11:23, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Worldwide view 

message: Since when is "academics" a "specific subject"?  (It's not there any more; I got rid of it.  But what were the rest of you doing?) Michael Hardy 22:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: huh?

message: the sentence "Some magnet programs are within comprehensive schools, as is the case with several "schools within a school" found in Virginia Beach, VA, and Austin, TX." includes wiki-links to Virginia Beach and Austin, but those links don't seem to contribute to the discussion regarding the "school within a school" magnet type.  Would it be better to have a wiki-link to a page about the school(s) the author is actually referring to? Watercat04 01:05, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Purpose" section 

message: What format are we supposed to use for this infobox?  This article does not fit into the template of a school, and "Charter Schools" doesn't have an info box.  I would make one, but I don't know what categories to include in the info box.  If you know, please direct me.  Chexmix53 (talk) 20:45, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info Box 

message: I created a history section that documented how magnet school came about, and then meshed together the purpose article into the history article.  I think that this article needs to be expanded more, but there is really no template to go off of in figuring out how it needs to be set up. Chexmix53 (talk) 21:25, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: if anyone wants to make a Haitian version: Lekòl Magnet - http://news.dadeschools.net/releases/rls14/cr_rls/068_magnet.html
WhisperToMe (talk) 23:09, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Haitian name 

message: I am hoping to contribute a more well rounded analysis of magnet schools in The United States. I would like to focus on the history and need of magnet schools. SimBerg21 (talk) 03:50, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits and Contribution

message: Because magnet schools have the specific aim of facilitating voluntary desegregation, I feel that greater attention needs to be placed on its original conception This purpose makes magnet schools distinct from other forms of school choice. Tvahd (talk) 04:53, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Racial Isolation  

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The lead says:"Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities (usually school boards) as school zones that feed into certain schools. Maybe it's just me, but even after reading that sentence five times, I still have absolutely no idea what I'm reading. Is "draw" supposed to be "draw in", as in attract students to study there? And what are these "boundaries defined by authorities"? And what are "zones that feed into" something? Absolutely unclear. Maybe most people reading this article are Americans, and get what it's supposed to say. But to me (Dutch), the lead really needs to be better for me to get it. --2001:1C06:19CA:D600:8100:890B:829E:DEA3 (talk) 19:21, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I edited the first paragraph. Hopefully it's a bit clearer now. Please let me know if you still have questions. –Novem Linguae (talk) 23:43, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Unclear sentence