Talk:North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

message: I would like to see some info about how the school was formed in the history section. When it was initially conceived , how long it took to pull together, how Gov Hunt managed to fund it the first few years , it’s move into the UNC system (I think it was directly under the governor’s office for a bit) who the shakers were that made it happen, etc. I do not recall much of this, but perhaps someone does and maybe the school has, likely non-digital records of this time. —- David, class of ’84 (that narrows me down to 1 of 13 people!)   — Preceding unsigned comment added by OriEri (talk • contribs) 00:19, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: History Section

message: I'm kind of doubting the reason 66.26.77.107 gives for the tuition grant troubles; I don't think the president's salary, though outrageously high at 195,000 a year, would be a reason for cutting the grant.  NC's budget problems seem more relevant.  Snowmanmelting 3 July 2005 02:11 (UTC)
I just added the vertical sidebar, but I'm having trouble finding the school logo as a separate image on their website (Shouldn't be copyright because it's public). If someone finds it, could you put it in the little empty box at the top of the sidebar? Thanks. --2tothe4 03:25, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I replaced the girls-only computer class link. This is something that people actually talk about on campus, and I think someone coming to wikipedia might be looking for confirmation that NCSSM is really doing this class (when news first came out over the summer, not everyone was sure if it was true or simply proposed). I beleive it should be mentioned in the article but for the meantime the link will work. --2tothe4 19:24, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  girls-only computer class 

message: When I attended GSSM in 1997 there was a sister program with NCSSM.  I haven't been able to deterime if this still exists but if someone knowledgeable about it could make an addition to the SCGSSM page I'd appreciate it. Flamesplash 01:34, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[GSSM]]

message: I know the teacher being referenced as studying 13 languages is Dr. Houpe, but I'm not sure what we'd cite to verify this claim.  Smithra 16:33, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Foreign Language 

message: Hello all, and thank you for contributing to this school site. I'm part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Schools/Assessment team, and, as requested, I'm reviewing this page. I'm currently giving it a grade of Start on the Wikipedia 1.0 Assessment Scale and an importance of High on this importance scale.
My reasoning is as follows: This seems to be a solid article but it needs to cite the facts and figures it is claiming. The academics section is just a fact list and it needs work on WP:NPOV. Adam McCormick 06:42, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Schools/Assessment|Assessment]] as of March 2007 

message: Just a few things I've picked up from my brother (who is a student there while I am an alum):  74 security cameras were installed this year due to an incident involving some students being held at knifepoint or gunpoint ( I can't recall which).  Also, the emergency blue light poles have also been constructed.  In addition, the Elevator Singles are no more, I'm afraid: due to a stricter Fire Marshall apparently (as it's passed since the mid 90's), with only one exit and no windows, it was considered unsafe to live in.  Soccernamlak (talk) 03:38, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It was gunpoint, and that was me. I don't know what to cite. The security cameras could possibly fit under controversies, as the majority of students despise them. There is a Facebook group called "NCSSM is watching you," of which many NCSSM students are members.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.85.24.5 (talk) 01:35, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey, I'm the guy who provided most of the illustrations so far.  If you can clue me in where the most illustrative/annoying security cameras are, I'll be interested in going and taking a picture.  Please let me know!  Also, anything else you guys would like a picture of? --Specious (talk) 19:46, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The most obnoxious ones are the ones in the Student Centre monitoring the television, but since that's inside, I don't know if you can get there. There are two on the roof of Bryan, one on Bryan Lobby, one on the corner of Bryan, near the Chiba. There are also several inside Bryan Lobby which are fairly obvious.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.85.24.5 (talk) 19:35, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Few Things 

message: I just removed the following unsourced statement from the "Controversy" section.  It was added by 69.68.74.37 (Fayetteville, NC) on 9 June 2009, and smacks of personal opinion rather than a true controversy.  Rather than leave this assertion on the main page, I am moving it here.  Please feel free to add the information back in if you can edit for clarity and identify the sources (who noted this trend?  Has this been published anywhere, or is it from a conversation or a blog?  when was this noted?  who are those that have "widely considered" this trend?) --216.93.191.242 (talk) 14:15, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Recently it has been noted that many students have a "falling-out" while attending NCSSM. It is widely considered that this is due to the lack of authoritative figures such as parents while the students are attending. This has been linked to numerous sexual activities within the school, drug use, declining grades, and dropouts.
This last claim lacks any documentation and has at best tangential relationship with the facts.  Let's be real. NCSSM is a school that serves adolescents.  Adolescents (as well as young college students) experience their share of difficulties with drugs, alcohol, sex and the usual array of life complexities.  I have taught at universities and for nearly 17 years at NCSSM and the Bergen Academies in New Jersey.  The problems we see at NCSSM are pretty representative of the problems of adolescents observed in our society as a whole.  NCSSM is an enterprise, after all, which deals with human beings. And we all know this: people can disappoint you bitterly with their actions and their achievements can exceed your expectations in every way.  This is the nature of human enterprise.   It does not offer a certain return. 
The school provides good support for its students.  Each student has an academic advisor (each advisor has about 8 students he or she advises), a student life instructor on hall, and a guidance counsellor.  These constitute a student's "support team," which is engaged when a student runs into problems.  Members of the support team are notified if a student gets ill, gets into disciplinary trouble or if the student gets into academic difficulty.   There is a healthy amount of adult presence in our students' lives. Could it be better?  Definitely yes.  But no one anywhere lives in a perfect world.  However, I think that NCSSM does a very creditable job in this area, and its staff works very hard to keep improving in this area.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.85.24.5 (talk) 22:13, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: "Falling Out"

message: Dr. Todd Roberts came to the campus in the Fall of 2010 to become chancellor of NCSSM.  Much of the controversy generated by the previous chancellor seems to be diminishing.  
Ncmathsadist (talk) 01:26, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Chancellor 

message: The entry is silent about a major historical fact: the physical plant and grounds of NCSSM are the former Watts hospital, built in 1922. A boarding school strikes me as a good use for a hospital past its use by date.Palnot (talk) 16:07, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Watts hospital 

message: The history section starts with
:Since its inception in 1980, NCSSM has been fully funded by the state, meaning no student is required to pay any tuition, room, board, or other student fees.
But later it says
:However, the tuition waiver has been phased out in the Appropriations Act of 2009 in the North Carolina Senate in order to balance the budget. The bill states that "No new recipients shall be funded after June 30, 2009." 
One of these must be wrong and should be deleted or modified. Loraof (talk) 16:42, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still fully funded?