Talk:Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

message: So much talent ... an important school ... but only a start? ... First to add some references to this very good article could see it get "B" status. Some pics would be good Victuallers 13:46, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: assess

message: I removed all content from the old Buckingham, Browne and Nichols page and turned it into a redirect. The only content on that page that wasn't already here was an unsourced claim that BB&N is one of the top five schools in MA and top 50 in the country. Since it was unsourced and did not identify criteria, I decided to leave it out of this article. | Klaw ¡digame! 17:12, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge completed

message: As the creator of the paragraph about the senior project which appears under the 'academics' section, I thought I might justify myself: though there is a separate section about the senior project, the project definitely pertains to the scope and breadth of the academic experiences available at BB&N--the paragraph under 'academics' only discusses that, while the section devoted to biv and the project is broader.
also, enough with the vandalism!
Vivisel 04:51, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  senior project 

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message: This page is your classic overgrown self-congratulatory prep school page.  I think it's actually a lot better off than my own alma mater's (SPS) in many ways, but it has a lot of work to do.  Sentences like "they are given tarps, tents, cots and sleeping pads, as well as a set of pots, pans, and plates, and a 'wangan' box for food storage."  In what possible universe would someone who does not already know this information be interested in it?  Please go through and cut as you can.  Spare prose that does not overwhelm and fewer paragraphs (fewer pages, even) could still convey the fun and impressiveness of your school with an understated elegance that would be, if anything, more appropriate than this.  Mjl0509 22:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ISSUES

message: So, I deleted the academics and arts section, both of which vacillated exclusively between non-noteworthy descriptions of a relatively common curriculum and florid, masturbatory and utterly unsupported claims of academic superiority to other prep schools.  If there is anything notable about BB&N's academics -- and there may well be -- I'm sure it can be summed up in a concise paragraph.  Remember: if you had never been to BB&N, what would you actually be interested to know about its academics?  Leave the convincing to the admissions office and the showing off to the communications people.  Let me know if I can help or clarify.  Mjl0509 22:24, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Academics Page

message: Though (most of) your editing is justified, I can't say I appreciate your manner.  
I do think, in any case, that the Russian program (started in 1956) and accompanying Russian exchange, which dates to before the fall of the Soviet Union, are surely notable--both have been written about at length.  I will also restore and supplement material about BB&N's pedagogical history.  Admittedly, it was not clear from the article's previous incarnation that this was the case, but George Browne had what were some rather unorthodox ideas about education at the time--ideas that were remarked on in the contemporary press and since.  You might investigate the book 'Two Schools in Cambridge' by Thomas Eliot if you are interested.  
Also, clarification about standards of notability would be appreciated.  Though I agree the sections on curriculum were overdone, I am curious about relevant models.  The Stuyvesant High School page, which, I note, was front-page featured, contains a hefty section on curriculum. (Including discussion of various requirements, for that matter.)
Yours,
Paul.
Vivisel 14:32, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  good sir self-righteous, 

message: Does BB&N really have a "bike polo" team in east vancouver?
18.85.4.147 (talk) 21:11, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  bike polo? 

message: This article devotes disproportionate space to athletics. Major athletic achievements should be compressed into a single section so as better to represent the role sports play in the life of the school. Vandalism/self-promotion by current student-athletes has been a recurring problem on this page. Could someone put together sections on other milestones besides Bivouac, perhaps Sophomore Debates, Junior Profile, Senior Project, or perhaps one section for all of the above? It'd be good to have more information on the size and make-up of the student body, the structure of the education, unusual study elsewhere/abroad opportunities, a list of the top ten or so colleges chosen most often by graduates, more on the history of the two schools before the merger and the path to the merger, perhaps even the mission and defining features of the school if this can be done without descent into boosterism. I'd be happy to do some of this but don't have enough information to do it all.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.207.63.156 (talk) 06:39, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anything other than athletics?? 

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