Talk:Cambridge Rindge and Latin School

message: I just wanted to drop a note to say that I added that section, and as a student and Cambridge resident during that time period - I can attest to it being factual, with no malice intent. --Mespinola 14:52, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: * I did mention House A.  I was there as a student from 1986-1990, and prior to 86 I was occasionally there studying music. I couldn't offer any information about the name changes because that was after my time and I have no direct knowledge about how those names were chosen or the circumstances surrounding the issue at that time. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * During my time there, that absolutely was not the status quo. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * That is very much what I saw in House C as well.  Most of my years at CRLS I was down the hall in House B (FWIW, I am non-Anglo white). Freshmen year I tried out Oc-Ed (RSTA) for the computers course, but as a Freshmen they FORCED us to take a "sampler" of *ALL* vocational studies.  I have to admit, I am very happy with what I was able to get out of Carpentry and Welding. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * The kids that were in the classes I occasional took in Fundamental were mostly upper class, mostly from West Cambridge.  This was the same impression I had from strolling the hallways as well.  Many of these students I went to Longfellow Elementary with while enrolled in the ISP (Intensive Studies Program), as well as kids I knew from West Cambridge where my girlfriend lived and where I played soccer (a seemingly preferred sport to the upper-class kids I knew).  This is all to the best of my recollection. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: ** I failed to mention that, yes, I agree with you that many upper-class kids I knew did go to area private schools as well (such as BBN).  Perhaps the article should be revised to indicate mid-to upper-class whites. A three tier class system can sometimes be obscuring --Mespinola 21:28, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * From what I was told from my upper-classmen friends, it had been visibly that way from the student perspective for some years (I cannot recall how many) - getting worse each year. Before enrolling at CRLS, I was already aware of this situation and knew what to expect. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * That's a good question. I think that if you want to refer to the schools history and legacy - then yes I think it does - as it is a part of that history (good or bad). The Boston area has a significant historical mark in terms of racism and public schooling. Cambridge is also reflected in this, and I think its relevant to remember it - as many students do that were there during those times. I tried to keep my recollection of the events as factual as possible, writing in as NPOV (neutral point-of-view) as possible. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy section 

message: Well and good, Mespinola, but you don't say what time period you are actually talking about in that section. You leave out House A, and don't discuss the name changes of Houses C and D (B and C -> Leadership, D->Academy) in 1990 or 1991, so I'm assuming you're discussing a period before then.
:* I did mention House A.  I was there as a student from 1986-1990, and prior to 86 I was occasionally there studying music. I couldn't offer any information about the name changes because that was after my time and I have no direct knowledge about how those names were chosen or the circumstances surrounding the issue at that time. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: * During my time there, that absolutely was not the status quo. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * That is very much what I saw in House C as well.  Most of my years at CRLS I was down the hall in House B (FWIW, I am non-Anglo white). Freshmen year I tried out Oc-Ed (RSTA) for the computers course, but as a Freshmen they FORCED us to take a "sampler" of *ALL* vocational studies.  I have to admit, I am very happy with what I was able to get out of Carpentry and Welding. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * The kids that were in the classes I occasional took in Fundamental were mostly upper class, mostly from West Cambridge.  This was the same impression I had from strolling the hallways as well.  Many of these students I went to Longfellow Elementary with while enrolled in the ISP (Intensive Studies Program), as well as kids I knew from West Cambridge where my girlfriend lived and where I played soccer (a seemingly preferred sport to the upper-class kids I knew).  This is all to the best of my recollection. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: ** I failed to mention that, yes, I agree with you that many upper-class kids I knew did go to area private schools as well (such as BBN).  Perhaps the article should be revised to indicate mid-to upper-class whites. A three tier class system can sometimes be obscuring --Mespinola 21:28, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * From what I was told from my upper-classmen friends, it had been visibly that way from the student perspective for some years (I cannot recall how many) - getting worse each year. Before enrolling at CRLS, I was already aware of this situation and knew what to expect. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

text: * That's a good question. I think that if you want to refer to the schools history and legacy - then yes I think it does - as it is a part of that history (good or bad). The Boston area has a significant historical mark in terms of racism and public schooling. Cambridge is also reflected in this, and I think its relevant to remember it - as many students do that were there during those times. I tried to keep my recollection of the events as factual as possible, writing in as NPOV (neutral point-of-view) as possible. --Mespinola 20:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Q&A: 

message: Some of the links I have waiting to integrate whenever Verizon DSL decides to get 'stable' again in Cambridge, Mass. (Waiting since Saturday.)
* https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/massachusetts/districts/cambridge/cambridge-rindge-and-latin-9327
* https://www.niche.com/k12/cambridge-rindge-and-latin-school-cambridge-ma/
* https://www.greatschools.org/massachusetts/cambridge/434-Cambridge-Rindge-And-Latin-School/
* https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=250327000436
* https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/general/general.aspx?topNavID=1&leftNavId=100&orgcode=00490506&orgtypecode=6
* https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MA-01-CS23
CaribDigita (talk) 21:39, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links to be integrated later when Verizon DSL is stable again in Cambridge, MA