User talk:Thivierr/schools
WikiProject:Alternative education
[edit]Hello, My name is Master Scott Hall (you can call me Scott). I am relatively new contributing to Wikipedia, though I have been a user of it for some time. I am currently soliciting additional participation in a WikiProject that been launched on the subject of alternative education.
Before finding Wikipedia, my wife and I were seriously considering, but not quite convinced, to home educate our children. After discovering the depth, scope, and long-term goals of Wikipedia, as well as the individuals driving it, I am convinced that WP has the potential to revolutionize homeschooling and other forms of alternative education. I am also convinced that some form of home education is the right choice for my family. I have, however, been somewhat discouraged by the oversight of home education in most of the education related projects on WP. There are many potential reasons for this discrepency, but I have resolved to try to do something about it.
Although I personally have very limited experience in building complex WikiProjects, -templates, -portals, etc., I am confident that the right team has been assembled to tackle these issues. I have noticed that you seem to have an interest and some experience in this area. I would like to invite you to join this effort to make Wikipedia the resource for the home education of our children. If you are interested, please visit the WikiProject page we have set up. Interest and feedback to date have been very promising. We hope you will consider joining our team. Thank you. Thanks, Master Scott Hall | Talk 07:59, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
First, you will probably want to mention your new project at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Schools. I think the project sounds like it has potential and purpose, but I honestly don't know anything about homeschooling. I have had some interest in alternative education (using the word in the broadest sense). You're quite right that homeschooling is an area Wikipedia has largely ignored. Frankly, its a simple matter that most people know nothing about it, including me. Its also much more challenging, as you have to write at a more "aggregated" level (e.g. talk about a system, and not an individual school). I'll take a look at the links to articles in the project, and see if any are something I can contribute to. --Rob 08:26, 21 January 2006 (UTC)