Talk:Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing
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[edit]Potential Solutions to Bias
[edit]I recommend creating a Student Life at section. Somewhere within that there should mention the high (perhaps even extreme) pressure academy students are put through. It might mention the many reasons students go to the academy, all too often it's been to escape their sending schools rather than to have a higher education. There should be mention of the expectations placed upon the students as well, social and academic (There are social: way too many dinners like 3 to 5, and the attempts to push the "IQ" value system onto me). If it belongs in a wikipedia article this might also be the place to mention the types of studence that go to the academy. Also, on more than a few occasions the academy students haven't been well liked-- I mean the traditionals tried to exclude us from the student senate (Fairness: we were disproportionately represented at the time, still many wanted us to be entirely excluded). In addition many traditional students resent the academy students thinking either we think we're better than them (Fairness: a LOT of kids here are condescending) or thinking we have more resources than them / they think the school cares more about us (Like we're a shiny thing). (As a student, I fear signing my name here) Tristyn (talk) 01:07, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
Incomplete?
[edit]Also, on the whole this article lacks information. I swear once I read this and it mentioned how the pricing and number of students and such was going, but at the time it was out of date and I'd bet someone from the staff deleted it rather than update it as it would not have looked good. (As a student, I fear signing my name here) Tristyn (talk) 01:07, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
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[edit]Requesting for your personal experience of the academy to be placed in the article makes it incredibly biased. The article is the closest to neutral as it has been previously, (March 10, 2014), additional information may be added, but to flag the article because it didn't fit your personal opinion is childish. I assume you were also the one who wrote the previous wikipedia article that made no effort to remain neutral and instead did a good job flooding the page with personal negativity. The article needs to be written about the academy, not your novel of a bad experience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EsserX (talk • contribs) 18:21, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
- I'm gonna make a less bold assumption that this was directed towards me (If it wasn't I must ask you to be clearer), and give a fitting response. I am an advocate of the Truth, for its good and its bad. I certainly have a bias, but I'm usually not malicious. You're right this article needs to be written about the academy, but it needs to be written wholistically. I've expressed some of my ideas on how to do that... I do wish i had more. --Tristyn⌘ 19:42, 13 June 2014 (UTC)