Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Open classroom

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Keep. Deathphoenix ʕ 16:49, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Open classroom

• Speedy Delete Non-notable article. an open classroom can be a lot of things. I hardly think that this article sets the definition for the phrase or that the phrase is a popularly used one. Rather, it seems that the phrase is one used only by a small community of individuals. The article seems pointless as the idea of an "open classroom" is open to interpretation. A definition cannot be given to this phrase. Strothra 21:58, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. This is a legititmate stub. Open classroom is the name for specific education philosophy that was popular in the 70s. The term was also used for the actual classrooms designed in accordance with that philosophy. There is plenty of potential for this stub to be expanded to cover a description of the philosophy & its history. See: [1], [2], & [3] for more information. -- JLaTondre 03:53, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Comment Many thanks for the sources. Now we can expand the stub! SchuminWeb (Talk) 05:31, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Keep The open classroom was a very specific organizational concept in the '70s. Many schools were built to support the concept of open classrooms, though such schools have since retrofitted walls to close classrooms back up. A good theory, but unworkable in practice. Denni ☯ 04:16, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep I was the one who created the stub, and find it to be a very encyclopedic topic for reasons quite eloquently cited by Denni. SchuminWeb (Talk) 05:28, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
• Merge to Herbert Kohl (education). He's one of the originators of this particular system, yes? Maybe these stubs can develop together until such time as there's enough for 2 articles. Ewlyahoocom 18:31, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

• Comment. While he may be one of the originators in the US, it has its roots in England as well. I think it would be misleading to place it under any one individual. -- JLaTondre 20:25, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.