Talk:Kent School

I think the Erika Lowden reference should be deleted. - sgauria —Preceding unsigned comment added by User: (talk • contribs)

Notable Alumni
I recommend including "Class of" for all notable alumni. FieldMarine 16:38, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Why? is this a school that uses the English "Form" system? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.242.248.88 (talk) 19:04, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

"sill- young man with a dream"
I think the reference to Sill as a "young man with a dream" is out of place and unneccesary.


 * Agreed. I changed it. I also removed a variety of peacock terms. Ketsuekigata (talk) 18:35, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Media Section
I propose adding:

In 1999, the school's current headmaster, Rev. Richardson W. Schell, wrote to a number of companies urging them not to advertise with the animated TV show calling it obnoxious. Seth MacFarlane's parents, who worked at the school at the time, resigned in protest. ″ to the media section given that there is a connection between the school and the current information we have in that section regarding Family Guy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RaseaC (talk • contribs) References:


 * This seems relevant, interesting, and well sourced. It would follow on well from the mention of Seth MacFarlane and Family Guy in that section. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:31, 5 February 2010 (UTC)


 * It seems relevant, yes, but not to Kent school. I think it dwells too much on matters that don't involve the school. The headmaster didn't even speak in an official capacity when he called the show obnoxious. Adding this to the article gives undue weight to the whole matter as far as the school is involved. The central issue is Family Guy, not Kent School. If someone can provide a source that the headmaster's actions were supported by Kent school or some kind of school policy, I'm all for this addition--Atlan (talk) 21:20, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Why else would the teachers resign from the school? The NYT seems happy enough to publish the connection. I'll just add, really this article has many much bigger problems to be concerned about than the addition of an interesting well referenced note. -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:33, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

My reasoning is pretty much in line with User:zzuuzz. People are always complaining about this sort of cartoon but the fact that the complainant has such a connection with the creator is certainly new.  raseaC talk to me 00:14, 6 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Exactly, and I don't contend that at all. I totally agree that this is a notable piece of information and that it is well sourced. It's just that the school is only tangentially involved. The person criticising Family Guy just happens to be the headmaster of Kent School. It is not the school criticising Family Guy and the headmaster is not speaking on the school's behalf. We already link to Seth Mcfarlane in the notable allumni section. Seth is a notable allumnus for creating Family Guy, not for this incident. We are really stretching the scope of this article to go on about an incident between people that either have nothing to do with the school anymore, or are not acting on their own accord.--Atlan (talk) 02:03, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * My view is that the only reason the headmaster's comments were newsworthy is because of the fact that Seth is allumni. Everyone and their mother badmouths Family Guy, and without the allumni link the headmaster badmouthing it would not have been/is not noteworthy.  raseaC talk to me 11:28, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That's a good point. Let me think about this for a while. I think it needs to be phrased differently if we do add this to the article.--Atlan (talk) 11:46, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. You may have a point about the wording, I'll see what I can come up with.  raseaC talk to me 12:56, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Schools assessment and suggestions
My impression is this is currently a B grade article on the WP:WPSCHOOLS assessment scale (which can be found here). Content is broad in coverage, prose is generally clear and of a high standard (colloquial language in a few spots should be revised). Interesting to read about how there have been such long-serving heads at this school. References need filling out and cleaning up. Next step would be to rely more on reliable 3rd party sources to, for instance, expand on the school's history. Currently the majority of references are to the school's website which I think is the biggest point holding the article back from Good article status. Other suggestions, mainly minor:

1. The quotation in paragraph 1 of the History section should be sourced.

2. Page numbers are missing from a few of the references.

3. As a general rule statements likely to be challenged should have a reference, for instance this one: "Founded in the Episcopal tradition, as were many New England boarding schools, Kent has retained its spiritual affiliation in an era when many other institutions have relinquished theirs."

4. "From the onset, Kent has been a pioneer in educating a variety of students, regardless of their social or economic status." - This sentence is a bit peacocky (see WP:PEA) so would be better reworded in more neutral language or removed. Language like "pioneer" and "mission" should be backed up with sources or removed.

5. If "all walks of life" is a direct quote then it should be sourced. Worth considering replacing it with "from all backgrounds" as it sounds more encyclopaedic.

6. External links should go at the bottom of the article. Generally there shouldn't be external links within the body of the article.

7. "Some are fun while others are more serious but all of the traditions are important." - Unencyclopaedic language and doesn't say much. Consider removing.

8. Ought to say "Loomis Chaffee School" upon first mention rather than simply "Loomis Chaffee" as unfamiliar readers won't understand.

9. Don't leave bare urls. Fill out references properly using the relevant templates like Template:Cite news, Template:Cite book and Template:Cite web.

10. The "one of the most breathtaking finishes in Henley’s long history." quote needs a specific source, rather a link to the book on Amazon.com.

11. There's only one photo at the moment. It would be nice to have more to illustrate what sounds like a pleasant campus.

Hope you find some of these helpful. I will hold back on updating the grade until I hear any additional thoughts from CT Cooper. Regards, Duffit  talk 10:51, 17 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your suggestions - I replied in more detail on CT Cooper's talk page. I'm glad it is no longer a Start Class page. Wollastone (talk) 14:43, 17 March 2015 (UTC)


 * It is totally lacking any discussion of academics.Parkwells (talk) 17:58, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

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Lacking any discussion of academics
What a strange article about a private prep school, as it lacks any information or discussion about academics and is all about sports.Parkwells (talk) 17:54, 20 August 2021 (UTC)