Talk:Peter Plympton Smith

Grammatical errors
This article is full of grammatical errors, including sentences without verbs and missing articles. It badly needs copy-editing.Bill 06:59, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Educational Credentials
The claim that Harvard does not agree with Smith's claims about his educational credentials is quite serious. On the one hand, it should be more specific. What exactly is disputed? And on the other hand, better documentation is needed. Where did the Registrar say this? Bill 04:47, 30 May 2007 (UTC) As of 2020, the Harvard alumni directory (https://community.alumni.harvard.edu/person/3168292320) lists Smith as having received an M.A.T. degree in 1970 and an Ed.D. degree in 1983.DSC46 (talk) 21:22, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Vanity language
Much of the language used here rings of vanity "prominent" "prolific" etc. His father was a banker in a small rural city of 28,000 people, if that qualifies as a prominent banker then we have hundreds of thousands of them. If the subject did not write this, perhaps his brother or a friend did. If he is unaware of this he should note that the article formerly listed him as author of a book that his name does not appear on the cover of but contributed to along with organizational staff. To have authored a single in print book under his name does not merit the description "a prolific education writer." really. CApitol3 02:31, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Smith had also published many articles at that time. As of 2020, he has published four books as well as many more articles. Would that not justify "prolific"? To quote the retired CEO of Lockheed-Martin and former Under-Secretary of the U.S. Army, Norman Augustine, Smith “possesses a remarkable perspective from which to offer ingenious solutions. He actually started a University – a very successful one. He has earned his doctorate degree and has served in the United States Congress. And he is currently a professor at one of the nation's most creative and effective schools when it comes to serving the unique educational needs of adults” (from the foreword to Smith’s 2018 book, Free-range Learning in the Digital Age).

For what it's worth, Smith's father was a state senator, and his family was featured on the cover of Life magazine in the 1960s. By the standards of the day (and according to the article, as I remember), his family was indeed prominent in Vermont.DSC46 (talk) 20:54, 2 June 2020 (UTC)