Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Brenda Jean Patrick

I created this article because of the work Ms. Patrick has done within the school system of Texas (including the Pathways alternative school in Sherman/Denison, where I have been involved in a volunteer capacity for a number of years).

I appreciate the comments of Eastman in this regard. Ms. Patrick is not a famous person (in the same sense that Tiger Woods or Britney Spears is famous), and there are not many mentions of her in the mainstream media. She has done her work as an academic in classrooms and meeting rooms where the press is not in attendance. And, if she is mentioned at all, it's in small newspapers in small Texas towns like Mexia, Prosper, etc.

That's because Ms. Patrick is working to make school systems responsive to parents and students. In years gone by, school administrators could be disdainful of parents and students because they had near absolute power over a child's life.

That is no longer true in many areas of Texas and the rest of the U. S. because of the work of Ms. Patrick--and dozens of other academics who are, likewise, largely unknown to the general public.

I believe Ms. Patrick's body of work is worthy of recognition because I have seen the results firsthand. I have also been told about them by elementary school principals where she has been involved in establishing these programs (notably the innovative and award-winning J. C. Austin Elementary in Mesquite, TX).

If given direction by others, I will be glad to edit Ms. Patrick's bio to fit Wikipedia guidelines (as I have been working to do for the past two months).

Again, I agree with Eastman. Just because Ms. Patrick's bio has been nominated for deletion from Wikipedia doesn't mean it should be.

Captaincorgi (talk) 04:49, 22 January 2010 (UTC)