User talk:LindaKelley

Welcome!

Hello, LindaKelley, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! --玉米^ō^麦兜 17:32, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Homeschooling links

Hi, Linda. I've responded to your comments about links on the Homeschooling article talk page. (Please note that comments on new subjects need to go at the bottom).

It's not all about content. It's about having a short concise list of links and building an encyclopedia article rather than a link repository. Please see the what Wikipedia is not page. I talk more about the history of the homeschooling article, specifically, over on the article talk page.

BTW, I'm glad to see more homeschoolers on Wikipedia! Jdavidb 20:25, 30 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Again, welcome. Don't feel bad about not knowing how everything works at first. There is a lot to learn about how Wikipedia works, and just about everybody starts out by making edits that get promptly reverted. I know I did! Be bold and keep editing, and just work with folks on the talk pages if a conflict arises.

Like I said, the homeschooling links section just got so swollen that we've really had to police it, and it probably needs to be trimmed down even more. The idea is that some day, "eventually," we will have the perfect encyclopedia. :) Jdavidb 00:25, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Homeschooling project

Hello, My name Master Scott Hall (you can call me Scott). I am relatively new contributing to Wikipedia, though I have been a user of it for some time. I am currently soliciting for interest in a Wikiproject that I have proposed on the subject of homeschooling. Before finding Wikipedia, my wife and I were seriously considering, but not quite convinced, to home educate our children.

After discovering the depth, scope, and long-term goals of Wikipedia, as well as the individuals driving it, I am convinced that WP has the potential to revolutionize homeschooling. I am also convinced that home education is the right choice for my family. I have, however, been somewhat discouraged by the oversight of home education in most of the education related projects on WP. There are many potential reasons for this discrepency, but I have resolved to try to do something about it.

Although I personally have very limited experience in building complex Wikiprojects, -templates, -portals, etc., I am confident that the right team can be assembled to tackle these issues. I would like to invite you to join this effort to make Wikipedia the resource for the home education of our children. If you are interested, please visits the temporary project page I have set up. Thank you --Master Scott Hall 00:21, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Update: The proposed project on Homeschooling was met with a very positive response. As a result, the project has been ugraded to an official WikiProject and can be found at WikiProject Alternative education. We have several experienced Wikipedians on board, as well as some new faces. We still need contributors with backgrounds in education, education theory and philosophy, and specific alternative education methods, such as homeschooling, charter schools, and E-learning from both teacher and student perspectives. There is also a lack of quality resources regarding anti-alternative education issues. If are interested in contributing or just have an interest, please visit the project page, or if you prefer, ask us a question. Thank you again, Master Scott Hall 18:53, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]