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| Gah. Three vandalisms of what I wrote in 24 hours, with no discussion on this board before junking my text. . . which is what this board is for. I also note that previous critics of the school have had "I am a fag" used to replace their userid data. That would, of course, touch upon the *intellectually exploratory* comment I made earlier, along with one I made tonight in the temp comments under News discussing *academic honesty*. . . thus proving the point of pretty much anyone on this page who criticized the school. If calling people fags and just erasing whatever they write is the best Ransom's defenders can do at this point, then the school - or its lackeys at the very least - really have gone to the dogs. - Fr. Wolf | Gah. Three vandalisms of what I wrote in 24 hours, with no discussion on this board before junking my text. . . which is what this board is for. I also note that previous critics of the school have had "I am a fag" used to replace their userid data. That would, of course, touch upon the *intellectually exploratory* comment I made earlier, along with one I made tonight in the temp comments under News discussing *academic honesty*. . . thus proving the point of pretty much anyone on this page who criticized the school. If calling people fags and just erasing whatever they write is the best Ransom's defenders can do at this point, then the school - or its lackeys at the very least - really have gone to the dogs. - Fr. Wolf | ||
| Fr. Wolf, while I acknowledge your point of view of drug use during the 80's and 90's, because I was not present to hear about the actual drug use, I would like to dispute your claim that drug use at Ransom is "unlikely to have changed recently." I am a student here, and no rumors of drug use have passed my ears. The caption that you have added is an assumption, and as an encyclopedia article, that assumption has no place in this article. | |||
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POVness
Ajani WHY WOULD YOU WRITE THAT!!!! NOBODY CARES Skeet skeet
It's too cheerleaderish. I encourage those with sufficient information to rewrite it in a more neutral manner. --Nlu (talk) 16:55, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
If you want to know about the school life contact me at DealAjani@aol.com I can help you as I go to this school.-Ajani Booth
I am currently attending this school, and I agree that it might be too "cheerleaderish." For this reason, I have edited the parts that originally said that "it is Miami's premier prep school" to say that it is "one of Miami's preimer prep schools." I hope this makes the article more neutral. User:LongWalkShortPier 21:05, 24 May 2006 (EST)
Ransom Everglades is Miami's premier prep school. There are other good schools, but none match the repuatation and university matriculation statistics of which Ransom can boast. A higher percentage of the graduating class attends Ivy League Universities than any other high school in Florida and top 10 in the entire United States.
Where are you getting those statiscitics, bucko? Or is it another one of those typical Ransom delusions of their own greatness? You write like a bureaucrat and you think like one too. Misplaced Pages better not moderate this shit, it's the goddamn discussion page.
The Miami New Times voted Ransom Everglades the Best Private School in Miami for 2006. Here's a link: http://listings.miaminewtimes.com/gyrobase/BestOf/BestOfAward?Year=oid%3A118560&Section=oid%3A13683&oid=oid%3A120454 User: Longwalkshortpier
Bottom line is that Ransom is the best school in Miami by a long shot, best school in Florida, and damn near the best in the Southeastern United States. You guys can continue with your banter, but to be honest, your jealousy and inferiority complexes are just cluttering up this discussion page with forced criticisms like "cheerleaderish" and "one of the best". I mean let's be serious, if those are the worst two things you can say about a school that ranks number one in the state of Florida for putting out Ivy League attendees, then your argument honestly holds no water, and you're better suited getting off of Misplaced Pages and putting in a little more study time so that you can try to join us Ransomites at the top Universities and Colleges in the nation.
P.S. Let it be noted that we are speaking about a school that has produced the likes of "Los Tres Banditos" A.K.A Miguel "Stinky Pinky" Tamayo, Anthony "Oh So" Fine, and the incomparable Fernando "El Creep" Rodriguez-Vila.
It should be noted that the greatness refers only to academic standards, as Ransom athletics are a joke. I do realize that this is redundent after correction 1, but since non-Ransomites are reading this, I figured I should put it in layman's terms. Additionaly, the "Tres Banditos" have the honor of being the first students to ever be arrested on the Ransom Everglades campus. Icontainmultitudes 21:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Sigh. Ah, the self-righteousness of the rich. College and other bright people are going to come as a shock to some of you. That said, here are my rambling experiences at and views of Ransom-Everglades, biased as they are. I went to Ransom in the mid-80s, when the school was going through (yet another) shift: FROM being a small, good, somewhat-expensive-but-not-ridiculously-so private school with lots of middle class students and a -few- ultra-rich students, focussed primarily on academics and not on marketing, TO being a well-marketed breeding ground and finishing school for the rich. Basically, my fam. was on the losing side of the fight, and there was one, to try and keep it high-quality rather than luxe. Facilities were decent-ish, but not particularly special. Instead, the nouveau riche of the city and especially of various fascistic South American countries decided to use it as a launch pad for their families' ambitions in the United States, and a highway to the Ivies. According to the ---faculty--- who stuck around, some of whom I'm still in touch with, students have been generally declining ever since this fight was lost. There are certainly other private schools in Miami that are -as- good academically ---in the opinion of RE's current faculty themselves--- but certainly none with the connections that current students' families and recent alums have, Belen having faded over the years. My own sense is that the school used to be a -lot- more libertine and intellectually exploratory even though we certainly had our share of Hufflepuffs. I myself believe that approach to education and wisdom and life experience of faculty is more important than facilities or endowment, and I no longer see that approach in place at Ransom-Everglades. In my opinion, it's a decent school that is remarkably well marketed, with an excellent alumni base that helps promote the *owd sod*. If the place drives you ripshit, you're probably one of the smarter students there. If you think it's perfect the way it is, you're probably going to have a brilliant and successful career followed by an afterlife in the hot place. ;) -Fr. Wolf
Also, a question: What did three students get arrested for on campus? The faculty used to get quietly stoned on occasion with the students; please tell me it's not drugs and more of Ransom's current oh-so-politically correct in loco parentis bullshit/marketing. . . I read the garbage that comes out in the alumni newsletter, and just shake my head. -Fr. Wolf
Finally . . . we always sucked at athletics. I think it's just too small a school to be particularly good at it. We were usually evenly matched with Palmer, which was about our size. -Fr. Wolf
For current students or alumns interested in a longer discussion about the place, please feel free to visit my userid site on Misplaced Pages for a venue; this site does seem to be edited overly much. If any students or alums are currently dealing with drug-related issues or child abuse, and have no one else to talk to, feel free to contact me for support through the *email this user* option on my userid page. - Fr. Wolf
Gah. Three vandalisms of what I wrote in 24 hours, with no discussion on this board before junking my text. . . which is what this board is for. I also note that previous critics of the school have had "I am a fag" used to replace their userid data. That would, of course, touch upon the *intellectually exploratory* comment I made earlier, along with one I made tonight in the temp comments under News discussing *academic honesty*. . . thus proving the point of pretty much anyone on this page who criticized the school. If calling people fags and just erasing whatever they write is the best Ransom's defenders can do at this point, then the school - or its lackeys at the very least - really have gone to the dogs. - Fr. Wolf
Fr. Wolf, while I acknowledge your point of view of drug use during the 80's and 90's, because I was not present to hear about the actual drug use, I would like to dispute your claim that drug use at Ransom is "unlikely to have changed recently." I am a student here, and no rumors of drug use have passed my ears. The caption that you have added is an assumption, and as an encyclopedia article, that assumption has no place in this article.