User:Cjc13/Problems
Problems with"People educated at ... school"
[edit]A list of problems with using "People educated at" in names for categories.
- WP:Commonname
- "Educated" is both an adjective and past tense of a verb.
- "Educated" as an adjective can be used in a judgemental way. To a lesser extent it can be true of the verb.
- "People educated at Foo School" suggests there may be also be uneducated people ("People uneducated") at the school.
- "Educated at ..." is not specific to schools.
- "was educated at ..." is normally used to cover both school and university, as "he was educated at X School and Y University". To say someone "was educated at Foo School" without mentioning a university when he/she also went to university can imply that they received no education at University.
- "People educated at ... school" is inconsistent with the name of the parent category.
- "Former pupils" is a perfectly fine term that can used.
- For UK schools, "Alumni" is often defined as "Former pipils", so using "Former pupils" is more consistent with those categories using "Alumni".
Former pupils
[edit]In any sentence, title or phrase using "Alumni" in relation to schools, "Alumni" could be replaced by "Former pupils" without changing the meaning of the sentence, title or phrase.