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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 00:55, 24 May 2007 (UTC) reply

66.169.187.28 ( talk) 00:27, 8 November 2011 (UTC)== This article has serious issues == reply

First and foremost, this article comes across very strongly as a defense of Ms. Houston. Secondly, it cites Wikipedia way too many times (in my opinion, this should not happen at all). Third, it keeps on using the first person. It also generally lacks professionalism.

I came to this article to find out how controversial she is. After reading it, I still have no idea. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.180.56.14 ( talk) 05:49, 28 March 2007 (UTC). reply

The first sentence gave me the impression that Jean Houston could have written it herself. This is a pretty clear NPOV issue. 66.169.187.28 ( talk) 00:27, 8 November 2011 (UTC) m reply

The article is unsupported and biased virtually throughout. Opinions such as American people are not ritually competent are uninformed at best and assume that being adept at rituals is a good thing, which is also open to debate. Lakejohnson 20:49, 1 October 2007 (UTC) reply

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lakejohnson ( talk • contribs) 20:44, 1 October 2007 (UTC) reply

... is a disaster. Wasted Time R ( talk) 03:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC) reply

If I'm not mistaken, there are standards for posting biographical information on Wikipedia. The most important of these is to CITE references when you make statements or claims about people. Ms. Houston may claim to be a descendant of Thomas Jefferson, but that's not enough to satisfy me. I've also heard her claim to have all sorts of degrees, including a doctorate in psychology, so why would that be left out of her bio? Could it be that she doesn't really have one? Or perhaps it's from an unaccredited institution or an online degree mill? VERY odd that that's left out. Makes me suspect that Ms. Houston may have written large portions of this bio herself, or that it was written by her staff or supporters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.62.190.18 ( talk) 20:16, 25 March 2010 (UTC) reply

I've started with removing a bit of name-dropping (would fall under WP:UNDUE). Autarch ( talk) 12:37, 9 April 2010 (UTC) reply

I have been asked to look at the article on Dr. Houston and improve it so that it meets the standards of a Wikipedia article. What I plan to do is essentially a complete rewrite, and I want to comply with the Wikipedia guidelines for doing so. I am an Wikipedia editing neophyte, and I want to do this in the appropriate way. I know that much of the material lacks proper citation.

It seems that I can begin editing/rewriting immediately, but I would be grateful for any caveats before I fall into improper forms. Also, is there a process for removing the messages at the top of the existing article commenting on its faults?

Thank you to anyone who can help. Also, if the original author would like to begin a dialogue, I would welcome that. Mewatt ( talk) 22:43, 20 July 2011 (UTC) reply

Perhaps you wish to include her life changing "chance" encounter with Teihard de Chardin [sic] when she was an adolescent. Plus her visionary point of view when asked to leave NYHS creative arts [sic} as well as rejection by Brearly elite school [sic} but more importantly the support and cultivation of these ideas of hers at the hs she did attend. Citation A Mythic Life ch 6? thank you, Martha W Bush, Glenside PA 2600:4040:7D4B:8700:C521:49BA:954E:2881 ( talk) 14:05, 15 November 2023 (UTC) reply

The Controversy section never states exactly what the controversy is/was. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 12:04, 10 May 2015 (UTC) reply

This published article states that Jean Houston received her bachelor's degree from Barnard at the age of 19, which would put the year at 1956 or possibly early 1957. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19890423&id=zmVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TA4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6960,2924599&hl=en Should be possible to check this with Barnard, wouldn't you think?

I think referring (as the article now does) to her reported Ph.D.s from Union Graduate School and Union Theological Foundation as being from "online" institutions is another matter. Stating it this way is a red herring, and clearly inaccurate: these institutions may now offer programs utilizing online communication between students and advisors and instructors, but would not have had such a method in the 1960s or '70s. Inclusion of this seems to be an attempt to debunk Ms. Houston's purported personal history, by using the adjective online.

I think this should be changed. I agree with reluctance to include in the Wikipedia article Houston's qualifications without verifying if/when she earned the degrees she has claimed. But the information as now presented seems less than NPOV. 162.210.167.176 ( talk) 02:14, 3 August 2015 (UTC) reply

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