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----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara McGinn <griffypup@mindspring.com> To: Pat Leggate <pleggate@HCBE.NET> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 5:39 PM Subject: Re: "open building" > Dear Pat, > I have worked in an open building since 1977. Originally there were no > partitions within quads (grade level large areas) but now there are four > partitions in each quad, giving each class a separate area. The partitions > (because of an archaic heating/cooling system) only reach 2/3 to the ceiling > but the visual distraction, if not the noise, is greatly reduced. The media > center sits in the middle surrounded by these quads. It is a gigantic area > which I absolutely love, room for over 100 with no problem and room for a > mini-computer lab for research and the computer projects I do with kids. I > find that my physical position in the center of things greatly enhances my > "importance" to instruction etc. and lends itself very well to > flexible-scheduling because I can be working with a group while other things > are going on. I guess I'm used to the noise and find that when the room is > empty (literally hardly ever) I start going stir-crazy. I am "on display" > throughout the day, of course ,but I'm used to that too and find it is its > own public relations tool. One thing that does help is that the quads have > doors leading to the media center which are hardly ever closed but can be if > parties are going on or noisy activities are going on in the media center. > We are a National Blue Ribbon school and I am convinced that our school is > a great one because of the "forced cooperation" of the entire staff. Right > now we only have about 500 kids but we have been up to 650 some years. > Guess what I'm saying is that I love it this way. I have to admit that > my previous school was also open-space although I was a classroom teacher > many years ago in a school with closed classrooms. I much prefer it this > way. Almost forgot, Oak Hill is an elementary school, grades K-5. > > Just my two cents. > > Barbara McGinn,Media Specialist > Oak Hill Elem. > Severna Park, Maryland griffypup@mindspring.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pat Leggate <pleggate@HCBE.NET> > To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 9:21 AM > Subject: "open building" > > > > I worked in an open building in the early 70's. It was a living hell. > > I had thought that this idea had died a natural death since they are not > > building this type of building now. Encourage the powers that be to > > develop a "fall back" plan for when they decide to put up some walls. > > (This should be the second day after the school opens) > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > Pat Leggate > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= > > All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. > > To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: > > listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: > > 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST > > 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. > > For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ > > Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html > > See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: > > http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=