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Hello! I wanted to introduce myself and *in the next breath* ask for some = advice.=20 I'm an older Grad student, returning to school after a 15 year break. = During that 'break', I've been a wife, mother, self-employed artist, = writer and web designer. After my divorce, I had to take a hard look at = my income making potential. With my love of books and kids and teaching = and creative learning, becoming a media coordinator was a natural choice = so I took the plunge last fall to put myself through grad school so that = my kids and I will have a better future.=20 I have been substitute teaching for 6 months in an elementary school = while working on my MLS full time. I have recently been asked to be the = Media Coordinator at a different elementary school, a position I'll = share with a lovely lady who has 12 years of assistant teaching = experience. At the end of this year, the position will be hers, though, = and I'll leave with a year of experience and my MLS and full licensure = under my belt. What I'm hoping is that I can glean as much information = as possible from this experience. I also hope this will be a positive = learning experience for both of us and each of our 900+ students.=20 I'm a bit daunted by the task at hand, though ... I have SO much to = learn! For instance, our school district is working toward open = circulation and, during my first interview for a different school, I was = flustered to find out that I didn't know what they were talking about = when they asked me how I felt about it.=20 I'm just hoping for some basic words of wisdom from someone who has gone = into their first job as 'blind' as I am.=20 I appreciate in advance any and all responses I get. =3D) Sharon O'Neill, Media Coordinator W.H. Robinson Elementary, K-5, Winterville, NC MLS Candidate, ECU, Greenville, NC ~~~ sharono@piratesnet.com "Life is about not knowing ... having to change, taking the moment and=20 making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.=20 Delicious ambiguity."- Gilda Radner =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) 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.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=