Not to be flippant (oh why stop now) -- but - I have discovered in my 42
years as a librarian that if the lights are on and the door is unlocked the
library is working beautifully - according to far too many administrators -
and, of course, they don't have a clue what should be happening. A major
reason why it is often so difficult for administrators to observe us or
write evaluations!
Allan
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC)
Bishop Kearney High School Library
125 Kings Highway South
Rochester, New York 14617
585-342 - 4000 x231
585-342 - 4694 (FAX)
acuseo@bkhs.org
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Lafferty" <clafferty@TCHS.US>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Sec. Rant regarding teacher use
> I too have problems getting teachers to let me help
> them help the kids. I asked both my principal and
> assistant principal last year if the media center was
> being run as they expected (it was the first year in
> three years working here that I actually got to do the
> media center without having to teach science or other
> classes.)
> They thought everything was great! Why would I even
> ask?
> I told them they are paying alot of money for a
> babysitter (there are study halls in the media center
> all but one period per day). They just didn't get it.
> So how do you change the perception?
>
> With all of the study hall supervision it is difficult
> to connect with teachers. I see the two or three who
> have the same planning period as I do and two or three
> more over lunch but that's it.
> I'm becoming resigned to being a glorified babysitter
> and have abandoned all hopes of attaining national
> certification.
>
> Cindy Lafferty
> Media Specialist
> Trinity Catholic High School
> clafferty@tchs.us
>
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