I may be in more trouble since my principal DOES know what I'm supposed to be doing
since her daughter just graduated from library school!
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> =20
> >>>snip>>>> 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! <<<>
> Well, at least we have some comfort in knowing that many administrators
> spend their Spring Breaks squirming as they try to think of ways to
> write in a politically correct way: "I don't know what s/he does in
> the library because I'm inept as an administrator."
>
>
> ~Shonda Brisco
> Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
> Fort Worth, TX
> briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 12:22 PM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Sec. Rant regarding teacher use
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> 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
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy Lafferty"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 1:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Sec. Rant regarding teacher use
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>
> > I too have problems getting teachers to let me help them help the=20
> > kids. I asked both my principal and assistant principal last year if=20
> > 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=20
> > 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=20
> > with teachers. I see the two or three who have the same planning=20
> > 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=20
> > abandoned all hopes of attaining national certification.
> >
> > Cindy Lafferty
> > Media Specialist
> > Trinity Catholic High School
> > clafferty@tchs.us
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