I'm in a K-5 school and I encounter this sort of thing from time to time. Not too
often - many of the parents either aren't interested or aren't literate in English
so they don't know what's in the books. My school is Title I and we serve a first
generation or just arrived Hispanic population
When one of "those" parents come in I always compliment them for being so involved
and interested in their children's education (hey it's sorta true!).
I tell them while I have read many of the books in the library, I've not read them
all and I wouldn't want to suggest something you're not comfortable with. The
library is open to parents every morning prior to school and after school ends and
on Thursday nights. Why don’t you come in then and you and your child can select
some books together. I can make you a library card and parents can check out up to
ten books. That puts the monkey on their back and gets it off mine.
They often will come in for a time or two and then decide that they are too busy to
micro-manage their child's reading.
Guusje Moore
Librarian
Housman Elementary School
Houston TX
guusje@mindspring.com
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