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As I remember, the original posting was from a college person, who
wondered if he or she needed to get classroom teaching experience in
order to get a better chance of being hired as a librarian (not in order to
be a better librarian).
And to that person, I'd like to share the following thoughts:
1. In times of tight budgets, school districts often look towards
hiring people fresh out of college. That's good news for you.
2. Everybody has to start working sometime, and whether they hire you
as a teacher or a librarian, you'll still be no better as a
teacher the first day than you'll be as librarian on the first
day. So why not start out doing what you really want to do.
Start out as a librarian.
3. As a librarian (media specialist, whatever), you'll be teaching
most of the time anyway. In a year, you'll have just as much
teaching experience as a first year classroom teacher, only
your experience will be more varied. You just won't know
how to take a decent lunch count. So again, why not just
start where you really want to be --- in the library media
center.
People tend to do a really good job doing those things they really
want to do. They tend not to do their best at those things they really
don't want to be doing. And remember, you're dealing with the minds of
very impressionable young people. Your happiness and enthusiasm will
effect them from day one.
Best of luck to you. I'm sure you'll make the right decision.
Bob
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Bob Hallett * Voice:410-887-0719
Educational Media Generalist * Fax:410-922-9912
Church Lane Elementary Technology School * "I'm just a singer in a
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