HIT: Card playing in MC

[Jen Schiller <schillj@SEFL.SATELNET.ORG>]

Thanks to all who answered my post! Most of you, as I am, did not feel cards
belonged in the Media Center.  I particularly liked the logic of one person
who said (re letting kids "just experiment" on CD-ROM's) - "If a student
were looking for Social Studies info in the 500's - wouldn't you, as a media
professional, direct them to the correct section?"  The problem is, there's
NO LOGIC involved here, it's more political and "power-oriented".

My principal ALSO told me NOT to ask student's what their assignments were
when they came in with passes, even if I saw them just reading newspapers,
magazines or chatting for 90 min! (We are on 90 min block schedule).  When I
protested that this allowed students to just waste time, her reponse was
"That's the teacher's problem!  Tell the teacher!".

Oh, I forgot to mention.  I'm my high school's ONLY Teacher's Union Steward!
;-)  I've filed a few recent grievances, etc. etc.  I also have 25 years of
experience in the field, so I KNOW what she is telling me to do is way off base!
However, because there was always the chance that I was the one "just not
getting it", I decided to post to the listserv.  You've been great!  Thanks,
again.

Jen Schiller
Media Specialist
Ft. Lauderdale High School
(Home tel. 954-726-6310)