Re: UNeducated "librarians"

[Gabe Gancarz <gabe@EDMAIL.COM>]

I agree with Alice Yucht.  Ultimately, what really matters after getting 
certification is YOU and your willingness to be the best that you can be at your 
profession, not where you got your degree.  And it doesn't hurt to have common 
sense.

One of the department chairs in my school, unfortunately, appears to hire teachers 
based mostly upon where they got their degrees instead of how they have performed 
or potentially will perform on the job.  Last year both of this chair's hires with 
degrees from prestigious universities got the axe because they just couldn't hack 
it in the classroom.  This year the department has three new teachers with degrees 
from highly acclaimed institutions, so it'll be interesting to see how they work 
out.  For the students' sake, I hope they do work out.  We'll see. . .

I'll always remember the magazine headline that one of my undergrad roommates cut 
out and taped to his desk: "In Tough Times, a Degree ISN'T Enough."

Gabe :-)
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GABE GANCARZ, Assistant Librarian
Glenbard East High School
Lombard, IL
gabe@edmail.com



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