Elem: Reading Harry Potter ia status symbol

[Nancy Lieber <nlieber@execpc.com>]

First day with the children today. Third graders came in and the first
thing they wanted to know was where were the Harry Potter books? When I
answered that out two copies of each title were already checked out to
fourth and fifth grade students--they informed me "You, know I've read
them already." When I asked why they wanted to check out books they'd
read so recently, they hemmed and hawed. Looks as though having a Potter
book in hand is a status symbol at our school and saying you've read one
(even if you are still struggling with Henry and Mudge)makes you look
good. Anyone experiencing similar Potter phenomenon?
--
Nancy Lieber
Lower School Library/Media Specialist
University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Nlieber@execpc.com  or Nlieber@usm.k12.wi.us

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