More little laws...

[Doug Johnson <johnsd9@MAIL.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>]

Hi folks,

I have been delighted with the contributions by visitors to my Johnson's
Little List of Library and Technology Laws page
<http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/rules.html>. If you haven't been there
for a while, it's sort of fun. Please add your own "law" while you are there.

Doug

Some visitor's observations:

Hodge's Rule in Response to Student Complaints:  This is not a democracy,
it's a benevolent dictatorship...and not always all that benevolent.

Lisa's Law of Pre-School Story Hour: When all else fails, find a book with
the word "tush" in it.

West's First Rule of Technology:  If the computer is plugged into the cart,
and the cart is plugged into the cart, the computer will not turn on.

Gierke's Observation I:  The problem is not people with too little self
esteem, it is dealing with those who possess too much self esteem with no
basis for it.

Penn's Observations:
The size of a book a child wants to check out is inversely proportional to
the student's reading level.
The most attractive book in the library is the one that is in the other
student's hand.
A children's librarian could hold up a copy of War and Peace and say this
is a good book. Half the second grade would then want to check it out.

Kelly's Law of Blame:  Blaming someone is a waste of time.  Once you figure
out who dropped the glass, the glass is still broken.  Worry about cleaning
up the mess rather than looking to blame it on someone.

Kujawinski's Law of Inverse Educational Rewards: When evaluating staff
using the same pay scale, those doing a good job will receive more
responsibilities while those who consistently screw-up will receive less.



Doug Johnson, Director of Media and Technology
I.S.D. 77, Mankato Public Schools
Box 8713, Mankato MN 56002-8713
Voice: 507-387-7698, Fax: 507-387-2496
E-mail: johnsd9@mail.mankato.msus.edu
or:     djohns1@mail.isd77.k12.mn.us
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/staffdir/staff2/Johnson_Doug.html
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I didn't say it was your fault.
I said I was going to blame it on you.
-Quote from the Boss...

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