LM_NET: Library Media Networking
On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Rosanne Zajko wrote:
> I think the place to learn about how to get books back and run a freshman
> orientation are best learned during student teaching placement under the
> direction of the librarian. Their guidance is valuable. Also, don't
> overlook the library staff if you really want to know the nuts and bolts of
> circulation and procedures. In a large library with staff the librarian is
> the teacher but the staff, especially the paralibrarians, are also qualified
> to answer questions about day to day things. It's really up to the library
> student to take advantage of being in a working school library and make the
> most of it.
You're absolutely right. But I wish I had known then what I
know now. The policies and procedures used by the media specialist
in the school where I did my student teaching worked very well for
her at the time. But they didn't work well at the high school I
eventually transferred to or the elementary school I'm working in
now. Different situations altogether. There's no way to magically
anticipate all future needs while an inexperienced student teacher
or even as an old timer. I didn't learn a thing about working with
mostly Hispanic ESL students in college or during my student
teaching experience and it never occured to me to ask
anyone. Yet here I am today with 85% of my students falling into
that category. I'm scrambling and it's not because I didn't
pay attention in class and didn't ask lots of questions during
student teaching!
Not all who wander are lost...
J. Rathbun, Librarian
Lincoln Elementary School - Las Vegas, Nevada
jrathbun@orednet.org [home]
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