Subject: Re: GEN: attention: new librarians

[David Bilmes <Dudu4tigers@AOL.COM>]

This a response to the question, "But don't all programs require an
internship? That's where you learn the practical."
I, like everyone else, has been following the discussion about "dumb
questions," and what kind of training MLS schools are providing. To answer
your question, not every college or university requires an internship. I am
going to start my first job in the field this fall. I am only two-thirds
through the program at my school, but because there is a shortage of library
media specialists in my state, schools can hire students who have not yet
received certification as long as they meet certain conditions. In my case, I
need only to have completed 12 credits in my program and have to complete
another 9 credits in the next year. I have not done student teaching, but
come Sept. 6, I will be teaching 5 or 6 classes a day. My student teaching
will be waived,  but I most certainly have many questions about my new career
that might have been answered had I done my student teaching.

David Bilmes
soon-to-be media specialist
East Haven Academy/Tuttle Elementary School
East Haven, Connecticut
dudu4tigers@aol.com

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