Re: target: secondary library aides

[Reed - Ann Cober <acreed@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

(Joanne's objection to limiting secondary library aides to the junior
year:   "I'm sure glad the late Mike Printz didn't follow rule number
2.  Otherwise my daughter might never have turned on to reading.  She was
a senior the  year she worked in his high school library and Mike thought
she was a great worker. ")


Joanne..."the rest of the story" ... actually, I don't think this really
limits my students, considering that in our school all aides are required
to be seniors...I have requested and received permission to have
juniors.  In reality, the result of my special request is that both
juniors and seniors may be library aides.  I just almost always give
preference to the juniors, unless there are other extenuating
circumstances.

Now what really limits library aides, is that we have gone from the 7
period day to the 4 period day.  Therefore the opportunty to have aides
is reduced from 7 to 4.   AND this year I am a half time art
teacher.  So I only have aides the 2 periods I am in the library.  And I
even made an exception there, because I had a senior this semester that
was aide a previous semester...therefore, she was already trained. I knew
her to be completely self-directed...therefore, I made an exception and
she is the student aide for 3rd period...which is the period lunch shifts
are in....This second sememster an adult aide was hired just for the
afternoons in the library...3rd & 4th period, so she monitors her.

So in my circumstances, limiting it to juniors, actually increases
students' chances of being an aide, because in actually this gives a
student the chance to be an aide in their junior year AND their senior
year...they just have to work harder to convince me when they are seniors.
A lot harder.

Ann

On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Joanne Proctor wrote:

> I'm sure glad the late Mike Printz didn't follow rule number 2.  Otherwise
> my daughter might never have turned on to reading.  She was a senior the
> year she worked in his high school library and Mike thought she was a great
> worker.
>
> Sorry, I had to chime in on this one.
>
> Joanne Proctor
> Most Pure Heart of Mary School
> Topeka, KS
> jmproctor@cjnetworks.com
>              or
> jproctor@cjnetworks.com
>
> "I'm so far behind, I think I'm ahead"
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reed - Ann Cober <acreed@UMD5.UMD.EDU>
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Saturday, April 28, 2001 6:02 PM
> Subject: Re: target: secondary library aides
>
>
> >In response to Laura's query:
> > "Anyone else out there share the joy and frustration of having high
> >school library aides?  I've done it for one year, and I will continue
> >another year; but I welcome anyone's venting or success stories or
> >guidelines and assistance or.... Laura Mason, Librarian/Grant Coordinator"
> >
> >
> >
> >Ann Cober Reed's Hard Learned Extremely Basic
> >Library Aide Selection Rules of the Road!   ;-)
> >
> >
> >Lesson Number One:
> >Never EVER have more than one student aide at a time!  One will PROBABLY
> >work.  Two will PROBABLY require a great deal more supervision to keep
> >them on task! (OK, so I have a small library, and never really need more
> >than one at a time!)
> >
> >Lesson Number Two:
> >Never EVER accept seniors---It's called "Senioritus"
> >...and they are not there the last week of school, when you need them
> >most.
> >
> >Lesson Number Three:
> >Never EVER accept anyone who cannot word process.
> >(Alphabetizing and spelling abilities are equally important!!!)
> >
> >Lesson Number Four:
> >Never EVER accept anyone who has a high absentee rate.
> >Guaranteed they will not be there when you need them most.
> >
> >Lesson Number Five:
> >Never EVER accept any student who has wonderlust.
> >(You know...if your back is turned, they're gone...who knows where.)
> >Vetting students for this with previous subject matter teachers is
> >essential.
> >
> >Lesson Number Six:
> >NO EXCEPTIONS to the first five rules. NEVER EVER.
> >
> >Lesson Number Seven:
> >Special Ed. students as student aides
> >require a different mind set on your part.
> >
> >Lesson Number Eight:
> >Thus said, Ann Cober Reed needs to remember to follow her own rules,
> >hard and fast!  i.e.  ...to NOT be an old softie and let student or
> >counselor talk her into exceptions.
> >
> >
> >Laura,
> >Especially pay attention to number six. ;-)
> >Best Wishes,
> >Ann
> >
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> >
> >Ann Cober Reed, Librarian/Media Specialist
> >A 1999 Maryland Technology Academy Fellow
> >Col. Richardson High School
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> >Federalsburg, Maryland 21632
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