Re: GEN: From the classroom into the library

[Jennifer Turney <jturney@ANGLETON.ISD.TENET.EDU>]

Now, I've heard that librarians who came from the classroom are taken =
more seriously than those who didn't, too.  In fact, my mother is at a =
school where the librarian has never had an education course--her =
undergrad is in library science.  Looking at her, I can see where =
education courses--the ones that teach you how to teach--would be very =
beneficial to her work.  But, I've also encountered others who received =
the same training she did who do wonderful jobs.  I think, that the =
whole notion is based in where the librarian is, what the climate of =
that person's school is, and that person's dedication to what he/she has =
been hired to do.  I think that a lot of the teachers in my district are =
more willing to work with someone who has been in their shoes, as a =
classroom teacher.  It's easier to work with someone who knows what =
you're doing and what you're job is about. =20
The statement sort of bugs me too, particularly because I just finished =
my first year in the classroom this last year.  To say that a librarian =
with no classroom experience is not as valuable to a school community =
(which is what that statement says to me) is the same as saying that all =
the work I put into my job this last year is not as important as someone =
who's been there 10 years, because I had little or no prior experience =
in the classroom.

Jennifer Turney,
Teacher/MLS Student @UH-Clear Lake
Frontier Elementary, Angleton, TX
jturney@angleton.isd.tenet.edu

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