Re: HIT:New Teachers

[Alice Yucht <aliceinfo@EXCITE.COM>]

Ironically, I didn't respond to Diane's original question, because I was in
the middle of writing an article about our most "problem patrons" -- AKA,
the teachers who consistently *impose* on us in one way or another.  I am
not  necessarily teacher-bashing, rather I am explaining that MANY of us ar=
e
frequently forced to cope with 3 general categories of problems:
1.  collection collisions
2.  facility frazzles
3.  personnel proximities. -- which is where the perception that we also
function as the 'media therapist' is addressed.
It's the constant complainers that really get to me; the ones who come in
almost every day and dump *their* woes into *my* working day/space.  I have
found a partial solution: a big stamp pad, and a pile of things that need t=
o
be stamped (we can all always find *something* that needs identification).=
=20
I laughingly tell the moaners  that I=92m willing to listen, as long as the=
y =96
in return-- help me out by =93working=94 while they wail.  The wise ones se=
e it
as a fair trade; the perennial whiners get insulted and leave me alone!=20

Understand : I DO think the library SHOULD be the heart of the school, and
i'm always delighted that people see our place as a friendly space.=20
However, it is also important to let the loiterers know that WE have work t=
o
do, too, and that their prep period is not necessarily our "free" period.

Getting off my soapbox now. . . .
(oh yeah -- the article will be in the November issue of Teacher-Librarian)

Alice Yucht, Teacher-Librarian
Heritage Middle School, Livingston NJ
aliceinfo@excite.com
Library page: http://members.home.net/hmslibrary
Personal page: http://www.aliceinfo.org
author: FLIP IT ... INFO SKILLS STRATEGIES (Linworth)





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