It is a common problem at the elementary level. It seems that if you do not
have students in front of you, you are not doing anything. It is important
to document what you do and then share that info with your principal and
staff. I am always amazed because when I was in a classroom I did not have
time to think about what the other people were or were not doing. What a
shame our lives have evolved to where we have to learn those PR tactics and
document everything we do.
Why not turn the tables and make a schedule putting in all those things you
do: lunch (like everyone else), then block in shelving, checking in books,
reading reviews to order, book repair. Maybe make a copy of your schdule,
filling in what you do during that week, then sharing it on Monday (email or
mail boxes). This could be a Monday "The week that was" memo. Now, this
is only a suggestion.
Good Luck!
*************************************
Nancy L. Strassner
Library Resource Specialist
Fayette County Public Schools
859-381-3883
nstrassn@fayette.k12.ky.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Galloway, Melissa Kay [mailto:MKG0522@MAIL.ECU.EDU]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 3:17 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Librar Free Time
Hi Everyone,
I thought I would share something that the second grade teachers at my
school have done. They are unhappy because I have too much "free time." We
are set up on a semi flex schedule where k-3 grades come to the library
every other week (they go to computer class the week they do not have
library). They seem to think that since I do not have a classes straight
through from 7:45 until 3:30 that I have too much time on my hands. They
went as far as to add up every minute of free time that I have (including
the 5 minutes between classes and my lunch time although everyone at my
school has a duty free lunch) and gave a list to the principal to show all
the "free time" that I have. They also included open checkout time (which
we have from 8:00 - 8:45) as part of the "free time" I have each day. I
found this quite funny because they had me having between 3 to 5 hours a day
free time every day of the week! I guess they don't realize the number of
books that have to be shelved, processed, etc. I wonder how much free time
they must have to spend it figuring out all of my "free time." Luckily, I
wasn't the only one being picked on, they did the same for the computer
teacher which follows the same schedule that I do. I wonder what they will
think when we go to a complete flex schedule (as the principal has said that
we will be doing soon).
Has anyone else had similar complaints?
Thanks for listeing to me complain about complaining!
Missy Small
Moss Hill School
Kinston, NC
mkg0522@mail.ecu.edu
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