I have often used a similar tactic - although I request that they bring =
in 3 "gently used" paperback books to "pay" for the lost paperback =
item. Generally speaking the lost item is not something I'd replace =
exactly anyway. What I tell the kids is that they can bring in books =
from home that they are not reading any more, but that they think other =
kids might like. I have actually gotten a few gems this way - and, as =
Laura noted, at least the kids are practising responsibility. I make =
them bring in 3 books for the 1 lost one as a symbol of the fact that it =
is not a direct replacement of the item, but that they are "paying".
Lou Murray Gorvett
Library Technician
Canadian Martyrs Elementary School
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
email: Louise.Gorvett@wcdsb.edu.on.ca
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura Strickland [SMTP:MayportMS@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 7:05 PM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: HIT --> lost books - charge full price?
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> I, too, charge a replacement cost most times. However, in a school =
where half
> of the students are on free and reduced lunch - collecting is a =
problem. I
> have offered for students, who are not able to pay, to replace the =
item with
> a similar item (paperback fiction for paperback fiction and hardback =
for
> hardback). While students may not always be able to pay, they have =
been able
> to come up with a suitable book to clear their fine, so that they may
> continue to check out books. In fact, one student brought in a bag of =
books
> to replace one that he lost! I think he cleaned his bookshelf! The =
books
> brought in are often donated to classroom teachers. It doesn't bring =
in any
> money, but it does help the student learn responsibility.
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> Laura Strickland, School Media Specialist
> Mayport Middle School
> 2600 Mayport Rd
> Atlantic Bch, FL 32233
> MayportMS@aol.com
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