Unfortunately, burned-out librarians like that are
everywhere. When interviewing my nephews for one of
my MLS courses, they told me they no longer used
their school media center because they had overheard
the LMS telling someone that she hated kids and couldn't
wait to reach her goal of collecting full retirement
in a couple of years. This was not an off-the-cuff comment
said on a particularly bad day...they said very few kids were
using the SLMC because they had felt unwelcomed by this
LMS for years. This has all been corroborated by a
teacher friend in this school who also does not use the
SLMC if at all possible.
This is in New York State, where the state is now coming
up with more ways to keep enthusiastic new librarians
out of libraries by no longer granting provisional certifications and doubling
fieldwork requirements,
while honoring the tenure of miserable,
fed-up librarians who are coasting for their last
few years of their jobs and collecting fat paychecks
while ignoring and/or insulting the students.
Sad.
Steve Patnode
MLS student
SCSU
sun85@aol.com
In a message dated 6/25/2003 10:38:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
wpaige@WARREN.K12.IN.US writes:
> I think I can top that. How about a libray media specialist, or at least
> that's what she called herself although she didn't have the degree, who
> doesn't like to work with students?
> And I just noticed she's been on this listserv recently asking for help
> finding a job!
> Wendy Paige
> Media Specialist
> Warren Central High School/Summer School
> Indianapolis, Indiana 46229
> wpaige@warren.k12.in.us
>
> At 09:41 AM 6/25/2003 -0700, Mary Ludwick wrote:
> >Leah wrote:
> >I just find it really hard to understand how anyone who doesn't really &
> >truly
> >love to read can promote it in a school library setting!
> >
> >I can top that....
> >for several years we had a reading recovery/ remedial reading teacher who
> >often told other teachers and parents that she hated to read. I almost
> >fainted the first time I heard this. I was never brave enough to ask WHY,
> >WHY, WHY did she become a reading specialist if she hated to read? I cannot
> >imagine creating a career out of something I disliked, getting additional
> >degree in the field etc. ---The world is full of amazing people.
> >
> >
> >Mary Ludwick, Librarian K-5 Elementary
> >Owen Elementary, The Colony, Texas (near Dallas)
> >ludwickm@lisd.net (school address)
> >ludwick@swbell.net (home address)
> >Little known fact: "Don't Mess With Texas" is an
> >anti-litter campaign slogan.
> >
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