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Dear LM_netters,

I am a graduate student in the school media program at the School of Information
at the University of Michigan. I am seeking your perspective on No Child Left
Behind and the idea of media specialists being considered highly qualified
teachers for inclusion in a paper I am writing for class. In the literature I
am finding a lot of support for media specialists being considered highly
qualified. I am having difficulty finding the opposing viewpoint, which I must
represent also. I am trying to find someone who opposes the idea. Your opinions
are what I am seeking, although any leads on research would be appreciated as
well. For instance, what ways might library curriculum be affected by this
change?

An example of one argument I have heard thus far on opposing school media
specialists becoming highly qualified under NCLB is that it narrows the job
definition to teacher when clearly there are several other key roles media
specialists hold.

Paper Information
The paper is for a current class on educational reform but may possibly be used
for publication in the future. In the paper I will anonymously represent
comments made from the list.

Thanks in advance.

Mike Chmura
Media Specialist Student
School of Information
University of Michigan

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