Re: [LM_NET] I admit it: I'm breaking federal law today. How 'bout YOU?

["Smith, Emily" <esmith@PLAINEDGESCHOOLS.ORG>]

Deborah said   "I just wish we could get over the idea that the week before the 
break isn't
really class time and that the library will provide something for kids to
do."
 
Is it really US (or the classroom teachers) thinking this week isn't really class 
time?  I have to say that the children this week have been absolutely OFF THE 
WALL...I usually do a holiday-themed book and a wordsearch/coloring this week...but 
even that I have found is difficult to keep the kids contained.  
 
That said, I showed the Polar Express some today. Last year I read the book to the 
entire school during their library time in December...this year some are watching 
the DVD and noting the differences.  It's not ideal, but I can't see much getting 
through to my kids in the state they are in this week!
 
Just my two cents,
Emily
 
Emily Smith, Librarian 
JH West Elementary, NY 
ESmith@plainedgeschools.org

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From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Deborah Stafford
Sent: Wed 12/21/2005 2:58 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] I admit it: I'm breaking federal law today. How 'bout YOU?



Well, since you asked....

I have refused to be a part of this kind of copyright violation. I cannot
prevent the teachers from doing it in their classroom but I do not
facilitate it. I don't have in my collection any "entertainment" videos. My
budget simply doesn't stretch to provide videos that are not directly tied
to the curriculum. If teachers want to go down and pay to rent their own, I
cannot stop them. But we also have no way to show videos to the entire
school.

The principal approached me about some videos to show around the school, he
was going to go down to the video place and rent them. When I pointed out
the copyright issue, he did drop the idea.  I did get a stream of kids sent
down to ask for a good video since they were not having class, but I was
unable to accommodate them, all I have a "educational" titles.

We have in the past, as a whole school, gone down to the local movie
theatre where we paid to have a showing of a movie, but we usually do this
the week of our standardized test. We pay for the movie, either by having
students pay, or by student activty fund paying.

I just wish we could get over the idea that the week before the break isn't
really class time and that the library will provide something for kids to
do.

Deborah J. Stafford
Gen. H.H. Arnold High School
Wiesbaden Germany
now proudly on the web at http://www.wies-hs.eu.dodea.edu
Deborah_Stafford@compuserve.com

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