This would be a difficult one for me to answer. I know highs and lows but
not good and bad for each level. I have done every level except grades 4
and 5. I prefer high school because I enjoy getting into intellectual
discourse with the students and challenge their notions of the importance of
events in their life. I loved primary as I really love to tell stories.
Middle school students read and read and read and get excited about
everything.
Only you can answer the question for yourself. What age excites you? What
age will cause you to run into school every morning and get excited about
the new day? What age do you enjoy reading/viewing/listening for?
And what about the many issues that will surface with your students? What if
their morals are different than yours? Their sexual orientations? Their
religious (or lack of) beliefs?
Do you enjoy instant gratifications? Then elementary or middle school
(sometimes) is best. For high schoolers - it may take years before they
return to say "thank you."
What age makes you laugh?
Hope this helps and best of luck in your decision making process
Allan
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC)
Bishop Kearney High School Library
125 Kings Highway South
Rochester, New York 14617
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585-342 - 4694 (FAX)
acuseo@bkhs.org
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alma Ramos" <Sunshinealma@AOL.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] LM_NET Digest - 9 Feb 2005 - Special issue (#2005-238)
> The last 4 years, I have been a "teacher assigned librarian" in an elem.
> school. I will be graduating with my MLS next year, and have spent all of
my 21
> teaching years in an elem. school setting. I plan to switch to either jr.
high
> or high school, and would also be very interested in knowing the good &
the
> bad of being a librarian in both settings. I'm interested in the responses
> that you get.
> Alma
>
> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:07:40 -0500
> From: "Ruth S. Jones" <jonesrs@MAIL1.VCU.EDU>
> Subject: TARGET: Elementary, Middle, or Secondary - That is the Question!
>
> I am currently a student in the library endorsement program
> at Virginia Commonwealth University. After I am done with
> this post-baccalaureate certificate program, I will be
> certified in the state of Virginia to work as a school
> library media specialist K-12. My question is for school
> librarians who have worked in at least two different types
> of schools between elementary, middle, and high school.
> Which did you prefer working in and why? Maybe if you are
> not comfortable picking a preference, you could at least
> compare and contrast your experiences. Please respond to
> me offliest and I will compile a HIT later.
>
> TIA!
>
>
> Ruth S. Jones
> Library/Media Specialist VCU Grad. Student
> VCU = Virginia Commonwealth University
> Richmond, VA
> _jonesrs@vcu.edu_ (mailto:jonesrs@vcu.edu)
>
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