I think we get magazines like the ones mentioned because we want to see boys
(and girls, but they aren't as hard to reach) reading - and ANYTHING that
gets them reading is better than nothing. We've had this discussion about
Goosebumps books, Captain Underpants, Nancy Drew mysteries - the list is
long.
Ultimately the librarians hold the purse strings and it's up to us to decide
what our money is going to be spent on. And if kids are reading, and asking
for reading material, that's what we want to push.
Karen DeFrank, LMS
Bullock School
Glassboro NJ
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From: "Paula Yohe" <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: Electronic Gaming/Middle School/Parent Concern
>I guess now that I have spent time on both sides of this - being a media
>specialist in jr. high for over 20 years dealing with the same issue with
>magazines in particular and now as an administrator for the last few years
> think about this from the other side -- -- the administrator for a few
> minutes for a different perspective
>
> 1. Why do librarians call this censorship? You picked the magazine -and
> put it into the media center collection -- it's not like every magazine in
> the world is in the school media center - so it isn't censorship
> 2. How do these magazines support the curriculum and raise student
> achievment?
> 3. If we are supposed to be teaching students repsect for all -- why would
> you put something that is not supporting the curriculum in the media
> center and ask for trouble
> 4. Media specialists always say they have no money and just look what they
> spend it on --
> 5. If they want to spend their own money on these magazines -- then let
> the student
> 6. The irate parent shows up that wants to know why this stuff is in a
> school library --- their tax dollars shouldn't pay for this trash. What
> does this have to do with reading, writing, and math -- that is what they
> are at school for.
> 7. The parent that shows up and says you disciplined my child for using
> bad language but you have this stuff in the school library.
>
> Now remember the principal has probably had several fights, irate parents,
> meetings, test scores, air conditioning is out in three classrooms, a
> water fountain is broke, lunch is late so the bells have to be held up,
> teachers upset, etc. ---
>
> Now censorship an issue that is an important issue to us as media
> specialists is at the bottom of their list --
> There answer -- make it go away because there is a bigger problem right
> behind it that they have to deal with
>
> Is this right -- probably not --
> is it reality -- probably
>
> I am not advocating for removing materials -- but offering a point of
> view that never entered my mind when I was in the media center --
> Just food for thought
> Paula
>
>
>
>
> Dana Fisher <dfisher@TMS.CVILLE.K12.IN.US> wrote:
> At the request of my principal and assistant principal, I have taken
> Electronic Gaming, PSM, and PlayStation magazine off the racks. (Too
> violent and very anti-woman.) Mad Magazine is also gone because my
> assistant principal said that our students could be written up for using
> language found in the magazine. I'm not crazy about the way electronic
> games portray women either, but I am really conflicted about this. I don't
> like censoring and, let's face it, if they have the money, the kids are
> buying these magazines or at least looking at them in the stores. The
> gaming magazines bring boys into the library who wouldn't come in for any
> other reason. I stopped buying the age-appropriate magazines (the few that
> exist for middle school) because the kids never picked them up.
>
> I'd love to hear what other middle school librarians are subsribing to.
>
> Dana W. Fisher, Librarian
> Joseph F. Tuttle Middle School
> Crawfordsville IN
> dfdisher@tms.cville.k12.in.us
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]On Behalf Of Billie Esser
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 1:54 PM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Electronic Gaming/Middle School/Parent Concern
>
>
> Was wondering how many of you have Electronic Gaming in your middle school
> collection? I have a parent concern - not an official challenge - about
> the magazine. How have you handle this?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
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