I, too, think it would be awesome to have time during the day to read,
but it's not going to happen. Of course, there are always those on my
faculty who would LOVE to be the librarian..."all you have to do is read
ALL DAY"!!
Yeah, right!
I'm in a 9-12 school. I take a lot of books home, read some, but with
others I skim and/or read first, middle and last chapters. I also depend
on my student readers for recommendations. Of the 500 new titles we've
just added to the collection, I can see at least 100-150 I should read
immediately, or last week...what can I say? Some are professional
titles, some are from various YA "Best..." lists, and some just look
good...
Honestly, I don't see any way I'll ever read all the ones I should read
and/or want to read (for school or for my personal reading).
Barbara Kane
High School Library Media Specialist
Southwestern Central School
Jamestown, NY
bkane@swms.wnyric,org
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Marsha Redd
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 12:10 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] GEN: Reading time during your workday?
I would be interested to know how HS librarians feel about this. It is
not
as much of a perk when you are trying to keep up with 200 plus page
novels.
(I am a slow, deliberate reader.) And I still can't bring myself to read
some of the popular ones like Cirque du Freak. With the little time I
have,
I at least want to read the ones I think I will enjoy. Sometimes I have
to
settle for the first couple chapters. And sometimes I just ask the kids
that
have read them.
Marsha Redd
Librarian, Kelloggsville High School
Grand Rapids, MI
marsharedd@hotmail.com
Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a
student.
Everyone is a teacher.
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