Re: [LM_NET] Shelving by AR Level

[Anne Hinchcliff <anneh@SISNET.SSKU.K12.CA.US>]

I've been following this thread and have to agree with those who insist we are here 
to teach students to use all libraries--the one they walk into at College won't be 
arranged by AR levels. I think the thing that bothers me even more than the 
shelving issue is the fact that library staff are labeling the books with the 
"dots" that indicate a reading level on the outside of the book. What about privacy 
issues? Do we want a fifth grader walking around with a book that clearly shows 
everyone he is reading at only a second grade level? Don't we have a responsibility 
to protect our student's privacy? I don't have a problem with AR if it is used to 
get kids reading, but when it becomes the only focus of a visit to the library I 
think the students are missing out on all of the other wonderful things we have to 
offer. Just my two cents.


Anne Hinchcliff
Library/IMC Manager
Siskiyou County Office of Education
phone: 530.842.8430
fax: 530.842.8436
website: http://www.sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us/users/imcftp/public_html/

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