Re: [LM_NET] Vent w/ signature

[Alice Yucht <ayucht@GMAIL.COM>]

Very relevant:  this blogpost on "feel your inner 'no!' -- at
http://obliteracy.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/feel-your-inner-no/

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Cheryl <csturgeo@neo.rr.com> wrote:
> Today went really well UNTIL 3:30 PM when a third grade  teacher walked up to me 
>with a typed sheet which I am quoting verbatim
>  "Could you help me locate some books on the following topics?  Your assistance 
>is greatly appreciated!  I need the books by tomorrow morning (4/2/08).
>  Book topics : hurricanes, Legos, Sun, Outer space, Pandas, Chimpanzees, Tigers, 
>Beta fish, Vietnam, Sharks, Cleveland, Grand Canyon, South Carolina, Raccoons, 
>Tornadoes, Sailboats, Ocean animals, Viperfish, Penguins, Cats/kittens, Mercury 
>(planet), Soldiers in Iraq, Lions, Hybrid cars, Horses, Black Labs and retrievers

>  I tried to discern what the plan was here.  What are the expectations, how could 
>we teach the children to locate the books (since I have spent a lot of time doing 
>library skills covering this) her reply was that "it was too hard". I explained 
>that we are trying to teach research as a process, etc. etc.  She just got steamed 
>with me and said to have my aide do this like last year and walked out.
>  Since I cover 3 elem bldgs. I won't be back there tomorrow.  I left a note for 
>my part-time aide who has a full schedule of laminating (endless) and class book 
>checkouts saying that I guess this teacher expects us to work nights at school.  
>The teacher left the bldg. at 3:45.  I stayed to finish up some other tasks and 
>left at 4:30.
>  I know that she is NOT HAPPY with my suggestions and I am NOT HAPPY to do her 
>bidding.
>
>  Thanks for listening, since she didn't want to,


-- 
Alice Yucht, aka Alice in InfoLand
lifetime Teacher-Librarian, now freelancing as
Rutgers/SCILS/PDS faculty,
writer, consultant, speaker, mentor,
and catalytic curmudgeon.
Highland Park, New Jersey
http://aliceinfo.squarespace.com/blog
ayucht@gmail.com

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