An interesting observation and personal experience about this listserv:
There have been many postings about the negative comment, the person
who made it, and to whom it was directed to about smartboards BUT....
when I asked this national listserv about what they believe the five
most important parts of a library webpage are, I got SEVEN ANSWERS
back.
Hmmmmmm.....interesting, huh?
So, should I make a gaff and post it online in order to get more
responses? Or take it that people just read and delete unless it's more
controversial?
Naomi Bates
Northwest High School Library
Justin, Texas
nbates@nisdtx.org
817-215-0203
>>> Lisa Hunt <lisa3moon@YAHOO.COM> 10/29/2008 4:04 PM >>>
Not long ago I was hot under the collar about something a colleague in
my school had done, but I knew better than to react with a mean spirit
(boy I wanted to though.) I talked with my principal "after" I calmed
down; and I explained to her that my emotional needs were very different
from my professional needs. I knew the right thing to do, and I was
doing just that. However, I felt better that she "heard" my voice. I
didn't want action taken but I wanted to unload my feelings. I handled
it, she did nothing as I wanted, but she sees me as a team player.
That's the approach that works for me... I do the right thing. Almost
always a strong focus on the students is the best "right" thing we can
do. Instead of complaining, nitpicking, reminding others of our rules,
etc we should re-focus on the students. It keeps me very busy, and
quite honestly I don't have time to be cranky or unfriendly to people
when I stay focused on the students.
I changed that little song from Finding Nemo. The one that Dori sings
has the refrain "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming what should we
do, just SWIM!" My change is "Just keep smiling, just keep smiling,
that's what we (LMS) do, just SMILE!"
I'm only one person, but I try to hang out with the positive, smiling
LMS in my district. We spread cheer to many, and I believe we use our
powers for good.
Lisa Hunt, NBCT 2005
School Library Media Specialist
Apple Creek Elementary
Moore, OK
lisa3moon@yahoo.com
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From: Paula Yohe <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:33:54 PM
Subject: Negative and nasty comments -- Discussion
You know
it has been interesting
I received private emails thanking me for posting.
And I received an email telling me that even technology people ought to
be able to spell
This is not a post about this particular topic - but a discussion in
general on what we are actually doing as a profession when we say
negative and nasty things ..
I have been a media specialist for more years than I care to remember
I am also a certified administrator..
I am involved in many different things --
from dealing with IT folks - to principals -- to software developers --
national committees working on data quality -- technical development of
products -- school information systems - technology integration groups
- technology coaches and library groups.
Overall -- media specialists are considered by most of these groups to
be negative and hard to get along with --
I fight the battle at almost every meeting I attend that media
specialists needs to be included -- and 90% of the time -
I get no
because of the attitude of librarians ---
Are there some bad IT folks out there - yes
Are there some bad principals out there - yes
But overall when I go to different meetings -- I do not get the
negative responses about these groups that I get about librarians --
This tells me that overall our profession needs to do a better job in
presenting ourselves to various groups of people --
I actually ended up having this discussion earlier today with a group
of librarians from academic, public, school, and technical colleges -
about the perception of libraries and librarians and
I came home with that on my mind and received some email about this
very thing...
which was my point in my original post --
and after receiving one email in particular
I decided that we need to have a discussion on ways that our profession
can begin to change the perception out there about libraries and
librarians
Not one person can do it -- it has to be a group effort
We need to get involved with other groups and work together --
If you don't like the IT folks -- get to know them -- and understand
what their problems are
if you don't like the technology coach -- get to know them --
Stop being the barrier and being a bridge
I truly believe the survival of libraries and our profession is
ultimately at stake..
I fight that battle almost every time
Paula Yohe
Director Of Technology/Library Media Center
Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214
paula_yohe@yahoo.com
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