This morning I visited the Eric Carle museum in Amherst Massachusetts -
they have a library within the facility and it is my strong opinion that
every elementary library should use this library as a model. NO
computers, no piles of technological junk like smart boards and the
like. Just clean shelves, white walls-simplicity and elegance - great
lighting! A seating area for reading and one large work table. And
toys- yes tactile wooden toys. So, as a person perhaps too well versed
in technology, I say to all you elementary librarians, bring all of that
technology trash to a dumpster, rid your libraries of all the junk you
can and make them into places where the youngsters will truly look
forward to visit. Buy some nice wooden toys - let them play - let them
read - read to them, get them away from keyboards and give them crayons
and colored pencils - teach them to write beautifully with a nib pen -
and for God's sake don't sit them in front of a so called wrongly named
Smart board!!! Also, make sure you visit the Eric Carle Museum!!
A word about the most laughable and entirely ridiculous phrase ever used
in education . . .
"21st Century Skills" - if I hear it one more time I'll consider a jump
from the George Washington Bridge!! How about kindness, good will,
usefulness, and all those really longed for human qualities.
David
David Di Gregorio
Supervisor of Library Media Services
www.librarymedia.net
Tenafly High School
19 Columbus Drive
Tenafly NJ 07670
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