Dear David
I have read through your posts of the interesting things you do with
technology at your high school - would your students have the knowledge and
skills to do these if they had not previously had any exposure to
technology, probably since their early days in primary school? How would
they even use a keyboard if all their writing were confined to using a nib
and ink?
You seem to have a perception that primary school is a baby-sitting facility
and nothing worthwhile starts until high school. Your suggestions of toys,
crayons and Eric Carle books are more suited to what we call pre-school -
those under-fives. How long since you have had a conversation with the
primary teacher librarians in your district to find out the scope of what
they do?
As a teacher librarian who, like thousands of my colleagues, does much more
than 'shoosh and colour', I find your message paternalistic and patronising.
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA
barbara.288@bigpond.com
Together, we learn from each other
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of DiGregorio, David
Sent: Saturday, 31 July 2010 6:52 AM
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Subject: [LM_NET] Take a lesson from the Eric Carle Museum!
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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