tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652137361139496603.post22924393130873672..comments2022-05-29T07:52:51.823-07:00Comments on Monarch's Librarian Blog: Procedures, Procedures, ProceduresKeisa Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03278307217109429923noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652137361139496603.post-67151759739491409202008-08-18T20:03:00.000-07:002008-08-18T20:03:00.000-07:0038 classes!!! Yikes! I'm tired just thinking abou...38 classes!!! Yikes! I'm tired just thinking about that. How long are your classes? <BR/><BR/>I know I'm not alone. I realize that each time I attend ALA or AASL and I talk to other school librarians.<BR/><BR/>My teachers are coming around this year. Last year I would find out about assignments after they were completed. This year, I am receiving emails and requests for my professional advice. As long as I am here, I will continue to give 100%. I know that I am outgrowing my pot here and I will need to replant myself soon if I am to continue to grow.Keisa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278307217109429923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652137361139496603.post-23124422816783494292008-08-18T18:14:00.000-07:002008-08-18T18:14:00.000-07:00Your post struck a chord with me because I too am ...Your post struck a chord with me because I too am feeling frustrated. I am lucky enough to have avoided being "in the rotation" in my elementary school, but nevertheless feel that the library program has been marginalized by well-meaning but nevertheless unsupportive administration. I have 38 classes to see each week and I attend 1 or 2 PLC meetings each day for the first hour of the day (one for each grade level); however there is so much for the teachers to cover during this PLC time that they do NOT want to hear anything I have to say. They are busy crunching numbers and disaggregating data to turn in to the administration (either building or district)--and they really just want to be able to go to the bathroom before picking up their kids! It's the only time they have all day to do that!<BR/><BR/>I find myself in the first days of in-service feeling frustrated too. I know that it may not seem helpful for me to tell you that, but I do hope that it might help a bit to know that you're not the only one "out there" trying to find the way! And on a positive note, it sounds like you have some <B>great</B> ideas! Your wiki is inspirational. So you're doing more of the "right stuff" than you know, I suspect!jamie camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671359775019300192noreply@blogger.com