Thursday,
February 2
Today was
an odds and ends day. A little technical work, a little poster making, a
little bulletin board planning. The school was abuzz with awards breakfasts and
it brought up a topic for me to give some consideration to as I look for a
Medial Specialist position.
One of the
biggest reasons for me to move from classroom teacher to Teacher Librarian is
the leadership opportunities along with having a more creative influence in a
school. But, I saw how “pulled” the media specialist can get. There are
opportunities for work outside of library…such as helping prepare for the Awards
Breakfasts or to beautify for visitors, and that is great! However, it is so easy for folks to ask faculty members that do not have a specific class to help with random tasks. For example, in preparation for an upcoming Palmetto's Finest visit, our guidance counselor got pulled and asked to walk the halls and correct student spelling mistakes...no one signed up for that.
This made
me think about things I must help with, want to help with and where to put my
foot down. I’m not sure yet what all the extra activities are I want to avoid…I
just know that I do not want the position to be taken advantage of in a
negative way.
I love the way Christy is so willing to help anyone in need, yet can stand up for herself and defend her time in the library when needed.
I’m looking
forward to working on Book Talks on my next visit!
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