tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14369654.post8186389410774753948..comments2023-11-03T06:49:14.583-05:00Comments on The Cool Librarian: Continually Surprisedjesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422462308023065350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14369654.post-39251677818843301082007-10-14T14:44:00.000-05:002007-10-14T14:44:00.000-05:00I was just talking about this with one of my cowor...I was just talking about this with one of my coworkers (based on <A HREF="http://morethanfifty.blogspot.com/2007/10/five-laws-of-digital-education.html" REL="nofollow">this blog post of hers</A>). It is disappointing and frustrating for librarians to encounter what appears to be apathy and laziness on the part of teachers in regards to library resources and new digital avenues for education. But then there's this: in the US, K-12 teachers generally don't have a lot of free time during the school day,and what free periods they have are spent correcting school work or planning future assignments; professional development days for teachers are usually spent going over school policies or retreading old educational ground; teaching full-time is very draining, and many teachers don't want to do more professional development when they get home; because teachers are frequently underpaid, they often take part-time jobs, which gives them even less free time; at many school, YouTube and social networking sites are blocked, which makes it even more difficult for teachers to explore new digital education options and to network with other wired education professionals (like us crazy techie librarians).<BR/><BR/>Basically, I think many aspects of our education system is b0rked. Teachers should have more "play time" to experiment with new technologies and to network with other teachers and librarians. Teachers should be encouraged to play with new tech and network with other professionals,and they should be rewarded when they do. Schools should absolutely not block websites, especially sites like YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook. That won't fix everything, but I think it would be a step in the right direction.Joshua M. Neffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564051750876377385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14369654.post-64018422128912330602007-10-12T18:30:00.000-05:002007-10-12T18:30:00.000-05:00even when I use that galenet litindex thing, http:...even when I use that galenet litindex thing, http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex/litindex.htm to look up stuff in all those gale sets, kids will say, "I can't use a computer." And I have to reassure them that I will give them many books. ...yeah, this whole trend of having teachers prepare kids to pass some test is screwing up the educational system. (or maybe it's just revealing how screwed up the system has always been)... but I agree that teachers don't seem to know what libraries have and probably don't care...the.effing.librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17091817894228602335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14369654.post-74721492777164188892007-10-12T18:28:00.000-05:002007-10-12T18:28:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.the.effing.librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17091817894228602335noreply@blogger.com