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Re: getting rid of the program
Posted by KY Retired Librarian on 2/03/08
I'm guessing that most librarians do not have the option to get
rid of it. I also agree that reading is reading (usually) but,
since I had absolutely NO control as to whether the program was
used or not, I did what I could to make the program work for my
school. Yes, there were flaws and disagreements but in the end,
I believe I did what was best for the students. On 2/01/08, sb wrote:
> My librarian got rid of AR. Her philosophy is that if they are
> going to read, they are going to read. Also, she (and I)
> believe there is more to reading than books. I have a kid
> bring in the newspaper everyday. Not only is he reading, he is
> reading current events. I have other students who read manga.
> To me, reading is reading. I have no idea if you have any
> ability to get rid of the program, but I know a lot of
> teachers at AR schools use it as an excuse to grade. Not all,
> but they are out there.
>
>
> On 1/31/08, KY Retired Librarian wrote:
>> While I completely disagreed with it, I did not interfere
>> when a teacher said AR only. I was not in their classroom
>> and it was not my place to speak up about it. However, the
>> library IS your classroom and you have the right to make it
>> work for you. I had my AR books shelved where they
>> belonged. Easys in the easy section. Biography with the
>> other biographies, etc. I did however label my AR books
> with
>> a bright green dot. I wrote the AR level on the dot. It
> was
>> up to the teacher to let the student know what level to
> get.
>> I chose only one color dot because it wasn't easy to see
> what
>> level a child was reading, and therefore a lower level
> reader
>> was not as likely to be embarrassed. This worked in my
>> library, although I know there are many ways to handle it.
>>
>> I did order AR tests for as many books as my budget would
>> allow. I also belonged to one of the test sharing groups
> and
>> got many tests for free. While I didn't always agree with
>> the AR program, I did my best to accomodate the students.
>>
>>
>> On 1/31/08, New Librarian wrote:
>>> I'm a new librarian and I have a problem with a teacher who
>>> refuses to let her students check out any book that is not
>>> AR. She is also angry because I did not order AR tests for
>>> any of the new books and I changed the layout of the
>>> library (the last librarian had the collection organized
>>> according to AR level).
Posts on this thread, including this one
- AR in the Library, 1/31/08, by New Librarian.
- Re: AR in the Library, 1/31/08, by New Librarian.
- Re: AR in the Library, 1/31/08, by Char.
- Re: AR in the Library, 1/31/08, by KY Retired Librarian.
- Re: AR in the Library, 2/01/08, by Chelsea Burkhart.
- Re: AR in the Library, 2/01/08, by sb.
- Re: getting rid of the program, 2/03/08, by KY Retired Librarian .
- Re: our librarian is an AR pusher, 2/03/08, by sasha.
- Re: KY - What is an AR sharing group? nfm, 2/03/08, by JenSue/2.
- Re: KY - What is an AR sharing group? nfm, 2/03/08, by KY Retired Librarian .
- Re: KY - What is an AR sharing group? nfm, 2/04/08, by fran.
- Re: getting rid of the program, 2/06/08, by Tom N.
- Re: thanks - nfm, 2/07/08, by jensue/2.
- Re: AR in the library, 2/12/08, by best of both worlds librarian.
- Re: AR in the library, 3/10/08, by sanwin.
- Re: AR in the Library, 3/19/08, by Dee.
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