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Should I become a media specialist?
by Marina who used to love being a teacher
Oct 31, 2010
I love reading and books, history and geography. I enjoy working with kids, but after 4 years of teaching the stress of RtI and test scores and differientiating every subject is getting to be way too much. I am thinking that the library would be a better fit for me.

I know it's not "easier" than teaching, but checking out books, doing the book fair, buying new books and reading to the children seems less stressful. Plus, NO RTI AND ENDLESS INTERVENTIONS!!! I know there aren't a lot of jobs anymore, what do you think about the future of the profession? I read on the teacher's board that there might be a shortage in 2014?

Thanks for any advice you can give.
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Lisa I'm a high school librarian and I love my job. Yes, teachers assume I'm not doing anything all day (one actually said it to my face), so they try to use me as their secretary by having me photocopy papers for them all day long. I've had supervisors find things for me to do because, apparently, I just sit at my computer all day surfing the internet....See More
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Media Lady On 11/15/10, Lisa wrote: > I'm a high school librarian and I love my job. Yes, teachers > assume I'm not doing anything all day (one actually said it > to my face), so they try to use me as their secretary by > having me photocopy papers for them all day long. I've had > supervisors find things for me to do because, apparently, I >...See More
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That 70s teacher I am also a teacher. I taught art for 2 years and I ended up leaving after being at a bad school. Since then I have not worked in well over a year. I have applied for other art teacher positions and been turned down. It's a bad tiem to be a teacher these days, especially an art teacher. I thought I would have security in this field but apparently n...See More
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Linda Campbell On 11/16/10, Media Lady wrote: > On 11/15/10, Lisa wrote: >> I'm a high school librarian and I love my job. Yes, teachers >> assume I'm not doing anything all day (one actually said it >> to my face), so they try to use me as their secretary by >> having me photocopy papers for them all day long. I've had >> supervi...See More
Dec 30, 2010
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Linda Campbell I'm originally a classroom teacher, but entered the elementary school library six years ago. I feel like a warm body most of the time-morning duty, lunch duty, afternoon duty, tutoring during and after school-because I have that wonderful background in the classroom and our test scores are in the toilet. I am expected to teach math, language, and r...See More
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