This You Tube video went viral on 9/5/2013 when a Duncanville high school student is told to leave the classroom. Jeff Bliss, expresses himself and what he wants out of his education. I think he has a point, but there are better ways of expressing yourself.
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Are school librarians an endangered species?
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change”.
Charles Darwin
Teacher Librarians are not quiet extinct…like the quote above teacher librarians will survive providing we redefine our role. The 21st Century is a vibrant and every evolving landscape that gets tweaked a lot.
All five professional speakers are unanimous on the point that teacher librarians are just as important, if not more than ever, with unique skills that are instrumental in the evaluation of information and information literacy, mentor of online resources, access to new technology that will benefit cross curricula disciplines and collaborator with teachers and the school community. In turn this will set-up students to be life-long learners and responsible digital citizens.
Reference:
“Are school librarians an endangered species?” 30 Second Thought Leadership: Insights from Leaders in the School Library Community Jan/Feb 2012 The American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
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