<snip> Homework in the library has to be carefully monitored...

First thing I will say is I understand the problem. Homework copying
happens. I'm not sure that not allowing students to do homework in the
library is the answer though - if they want to copy homework they will find
a place to do it. What students do with their homework isn't a librarian
issue - it's an ethics issue and a classroom teacher issue.

Second thing: I hope I'm not alone in saying I didn't get my degree to be a
babysitter/enforcement official. If I were asked to monitor student
behavior in this way I would get a new job. What I would be happy to do
(and this is one of my roles at my school) is to teach ethical behavior,
create anti-plagiarism tutorials, talk to students about the problem,
engage teachers in finding ways to create assessments where plagiarism
can't be an issue. Then instead, I can spend the majority of my time
teaching infolit skills, promoting reading, and doing everything I can to
draw students into the library, which is what a school librarian should be
doing.

I don't mean to sound harsh, but as another person said, as a first year
librarian you need to decide your own goals and expectations of your role,
and then (by careful persuasion perhaps) convince those around you that you
know best how to run your library. I'll admit that's an easier task after
having been in this role for 20 years though!

Cathy

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What I'm reading now:
*Hillbilly Elegy/*Vance
*1984*/Orwell

Cathy Rettberg, Head Librarian
Menlo School
Atherton, CA
http://library.menloschool.org

On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Brunner, Valerie <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> I know in some districts copying homework is a major issue.  We fight it
> here constantly.  Two kids huddled over homework in the mornings, with one
> kid writing and the other looking around nervously, is just too common.
> Homework in the library has to be carefully monitored so that it doesn't
> become just a place to get away from prying eyes.  This may be the problem
> administration is concerned with, along with paying for supervision.
> I agree that it seems absolutely wrong not to encourage library usage, but
> you need to find out why before you'll know how to tackle it.
>
> Valerie brunner
> 315 S. Henderson
> Mt. Zion, IL 62549
> [log in to unmask]
> 217-864-2369
>
> “be kind.  Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bates, Naomi
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:55 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Library Use Before School
>
> For a first year librarian, this is so awful!  First of all, do NOT let
> him dictate.  Tell him you're more willing to collaborate/negotiate is the
> reasons are justified.  Email him back, referring to how school libraries
> and librarian impact academic achievement http://www.slj.com/2013/03/
> research/librarian-required-a-new-study-shows-that-a-full-
> time-school-librarian-makes-a-critical-difference-in-
> boosting-student-achievement/#_
> AND information about future ready libraries:
> http://1gu04j2l2i9n1b0wor2zmgua.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-
> content/uploads/2016/06/FR_Librarians_Factsheet.pdf
>
> Also, send attachments from students why doing homework before school is
> important to them and their academic success.  Take a picture of the
> letters to send....this is POWERFUL!
>
> Naomi Bates, district secondary lead librarian Northwest High School
> Library, Justin TX
> 817.215.0203
> TxLA executive board member
> YA Books and More
> Twitter @yabooksandmore
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan Lefman
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Library Use Before School
>
> This is my first year as the librarian at my middle school.  Since the
> beginning of second semester, my administrator has been in 3 times to
> remind me and the students that they are not allowed to do homework in the
> library before school.  I have been sending them out as I observe homework,
> but this morning I missed two girls who don't normally come in to read or
> work.
>
> I am not sure how to handle this situation.  I believe that the students
> have a right to study, read, work on the computers as long as they are not
> disturbing others or cheating.
>
> Any and all suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> Susan Lefman, LMS
> Odessa Middle School, Odessa, MO
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