[LM_NET] VENT: This is wrong on various levels -right?

[Cheryl <csturgeo@NEO.RR.COM>]

Today went really well UNTIL 3:30 PM when a third grade  teacher walked up to me 
with a typed sheet which I am quoting verbatim

"Could you help me locate some books on the following topics?  Your assistance is 
greatly appreciated!  I need the books by tomorrow morning (4/2/08).

Book topics : hurricanes, Legos, Sun, Outer space, Pandas, Chimpanzees, Tigers, 
Beta fish, Vietnam, Sharks, Cleveland, Grand Canyon, South Carolina, Raccoons, 
Tornadoes, Sailboats, Ocean animals, Viperfish, Penguins, Cats/kittens, Mercury 
(planet), Soldiers in Iraq, Lions, Hybrid cars, Horses, Black Labs and retrievers


I tried to discern what the plan was here.  What are the expectations, how could we 
teach the children to locate the books (since I have spent a lot of time doing 
library skills covering this) her reply was that "it was too hard". I explained 
that we are trying to teach research as a process, etc. etc.  She just got steamed 
with me and said to have my aide do this like last year and walked out.

Since I cover 3 elem bldgs. I won't be back there tomorrow.  I left a note for my 
part-time aide who has a full schedule of laminating (endless) and class book 
checkouts saying that I guess this teacher expects us to work nights at school.  
The teacher left the bldg. at 3:45.  I stayed to finish up some other tasks and 
left at 4:30.  

I know that she is NOT HAPPY with my suggestions and I am NOT HAPPY to do her 
bidding.

Thanks for listening, since she didn't want to,


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