Well said!!!!!! I must be a rabble rouser too because I would be right
there with you!!!!
Gail Smith wrote:
> I don't know the climate at your school, or if you would rather avoid
> "making waves," but when they are with you, they ARE your class. You don't
> try to tell another teacher how to run things in her classroom, so why
> should she tell you how to run things in your classroom. She doesn't tell
> you how to catalog books, or what materials to order, so why should she be
> allowed to set policy for other things?
>
> I would try a conversation with her to find out why she doesn't want them to
> check out books. Then you might agree with her for a certain length of
> time--until Thanksgiving, or until second quarter, or something that would
> respect her concerns--then let her know that you will need to be in charge
> of the rules for your space and your program. After the time agreed, the
> children should be following YOUR rules.
>
> Yes, I know, I'm a rabble rouser, but I have had to stand up for my right to
> set rules for my students when they are in my class. The other teacher
> wasn't particularly happy, but she realized that I was only demanding the
> same authority in my space that she has in hers.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Beth Davis <bethdavis@floydboe.net> wrote:
>
>
>> I have a Kindergarten teacher in my school who will not allow her class to
>> check out books. The first year I was here, 2 years ago, she would not let
>> them checkout for the entire year. Last year, she finally allowed them to
>> check out. This year she is not letting them check out again. I feel bad
>> for them because the other K classes can check out. I sent home Parent
>> contracts (another hot topic lately) and all the parents signed them, so I
>> don't see why they can't check out books. I realize it is not my class and
>> really probably none of my business. I just hate to see a class being the
>> only class in the school that is not allowed to check out books. Year
>> before last, a parent wrote a note to the teacher and asked why her child
>> could not check out books. From then on she let that child only check out a
>> book and the rest still could not. I taught kindergarten for 8 years so I
>> know how they can be. However, many children do not have books in their
>> homes and need to be read to nightly. In the other classes it is a
>> "homework" assignment to have a parent read the child's library book to him/
>> her nightly. Those classes come daily to exchange their books. I am afraid
>> that if I try to talk to her she will feel I am telling her how to run her
>> classroom which I would not ever do. I don't want to over step my
>> boundaries so I just sit here and whine I guess. (smile) It just really
>> bothers me. Does this happen in any other schools?
>> Beth Davis
>> Media Specialist
>> Model Elementary School
>> Rome, GA
>>
>>
>
>
>
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