My Students Are Taller Than Me!

After 8-1/2 years at the elementary school, I now have a lot of students who "look down" upon me. The transition to high school has not been difficult, but there have been quite a few new changes to figure out.

On January 2nd, I spent a lot of time opening and closing cabinet doors and drawers. At the circulation desk, there are 18 drawers. In the media office, there are 56 doors and 62 drawers. Yikes! After so much wasted time, I began organizing and labeling all doors and drawers that contained anything. Now, if there is no label, it's empty! My life has been much more simplified by this.

Once I finished those labels, I began labeling the shelves for the nonfiction section. 180 shelves, and no shelf labels meant I spent a little more time than I liked putting books away. As of today, that area of the library is finished.  Only 200 fiction shelves left to label. (I think this might take awhile!)

Although I don't believe in making big changes without taking the time to observe how things work, I did decide to do several things differently during smart lunch in order to preserve my sanity and the sanity of those around me. (Smart lunch is a 30 minute time period where students attend tutorials and clubs. Some students work on papers or projects that are due; others socialize.) The new guidelines will go into effect at the start of the new semester next week so we shall see how it goes.

I am looking forward to several new challenges at the high school level. Instead of teaching the very basic of research skills, I will be working with students and teachers to prepare students for college and careers. Also, I am looking forward to starting a book club and possibly a writing club in the fall. Next school year I will also get the opportunity to teach a library science course.

Fun times are ahead!