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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 00:01:15 CDT Subject: PUBYAC digest 181 PUBYAC Digest 181 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: Harry Potter by "Melody Allen" <MelodyAn@gw.doa.state.ri.us> 2) Let's Hear it for the Boys!--writing a book by Adela Peskorz <peskorza@yahoo.com> 3) Re: "Super-Readers" by "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com> 4) RE: Summer Reading Prizes by Susan Lempke <slempke@nileslibrary.org> 5) Re: funny reference questions by "Diana C. Hollingsworth" <dhollingsworth@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us> 6) Re: funny reference by Debby Anderson <andersde@oplin.lib.oh.us> 7) RE: Harry Potter by jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us (Jennifer Andersen) 8) Re: "Super-Readers" by "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us> 9) Re: Christian fiction or propaganda? by "Melanie C. Duncan" <duncanm@mail.bibb.public.lib.ga.us> 10) RE: Americanization of Harry Potter by Becky Smith <bsmith@utstcelbgw.state.lib.ut.us> 11) Left behind series etc. by "Paula Schaffner" <paula@saline.lib.mi.us> 12) RE: Summer Reading Prizes by Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us> 13) Re: Reference Questions by sblume@cob.org 14) RE: Summer Reading Prizes by joslund@tripath.colosys.net 15) Summer Reading/ Rewards by Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu> 16) RE: Funniest Reference Question by Pat BeCraft <becrafpa@oplin.lib.oh.us> 17) Answer to herb girl in cloth hut by Kate McLean <mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us> 18) Re: Summer Reading Prizes by "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Melody Allen" <MelodyAn@gw.doa.state.ri.us> To: <dimatulka@alltel.net>, <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Harry Potter Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 10:01:00 CDT Did anyone else see the shocking CBS evening news last night??? In a story on the new book, a girl was shown reading the new HP book, a relative having bought it at a book store in Virginia!! What will happen now? to that book store and will others break down and start selling? Melody Allen melodyan@lori.state.ri.us ------------------------------ From: Adela Peskorz <peskorza@yahoo.com> To: YALSA-BK@ala.org, YALSA-L@ala.org, booktalking@egroups.com, pubyac@prairienet.org, YA-URBAN@ala.org, YA-YAAC@ala.org, YA-TRAIN@ala.org, gnlib-l@topica.com, tagad-l@topica.com Subject: Let's Hear it for the Boys!--writing a book MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 10:10:10 CDT Please excuse what I know may be tons of cross-posting for some of you! Are you offering a great library program, either targeted specifically to, and/or particularly successful with, teen boys? If so, I would love to learn about it and share your success via a book I am writing about library services for this group. Whether this is library-based, collaborative, outreach, an alternative to traditional service delivery, etc., I definitely want to know about it. Please email directly at: peskorza@yahoo.com or adela.peskorz@metrostate.edu and I will send you a questionnaire on the specifics of your program. Thank you so much in advance for your help, commitment, and advocacy! Adela Peskorz Library Instruction Coordinator Metropolitan State University St. Paul, MN and Independent YA Consultant & Reading Specialist peskorza@yahoo.com PS: Please feel free to leave a message in my ALA electronic mailbox if you'll be at the conference in Chicago! Thanks again! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: "Super-Readers" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 10:15:36 CDT The major problem I ran into when running the SRP as a "competitive" program with prizes for the top readers ('super-readers') was the kids reading way below their reading level just to rack up the numbers. Then the kid who struggles all summer to finish Moby Dick or Harry Potter gets no recognition. That's why I changed to non-competetive, everyone gets a prize and recognition. There are no prizes for reading the most, just for reading in general. Lorie ------------------------------ From: Susan Lempke <slempke@nileslibrary.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Summer Reading Prizes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 10:21:10 CDT The big problem we are having with Summer Reading this year (which is mostly going very well)is getting kids to read at anything like their reading level. We have so many kids who are new immigrants that when a sixth grader comes up with The Cat in the Hat on his reading list, it's impossible to tell if that's an appropriate book or if they're reading quick and easy books to get that next star next to their names or to get the next little prize for each ten books. For the newest English-speakers, Dr. Seuss is okay, but what we don't like is rewarding the dishonesty of the ones who are cheating. The real heartbreaker is when the child who proudly read *one* long chapter book comes up to the desk, and the next one comes up with a list of 20 way-too-easy books and gets the bigger reward. I'm not sure what the solution is--counting minutes next year, maybe? Susan Dove Lempke <slempke@nileslibrary.org> Niles Public Library District Niles Illinois ------------------------------ From: "Diana C. Hollingsworth" <dhollingsworth@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: funny reference questions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 10:26:41 CDT I've been lurking for a long time, but I had to jump in on this subject. First, thank you all for giving me several chuckles as I've been reading your responses. After all, it is in the middle of summer reading program and we need all the laughs we can get. :-) This happened to a co-worker: a child came in looking for a picture of a dinosaur. My co-worker showed her several dinosaur books. Not satisfied. Why couldn't she have a real picture of a real dinosaur? Diana Shorewood-Troy Public Library Director of Youth Services ------------------------------ From: Debby Anderson <andersde@oplin.lib.oh.us> To: "pubyac@prairienet.org" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: funny reference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 10:32:40 CDT Since we are telling on ourselves here it goes. On my first day at the reference desk in the Children's room a 4th or 5th grader approached me. He spoke very rapidly and the only part I could make out was "there's a boy in the girl's bathroom." In my best indignant voice I said "Well, we will take care of that because there shouldn't be. Thanks for telling me." Of course the boy look at me very strangely and said "UH, that's the name of the book I want. That was 12 years ago and I still blush when I think of it. I also had a question similar to Tammy's. Early one Sat. morning a very well dressed handsome elderly gentleman asked where the gynecology room was. His face and ears turned beet red when I replied "The genealogy room is through those open doors. It was so hard not to laugh.
-- Debby Anderson, Children's Librarian 184 Phelps St., Painesville, OH 44077 mailto:andersde@oplin.lib.oh.us Voice 1-440-352-3383 Fax 1-440-352-1069 ------------------------------ From: jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us (Jennifer Andersen) To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Harry Potter Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:09:12 CDT It was also on the Today Show this morning. I too was shocked and wondered if by going public the bookstore would be penalized by Scholastic! Anyone know any more info? Jennifer At 10:01 AM 7/3/00 CDT, you wrote: >Did anyone else see the shocking CBS evening news last night??? In a story on the new book, a girl was shown reading the new HP book, a relative having bought it at a book store in Virginia!! What will happen now? to that book store and will others break down and start selling? > >Melody Allen >melodyan@lori.state.ri.us > > ************************************************************ |"We're fortunate you know. Jennifer L. Andersen |Too many people in this Children's Services Librarian |world spend their lives Carmel Clay Public Library |doing work that doesn't 55 4th AVE SE |really matter in the great Carmel, IN 46032 |scheme of things. But 317-844-3363 or 814-3917 |bringing children and books jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us |together does matter. And |we get to do it." | --Katherine Paterson ************************************************************ ------------------------------ From: "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us> To: <odonnell@borg.com>, <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: "Super-Readers" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:13:43 CDT <<the kid who struggles all summer to finish Moby Dick or Harry Potter gets no recognition. That's why I changed to non-competetive, everyone gets a prize and recognition. There are no prizes for reading the most, just for reading in general.>> I second that in a big huge way, although I am not sure I would put Moby Dick and Harry Potter in quite the same category.... Beverly Kirkendall Hurst Public Library ------------------------------ From: "Melanie C. Duncan" <duncanm@mail.bibb.public.lib.ga.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Christian fiction or propaganda? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:14:57 CDT With regards to the Left Behind teen series, I have not read or reviewed it. I have reviewed Assassins for the adult series. By its very nature, this particular series is not meant to be subtle, and I can see your concerns regarding purchasing the teen books. The best "Christian fiction" is subtle. It does not alienate potential readers by pounding a specific message into the dust. Instead, it shows by example, by realistic internal struggle with beliefs, regardless of the setting (i.e., historical, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, etc.). If you have a significant demand for these titles, you can justify their purchase with that demand. Sometimes one book in a series can receive bad reviews, but libraries will still buy the book to complete the series. Please feel free to contact me offlist if I can help in any other way.
Blessings, Melanie C. Duncan, M.S.L.S. Reference Librarian Washington Memorial Library The Bookdragon Review (ISSN 1527-0157) http://www.bookdragonreview.com ------------------------------ From: Becky Smith <bsmith@utstcelbgw.state.lib.ut.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Americanization of Harry Potter MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:16:10 CDT Maggi Rohde wrote:
> I picked up the British version of the first HP book (HP and the > Philosopher's Stone) in a Canadian airport last year. I don't think they > changed the name for the latter three books -- Chapters (the Canadian > Borders) web site shows the names are the same. I'd be interested to know > if Rowling *did* Americanize the latter three books. Having read both the British and American versions of the first three (I haven't read #4 yet, obviously!) I can definitely say that the second and third were "Americanized" in the same way as #1. Things like "jumper" being changed to "sweater," the Quidditch "pitch" changed to the Quidditch "field," "torches" to "flashlights" and so on. I know I'm in the minority, but I *like* the changes. I don't feel that they detract in any way from the essence of the stories - they're still obviously British and nothing is different except using a few Americanized terms instead of the British terms, many of which have completely different meanings in American English. We're not talking about great literature here, where changing a few words would destroy the whole literary experience. This is popular reading, aimed at kids. The changes make it easier for children in the USA to read the books, without having to ask "what does this mean?" all the time. Bravo to those children who do understand British terminology, but the vast majority around here don't, and why should we ask them to? They're not reading "Harry Potter" in order to gain understanding of another culture or for any other sort of learning experience - they're reading the books for *fun.* I certainly don't want to discourage that! The only change I actually object to is the title change on the first book. "Philosopher's Stone" has a defined meaning and a long history, while "Sorcerer's Stone" means nothing much. Just my $.02...Flames will be cheerfully ignored! <grin> -- Becky Ann Smith, Children's Librarian Logan Library, Logan, UT bsmith@mail.state.lib.ut.us bsmith@loganutah.org http://www.logan.lib.ut.us ------------------------------ From: "Paula Schaffner" <paula@saline.lib.mi.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Left behind series etc. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:17:27 CDT Janet Evanovich doesn't count as great lit? Rats. Actually, I'm writing with a Tim LaHaye Left Behind series comment. I also read the first book, since it was requested for both my public and church libraries. Yes, it's didactic, but I expected that. What I didn't expect were several comments that struck me as racist in a sort of backhanded way ("There's a black girl on my bus. SHE can explain this.") I also found myself very irritated by the fact that the entire first book had about one chapter's worth of plot. I assumed the Rapture would take place in chapter 1 and then things would get really interesting in the next few. Instead, the entire book was Chapter One and then we're expected to buy the next however-many books the authors decide to write! (And they are not cheap.) I also found, yet again, that authors who write primarily for adults make very bad authors for young people. The condescension is palpable. Thus far, when people ask, I've said I'm not buying the books because (a) I can't find professional reviews and (b) my own reading convinced me that Mr. LaHaye has no business writing for kids. (Some days I just get grumpy.) Paula Schaffner Saline (MI)District Library paula@saline.lib.mi.us ------------------------------ From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Summer Reading Prizes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:18:41 CDT You have hit upon something we all struggle with and must come to terms with: when you do something on the honor system, you must accept that some young people will cheat. It's sad, but no less true in the library world than the classroom or the sports arena. And you also must decide how far you will go to prevent it. Some libraries set all kinds of rules about what books are acceptable for what age levels, and they ask questions to make sure they read it (ah, but did they read it this summer or was it read to their class last schoolyear?). But the more you quiz children on their reading and require book reports on everything read, the less fun it becomes. However, for some, that is the necessary thing to do to prevent giving prizes to those who don't earn it. In my experience, I have resolved the issue as follows: First, I don't believe in giving great big gigantic enormous prizes, because it makes the temptation to cheat great enough that some parents will even help the child cheat (e.g., a drawing for a family trip to Disneyland, a new bicycle). Second, I believe in giving the same prize to all of the kids who read anything at all and actually take the time to come back to the library to show us they did. But I certainly understand those who set the bar higher than that, and that is certainly an option for some. Giving bigger or more prizes to those who read more only encourages kids to read below grade level or report books they didn't read. Once they discover that they will get the same prize for reading a board book as a novel, they will be more likely to read the kind of books that interest them. Finally, I accept the fact that some kids will cheat. When I talk to classes in the spring, and ask for questions, sometimes I get a kid who will ask, "What happens if someone writes down a book that they didn't really read?" I love it when they ask that, because it opens up the door for us to talk momentarily about ethics. I say that I know that sometimes happens (to let them know we're not clueless). But we base our program on the honor system. That means that when they tell us they read something, we believe them. The only one who will know the truth is the child who does it. And the word for it is cheating. But the person they will be hurting the most is themselves. They will get the same prize as everyone else, but deep down, they will know they didn't earn it, and they won't enjoy it nearly as much. (By this time, they are all kind of giggling because it sounds rather like a curse, but they know exactly what I mean...) If it helps, even Jim Trelease supports reading incentives. I asked him about it at a conference, and he states that the Bell curve applies: some kids will read no matter what we do--we can't stop them. Some won't read no matter what we do--no incentive is enough. But some kids--and interestingly, it seems to be the kids who are motivated in the humanities, the kids who seek the spotlight in drama and music--who can get excited about reading if there is a reward at the end. They tend to save their certificate as a meaningful relic of their childhood; it signifies a tangible evidence of an accomplishment. (He says kids who are math/science oriented were less motivated by outside rewards and more motivated by internal cues, their own curiosity, to spur them to read.) I have read with great interest everyone's thoughts on prizes. I think we all look for ways to get kids focused on reading in the summer, and there is more than one way to get the job done. Julie Linneman juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us ------------------------------ From: sblume@cob.org To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Reference Questions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:19:51 CDT
The pierced and unlikely-looking patron in the children's room wanting a picture of Curious George wearing the yellow hat. Turns out he was with a local tattoo parlor finding a design for a customer's body. sblume@cob.org ------------------------------ From: joslund@tripath.colosys.net To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Summer Reading Prizes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:21:19 CDT
Three years ago I did a lot of research and thinking about minutes versus titles. Members of this list shared very thoughtful rationales and program ideas, and our department decided to try the minute approach. We *love* encouraging kids to spend time with books...simple, fair, adaptable. We create our own reading logs with little clockfaces representing units of time. (We use 20 minutes as a unit; some use 60, 30 or 15 minutes). Kids can read to themselves, listen to stories, work with tutors, read to siblings, listen in daycare groups. Whenever they spend 20 minutes with books in some context, they get to count it. We issue little rewards every 200 minutes up until they complete 800 minutes. This is based upon the idea of everybody reading at least 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week, throughout June and July. Many kids want to get 2nd logs, and although we don't issue more than one set of prizes, we do let them have additional logs so that we can capture the number of minutes read. We are trying collectively to reach a certain number of minutes overall, and if the children reach that grand total, we have a party and dunk the library director out on the lawn! It's a hoot. I just wanted you to know that this method is working very well for us and after three years, we are sold! Cheers,
Janet L. Oslund Youth Services Librarian Montrose Library District 320 S. 2nd St. Montrose, CO 81401 Voice: 970.249.9656 Fax: 970.240.1901 E: joslund@colosys.net ------------------------------ From: Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Summer Reading/ Rewards MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:22:49 CDT
We have chosen to promote our summer reading program as "reading for fun" with the possibility of earning a tee shirt for taking a reading log and reporting back at a given time later in the summer with reading progress reported in the log. Last year we did "books by the pound", and gave credit that way to kids who liked to read but hated to do the record keeping. It was the chosen method of reporting for many, so this year we are using a rubber stamp and give one stamp for each title. In our town of 6000, last year we drew 428 readers and 75% of them came back for the tee shirt, which was designed by a Friend of the Library. It had the library design and name on the front and a sponsor's name on the back as Ilsley Library Summer Reading Sponsor. Because I make a big deal of having to earn the shirt, it is worn with pride and has become a very popular item. So the kids get something worthwhile, the library gets a walking billboard, and the parents are thrilled that the child has something useful and not another cheap trinket. I have done summer reading with lots of accountability, lots of record keeping, no rewards, trinket rewards, and lots of variations on all of those methods. I find this the easiest to manage with large numbers of kids but also the most rewarding for the child. There are no goals to keep track of, and every child gets heavily praised no matter how much is in the log. The kids find it fair because we tell them one book is great if it's a long one they really want to read, or lots of short quick ones are just as valuable. After all, if we're selling the idea of becoming a lifelong reader, who are we to judge what children choose? This year we have an hourglass made out of a cardboard box with plexiglass on four sides (our theme is Time Travelers), and the kids are just as excited about dropping wooden beads in the box for books read as they are about the shirt. When we have more signups than we do shirts, we tell everyone there may not be enough to go around - and people tell us that's fine, so I don't think they are doing it just for the shirt. We have already signed up more children this year than we did last year, and school just got out two weeks ago today so we'll likely get even more. Giving shirts first happened two years ago when a professional parent asked how she could support summer readers. Her donation started us off, and we easily got a couple of businesses to help us as well. Last year a bank volunteered to be my sole sponsor, so it was even easier. This year I again have several smaller sponsors, and last week another professional parent asked how they could get on the list for next year. The shirts are everywhere, so they definitely get their money's worth! Just my two cents. I know we all choose what works best in our own communities and that this model for reading may not work or be acceptable everywhere. I offer it as just another possibility for a kind of program that has been very successful here. Carol Chatfield, Youth Services Librarian Ilsley Public Library Middlebury, Vermont cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu ------------------------------ From: Pat BeCraft <becrafpa@oplin.lib.oh.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Funniest Reference Question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:24:09 CDT Well we actually have had patrons bring in their critters for identification.. I have dealt with a snake and some assorted insects. Pat Becraft Clermont County Public Library Goshen, Ohio On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Donna McMillen wrote: > One of the strangest questions I ever had was when a boy and his dad asked > for help in finding a book on small mammals. After much questioning and > looking at field guides, they said the animal was in front of the library! > Sure enough, we took the field guide out and were able to identify the > critter hiding by one of the benches--a type of vole. I'm just glad they > hadn't brought it up to the reference desk to ID it! > > Donna McMillen, Managing Librarian > donnamcm@kcls.org > King County Library System > Algona-Pacific Library > 255 Ellingson Road, Pacific WA 98047 > phone: (253)833-3554 > fax:(206)296-5019 > > "...And then there were books, a kind of parallel universe in which > anything might happen and frequently did..." from Anna Quindlen's How > Reading Changed My Life, 1998. > > ------------------------------ From: Kate McLean <mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Answer to herb girl in cloth hut Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:25:21 CDT Thank you Harriet, Susan, Becky, Kim, Kitty, Joellyn, Diane, Cyndy, Holley, Nancy! Looks like it may be Wise Child by Furlong or Lost Magic by Amoss, my patron is taking them home to decide. Thank you!!! Kate Kate McLean DeKalb County Public Libraries Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library 4316 Church St. Tucker, GA 30084 770-270-8234 fax 770-270-8237 mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us ------------------------------ From: "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Summer Reading Prizes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:26:37 CDT
I used to struggle with this same problem, until I saw this quote in my director's office: "I prefer to deal with the 99.9% of the world that's honest. The rest I leave to God." Sorry I don't know where it came from, but it works for me!
Kirsten Martindale Buford, GA
----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Lempke <slempke@nileslibrary.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 11:21 AM Subject: RE: Summer Reading Prizes
> The big problem we are having with Summer Reading this year (which is mostly > going very well)is getting kids to read at anything like their reading > level. We have so many kids who are new immigrants that when a sixth grader > comes up with The Cat in the Hat on his reading list, it's impossible to > tell if that's an appropriate book or if they're reading quick and easy > books to get that next star next to their names or to get the next little > prize for each ten books. For the newest English-speakers, Dr. Seuss is > okay, but what we don't like is rewarding the dishonesty of the ones who are > cheating. The real heartbreaker is when the child who proudly read *one* > long chapter book comes up to the desk, and the next one comes up with a > list of 20 way-too-easy books and gets the bigger reward. > > I'm not sure what the solution is--counting minutes next year, maybe? > > Susan Dove Lempke <slempke@nileslibrary.org> > Niles Public Library District > Niles Illinois > > ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 181 ************************ |
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