The News

I don't often read the news, it sort of makes me frustrated, but there was an article that attracted my eye in one section of the paper, and so I perused the rest of the page and found this.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/42034182.html

I now remember why I don't read the newspaper.

Why I am in Charge?

Els asked me about how I got the job of helping create the library and some other particulars, so I thought I would just blog about it since it is very typical of the school.

On Monday, I received a note in my school mailbox telling me that some funds had been allocated to begin a high school library. First sidenote: The letter was dated the fifth of March, how does it not get to me until the 23rd??? The simple answer is probably that that is how long it took to get the letter approved.

So, I am in charge (by default of teaching at a small school). I am responsible for the Humanities portion of the library - Literature, Arts, Drama, etc. Second sidenote: I am in charge of art books? They obviously haven't realized that I am devoid of any artistic abilities. And as for drama, I have my moments, but again drama is not my forte.

I was given until next Friday - so a little over a week to create a humanities library. To decide what should be in a high school library, to find all of the books on the website (it is horrible, I have to basically type in each title), and to find out what art books to include I have a little over a week. Third sidenote: Are you joking me?

Final note: I just got called into the office and told that I have been chosen to be part of the school development plan. Not would you like to be part, but chosen. Man, being chosen for stuff, kind of sucks because now I have to figure out all my lesson plans. I hate missing school, there is so much extra work, especially when I am not even asked.

Help

I have been given the task of setting up a high school library for the school I teach at. It is a rather daunting task as I want to have all sorts of books - not just the books that I enjoyed.

This is why I am going to the universe of the internet to get your help.

What were your favorite books in high school?
What are books that I need to have in the library?

These books can be an genre (as long as they are appropriate) and from any culture.

Hmmm ... Point to Ponder

I teach in a school that is renting the building from a church. My room is the original chapel - stained class windows, altar, and all. So, as I grade I listen to music. The Pussycat Dolls just came on and while enjoying the song I wondered about how quickly the sacred can become common when we change the purpose of something and get used to it. I am still listening to Pandora, but it just struck me as odd . . . who is turning in their grave because the chapel they worked so hard to build now has Justin Timberlake's Rock Your Body playing?

P.S. Els, thanks for introducing me to Pandora; I love it!!!