School district criticized for reassigning librarians: The decision by the Bellevue School District to reassign all secondary librarians to classroom positions for the 09/10 school year has been criticized by some in the educational community.
Mike Eisenberg, dean emeritus and professor at the Information School of the University of Washington, said the move goes against the needs of the 21st century.
“This is the information age, and to compete in a tough, global economy, our children need to be experts in information seeking, use, evaluation, and synthesis,”
As stated before – typical
As stated before – typical Bellevue. It’s encouraging though to see the UW look down on them since many of those teachers and administrators are UW alumni. I can only hope the Governor Gregoire – who yes, is a total publicity hound and saleswoman – objects as well. She might be too slick for her own good, but she does value education matters as a political platform. I also hope the computer company mafia of the Greater Eastside of Seattle also object because they work with information specialists and tend to get their way.