Dont you just love beginnings. Yes Spring is my favourite season too. Well YSL4 is underway with a very eclectic bunch of presenters. Im guessing that these folk would never find themselves in the same room on earth. But in our virtual world anything is possible, right? Well almost anything.
I see that some folk have already gotten into talking about reading which according to my co-conspirator Sande Lee is everyones favourite topic.
Wouldnt it be so nice if all those folk out there who influence education policy just jumped on board and listened to Stephen Krashen; they could save countless billions of tax payers money…
Does anyone have a politician for a friend? Get them on board! Now! Yes right now! Lets join hands to save the planet. Get a politician to read…
Cheers James
Hi,
I’m in the middle of two virtual worlds right now: YSL#4 and the 1st virtual board meeting of ENSIL.
It makes me realise one needs good READING competencies to read and understand each other.
To be able to read, understand and communicate in an effective way is crucial in the real and especially in the virtual world.
So, I echo James’ words: let’s act and read out loud and clear.
Happy conference!
Lourense
Hello,
I was just at our provincial legislature in BC, Canada last week lobbying our MLA (Members of the Legislative Assembly) about the cuts to library programs in BC. We were happy with our first attempt and we are planning to go to more politicians’ offices to get out the news that libraries and teacher librarians are essential players in literacy promotion. A closed library is the saddest thing in the world.
Here’s a link to one the newspaper articles we got our news out with. Scroll down below the counselor piece.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/news/94595694.html
Our BC libraries have a campaign for patrons to share how libraries change lives. We have to do a site like this for our school libraries.
http://www.bclibrarieschangelives.ca/read_story.html
I love YSL as where else can you share ideas with colleagues from all around the world.
Let’s get our collective Faces into a Book and let the sharing begin!
Cheers,
lisa
Finally I’m here and I can’t wait to see all I’ve been missing out on the past few days. Since I’m only just around the corner from “The Lodge” and the PM Kevin Rudd, perhaps I should drop a note in his letterbox and get him on board?
Dear friends!
Extra idea (YSL conference) but I’m really sorry that reading is nowadays habit usually only for us – taechers, librarians. Not for teenagers. I work in a secondary school – and in every day life it’s a really big problem. Young people choose Net, music , other entertainment – books are boring. Not for us . For older people.
But Polish librarians don’t give up! We’re still finding extra-ordinary topics, styles of comprehensive and reading.
It’ s so excellent idea to share our experiences.
Good luck for everybody,
Jola
We Filipino librarians are also fighting for our rights as librarians. Budget cuts in the education sector are rampant, that’s why we need to be more vigilant and patient. But still, looking into the bright side of life, there are many out there who are willing to extend their help to promote the love for reading.
We are all excited for YSL4!
At last, I could find time and mind to be here.. even if only AFTER… thanks forYSL, James & All, please keep it going on. Agreeing with Lourense on Reading Competences crutial role on our lifes, it reminds me how much we miss when we close our contacts and linguistic frames. Long live to translators and all those who never give up communications with erveryone, everywhere.
I found also very stimulating the text on statistics value – we must learn this special Reading/Writing skills too,increasing meaningful data reports, thinking toghether about what really matters, and learning from numbers to improve SL educational value,everywhere. I could be tricky… Specially if we want to be listened / understood by politicians and other decisors
Our Portugueses Librarians Association just signed the document One library for every school. Among us, this is an asued political goal since 1996, but it is not acheived totally yet. Professional/skilled staff is quite an issue, as well as what we do really mean t be a Library, School Library, in XXIst century schools and communities. So much to read and write, think and share! Let’s do it together.