Wow. It’s almost March and I have so much going on with these classes. Not only do I have the two classes to work on, but I also have to get my portfolio finished as my final exam for the program. My first attempt at it is the 9th. For my classes, the Library Management one is doing fine. I finished the first group of Reflection Diary entries and have our group getting organized (this teacher did like many and got our group put together for us already.) My Librarians as Instructional Partners is another story.
So we have one group of High School Librarians together. We had to get a trio, but then another girl needed into the group. I said it was okay and get her set up for our group wiki, then the other two members pointed out that the professor may not want us to have four members. So off I went to contact the professor about that. (How did this become my responsibility to begin with?) While that was all going on, about six of us in the class were getting emails from the professor saying that we still hadn’t posted our partners for yet another project. Sheesh. So one girl from my High School Librarian group said she’d partner with me after I already told another girl in my class whom I’ve not worked with yet, that she could be my partner. Of course, it ended up being my responsibility to contact the professor, see if we could have the same partner for more than one project. There was major back and forth emailing with me and the two girls, plus these emails from the professor threatening that we need to post our partners or she would have to do it for us. After we all sufficiently had chaos, I got the final email from the professor that we needed different partners for each group, and I confirmed that everything was go for the other girls in the class.
Yes, it’s confusing. Yes, it’s a major pain. I’m not the only one in the class who is making comments like “this is ridiculous”. I even told the professor that I’d picked my partner and “a lot of us have been emailing back and forth trying to get this figured out. You can understand how getting organized for two partner projects at a time can get a bit confusing.” The professor said before that she loves suggestions for improvement and there’s mine. We’re confused and there’s too much going on.
But no matter. I got into the Epsilon Omega Epsilon honour society. I paid my $30 membership dues so I have this to put on my resume. I wonder if it will mention that on my diploma.
I’m still awaiting word from the library system if there are any volunteer positions open at any local branches. I think my not being able to get into the school system here is just the reason I’ll need to get experience in the public library. I was going to inquire about volunteering at the Children’s Book Museum but they wanted a whole police background check and then I could enquire with the museum. As Steve said “there’s always one more thing that needs done before getting anything sorted.” How true. Nothing can ever be straightforward. Granted, I understand the need for a police background check but I’d rather use my time on the library and getting a background check for them if they need it.
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