[aisle] Help with Teacher Relationships Needed

[Beverly Zbinden]

There is some important research done on graphic novels and critical
thinking skills. Perhaps these will help:
https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/graphic-novels-visual-literacy/
https://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/blog/research-behind-graphic-novels-and-young-learners

Beverly Zbinden
Head Librarian @ Niles North High School
(847)626-2183
*Pronouns: she/her/hers*

"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks
about education."
  - Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education



On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 10:01 AM Elena Menicocci via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I am curious about how others would handle this as I too am having the
> same issue!
> Recently I had one teacher tell her entire class in front of me that they
> were babies because graphic novels are baby books. Then she looked at me as
> if I were in agreeance. She has also banned her class from checking them
> out.
>
> Elena
>
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 9:55 AM Leanne Brown via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> I am in need of some wisdom, if you have the time to share it.
>>
>> I am in my 7th year of being a librarian, and this year I am in a new
>> school in my district. My administration is very supportive of students
>> taking out whatever they would like to read, as long as they are doing some
>> "stretching" and trying new things, challenging themselves, etc. My admin
>> are great to work with.
>>
>> My struggle is with some staff members; they have some very specific
>> ideas on what their students should check out, particularly avoiding "candy
>> books," as they are called--books with lots of pictures. Some teachers even
>> say picture books aren't welcomed, even though I have been educating on how
>> some are made for older readers, such as our Bluestem selections. Graphic
>> novels aren't particularly welcomed either, and my efforts to have the
>> students take a balance of graphic novels with traditional novels has lead
>> one teacher to banning graphic novels altogether with a "No Graphic Novel
>> November."
>>
>> I am trying not to go hard on this because I am new to the building, and
>> relationships and trust need to be built so that I can do my job the way it
>> needs to be done. However, the daily struggle is getting to me.
>> I would appreciate any ideas you have; please email me off-list so we
>> don't clog everyone's emails. Many thanks in advance!
>>
>> Leanne Brown, MLIS
>> Librarian
>> Meadow Ridge School
>> 10959 W. 159th Street
>> Orland Park, IL 60467
>> (708) 364-3600
>>
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