Surveyed known teachers by email re role of teacher and role of TL. Some very interesting answers. Mainly focused on support to students and teachers in accessing appropriate resources, facilitating resource sharing. No mention of leadership aspects, or acknowledgement of need for familiarity with curriculum documents. Certainly no mention of collaboration with class teachers or teaching of critical literacy. Hence no concept of the need for publicity or advocacy of the TL role or the library.
Obviously, if there is no acknowledgement of a need for collaboration then there is no awareness of the need for any associated publicity or advocacy. It's a bit like travelling in a foreign country and experiencing a totally different culture. The teachers' expectations are not at all like the expectations of professional TLs. Obviously this has lead to the situations where it has been considered unnecessary to employ properly qualified TLs. Why would you need a teacher in the Library?
Perhaps things would change if some TLs made a concerted effort to become Principals?
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