Are we crazy?

Interesting that one of the first readings for the subject Teacher Librarianship is "Conflict Resolution" (Sanders, 2004, ch. 13).

Anecdotal evidence (and on OZTL_NET) is that many students are going right through school to university without even the basics of how fiction and non-fiction are stored differently. I hear so often of the frustration suffered by practicing TLs who experience a glass wall between themselves and class teachers when it comes to collaboration. Most TLs seem to compromise and focus on teaching Information Skills and hope that some of it ignites in the kids minds when they start doing their assignments. 'Crumbs under the table' come when the class teacher books the class into the Library for research sessions. The TL can then prioritize to work alongside the students as they start to look for sources and resources.

So, the consensus is that it is worth all the negatives, to see when the 'light comes on' and the students experience the satisfaction of finding good quality information.