Fall Semester begins today!

Hi, hope your summer was awesome. Mine was and I am very appreciative of the beautiful sunshine popping through the clouds right this minute! Since the new semester begins today, it is appropriate to update the blog. I hope you read alot this summer. Books are my passion, but I do feel guilty reading when I have other things on my to do list. The problem is I ALWAYS have stuff on my to do list. It makes me tired to look at my list. LOL Please post what you have read this summer, I will do that tomorrow, but for now I have a new concept to throw out to you. Since we are licensed professionals I believe the license sets you apart from our careers. It is my belief as well that some of us do not take teaching/ librarianship seriously enough. This is evidenced by some lack of professional dress, attitude, and sometimes committment to the profession. Last month I had lunch with a gal who was my counterpart when I worked. Mary had recently heard a speaker who made this statement, " Professionals, like licensed teachers, should count on spending 3 per cent of their salary on work related items.". This has really rolled around my brain this summer. Mary and I talked about it, my family has heard me talk about it and now you get to hear me "talk" about it. Since I did not hear the speaker, I cannot speak to the specifics or ask questions about the philosophy, but I have a couple of questions to throw out. Is this figure a bit high for underpaid licensed professionals like educators? Does this 3 per cent include EVERYTHING? We buy a lot of food for children, staff, and community folks. Well, if it includes everything, then ok, 3 per cent it is. Personally, I would rather not have a total of what I spend, I might be able to buy a piece of furniture! LOL The concept is very strong though and I totally believe in it. Think about your professional dues! Ya gotta belong to your local, state, and national groups. Ooops, you have already heard me on this bandstand or is it some other kind of stand???? At any rate, write me and let me know what you think and post your book titles you read this summer!