I somehow read most of the article thinking this was about a college, and was rather abhorred at the notion. Then I came across the ages of the students and the impressively low amount of checked out books, and suddenly things made a lot more sense. What does a HS need a library for, unless perhaps it's located in some thinly populated area where public libraries are few and far between? That clearly isn't the case here, though. And if so very few books were checked out, that means the books were barely used so then getting rid of them isn't all that shocking.
Some are connected to the city library system as well. Decentralization of books isnt something I necessarily like. But libraries make for good study areas and sometimes have really nice old books that smell lovely. I'm surprised you're surprised. Go watch The Breakfast Club to see an awesome high school library.
Prep School deems books an "outdated technology"
11/09/2009 04:00:08 PM
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I find this awesome.
11/09/2009 04:27:54 PM
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I think this may mark the first time you and I have completely agreed on a subject.
*NM*
11/09/2009 05:54:49 PM
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I think they should have done both.
11/09/2009 04:36:53 PM
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I thought about making a post, but it would be a poor version of this one. I agree completely. *NM*
11/09/2009 07:21:29 PM
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I'd be shocked, except that I'm not sure why a HS needs a library in the first place.
11/09/2009 06:01:44 PM
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Most high schools have libraries.
11/09/2009 07:13:37 PM
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I'm not surprised, I've seen enough American movies and TV shows to realize that.
11/09/2009 07:23:15 PM
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Re: I'm not surprised, I've seen enough American movies and TV shows to realize that.
12/09/2009 02:36:33 AM
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I think this is probably a good decision.
11/09/2009 06:14:28 PM
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For colleges it's a very different story, imho.
11/09/2009 06:24:47 PM
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Re: For colleges it's a very different story, imho.
11/09/2009 06:41:20 PM
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You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here.
11/09/2009 07:25:12 PM
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Yes. No one writing directly from wikipedia should BE in college.
11/09/2009 07:30:47 PM
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Re: You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here.
12/09/2009 02:48:34 AM
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*gives you a scanner and a keyboard* Have fun.
12/09/2009 04:57:58 AM
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Re: cool, thanks for the free scanner, but...
12/09/2009 11:01:22 PM
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They still have physical classrooms, and they're whining about "outdated technology"? Pfft. *NM*
11/09/2009 06:32:25 PM
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Appalling.
11/09/2009 07:16:13 PM
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Yeah, you can actually. Have you tried curling up with an eBook reader?
11/09/2009 09:05:16 PM
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Just because you're unnaturally attuned to "new" things doesn't mean everyone is.
13/09/2009 12:59:19 AM
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Re: Prep School deems books an "outdated technology"
12/09/2009 01:00:48 PM
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I agree, but students going to a prep school probably don't have financial problems. *NM*
12/09/2009 11:31:53 PM
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Some Prep School, and some students, hence "Some Prep School. "
12/09/2009 02:04:38 PM
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bah, who needs to learn how to write a bibliography
12/09/2009 03:47:32 PM
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You're telling the wrong person; he has a form he wants them to observe.
12/09/2009 05:20:34 PM
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