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RE: Strong Personalities
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Michaud, Michelle
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Oct 02, 2009 08:10 PDT
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Thanks, Beth. We are going to be working on by-laws next session, and that is definitely one of the points I'd like in there. I tried having the kids in the group come up with their own rules last year, and they didn't take it seriously at all. Part of my problem is that the TAG was run last year by two people who had no background or experience in youth services; one isn't even a librarian. They pretty much let the kids do whatever they wanted because they didn't want to "stifle" them. Administration was not happy, and I now have the unenviable job of being the bad cop who's going to impose rules and expect them to do more than plan big parties. I'm hoping that I lose those kids who don't want to play ball because they'll weed themselves out.
Michelle
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Hoeffgen [mailto:hoef-@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:00 AM
To: taga-@topica.com
Subject: Re: {TAGAD-L} Strong Personalities
Set down some ground rules. Write them down on a poster. Have one of them be that everyone gets a chance to talk. Have another be that everyone must treat everyone else (including you) with respect. Telling them that being on TAG gives them responsibility. I never had these problems with my TAG, but I know also that there are many teen librarians who have examples of the rules they use. Hope this helps.
Beth Hoeffgen
(Currently laid off) Teen Librarian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michelle Michaud" <mich-@hillsboroughcounty.org>
To: taga-@topica.com
Sent: Friday, October 2, 2009 10:49:20 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: {TAGAD-L} Strong Personalities
Hi, All:
Please excuse the cross-posting.
I am new to running a TAG, and I have a bit of a dilemma. Our TAG is
predominantly high schoolers. We have one girl who is an extremely
dominant personality; she speaks for the whole group, talks throughout
the meeting with her friends about whatever she wants to talk about and
is sarcastic and somewhat disrespectful to me. We also have a young man
who likes to play the rebel and mouth off.
I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions/ideas for dealing
with a situation like this? I have some ideas, but I'd like to hear
from people with actual experience.
Thanks!
Michelle Michaud
Jimmie B. Keel Library
Tampa, FL
mich-@hillsboroughcounty.org
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