I am a media specialist. I have a master's in library science, certification in education, and am currently the librarian at a K-5 school in Wake County, North Carolina. I started this blog as a way to open a forum to help me be a better educator, and to learn more about what's happening in other libraries and schools across the country and possibly the world. Bring it. Something is missing from education right now. We have teachers who work a ridiculous amount of hours each week, who have dynamic, amazing, lessons, and yet we are still struggling to reach a significant part of our population. What is going on? I watch teachers everyday who are literally amazing. I watch kids who pick up on something and boom- it's there. Educated children become educated adults. Educated adults are more likely to hold down regular jobs, contribute to community programs (churches, temples, volunteer organizations, etc) and less likely to end up behind bars. The more children we educate, the happier our adult population will be. So, let's bring it. Let's find out what the gap is, and strive to close it.