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From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:29:09 -0600
Ruth raises an interesting question. I'm not sure when this practice started but the Notables Committee was originally a subcommittee of the Newbery/Caldecott committee, so perhaps it has always been this way.
I, too, have served on both a Notables committee and various ALSC award committee, and, in my experience, the preparation and discussion in the awards committees is much more thoughtful and thorough than what takes place on the Notables committee. There's much more give and take in the award discussions, and more time for consideration, rereading and counter-arguments.
This is not meant to slight the work of the Notables committee, it's just to say that there's such a different focus when you're choosing one book, rather than compiling a list of 60 or so titles. I may not personally agree with the choice of an award committee, but I certainly respect the process and trust that the committee has devoted a lot more time to reading, thinking about, and discussing the books than anyone else has.
One of the best arguments I have heard for automatically adding the award winners to the Notables list is that they're notable for having won ALSC's children's book awards. After all, it's the books that are going to be remembered, not the personnel of any particular committee.
KT Horning
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
I continue to object to the titles being put, (forced?) onto a list that another committee decided were not worthy. Thus, the personality
of the NCB people and its choices is compromised. Having chaired both
NCBC and a Newby, and having served on several awards committees, I always felt violated that our opinion was changed. I can think of more
than one example of this and wondered if those who listened to NCBC discussion wondered.
I am also interested to know the history of this breach of the work of
one committee by others. When did this policy begin--and why?
Big Grandma
"You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty." --Jessica Mitford (191796)
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:29:09 -0600
Ruth raises an interesting question. I'm not sure when this practice started but the Notables Committee was originally a subcommittee of the Newbery/Caldecott committee, so perhaps it has always been this way.
I, too, have served on both a Notables committee and various ALSC award committee, and, in my experience, the preparation and discussion in the awards committees is much more thoughtful and thorough than what takes place on the Notables committee. There's much more give and take in the award discussions, and more time for consideration, rereading and counter-arguments.
This is not meant to slight the work of the Notables committee, it's just to say that there's such a different focus when you're choosing one book, rather than compiling a list of 60 or so titles. I may not personally agree with the choice of an award committee, but I certainly respect the process and trust that the committee has devoted a lot more time to reading, thinking about, and discussing the books than anyone else has.
One of the best arguments I have heard for automatically adding the award winners to the Notables list is that they're notable for having won ALSC's children's book awards. After all, it's the books that are going to be remembered, not the personnel of any particular committee.
KT Horning
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
I continue to object to the titles being put, (forced?) onto a list that another committee decided were not worthy. Thus, the personality
of the NCB people and its choices is compromised. Having chaired both
NCBC and a Newby, and having served on several awards committees, I always felt violated that our opinion was changed. I can think of more
than one example of this and wondered if those who listened to NCBC discussion wondered.
I am also interested to know the history of this breach of the work of
one committee by others. When did this policy begin--and why?
Big Grandma
"You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty." --Jessica Mitford (191796)
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