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From: Payne, Rachel <R.Payne>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:01:44 -0400
Thanks, Leonard, for giving us a wonderful continuing education! As someone who is a product of both of the legacies of Anne Carroll Moore
(I got my start in libraries at The New York Public Library) and Lucy Sprague Mitchell (I went to Bank Street College of Education), I have found this discussion particularly compelling. When I was studying at Bank Street and then later working at NYPL, I was blissfully unaware of the rivalry between these two forces of nature with three names each. I do find it ironic that one of my first experiences doing storytelling with children was through a Bank Street class, so ACM's legacy even reached there! And Mitchell's influence could be felt in the development of NYPL's Early Childhood Resource and Information Center, not too far from Bank Street's very first location in New York's West Village.
To answer your question Miriam, we did study the history of education while I was in "Teacher School" at Bank Street, particularly the big reformers such as John Dewey, Frederich Froebel, and, of course, Mitchell herself. I remember studying the history of public libraries in library school, but not so much on the history of children's book publishing. Thanks to Leonard, I can now educate myself on the topic when I pick up my reserved copy MINDERS waiting for me today.
Rachel Payne Brooklyn Public Library
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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Miriam Lang Budin Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:42 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] minding our education
I, too, want to thank Leonard and the rest of the ccbc-net community for this fascinating discussion. Leonard has been magnificently generous with his time and his store of knowledge. We are so lucky the children's literature, publishing and librarianship captured his interest back in his undergraduate days!
That makes me wonder what books might have been formative for you, Leonard. What did you read as a child and what was read to you? Who were your
"minders of make-believe"? Parents? Teachers? Librarians? Peers?
Also, in response to Hollis, I'd like to mention that when I was in library school (U. of Chicago, mid-70's) we certainly studied the history of children's literature and of public libraries. Maybe all that got tossed out as new technologies gained ascendancy and course requirements changed. Then, too, the speciality in children's service seemed to have been dropped by many library schools for quite a while. My impression is that it has been revived in some places. Does anyone know if that's true?
And, in a related question, do education students generally study the history of education?
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:01:44 -0400
Thanks, Leonard, for giving us a wonderful continuing education! As someone who is a product of both of the legacies of Anne Carroll Moore
(I got my start in libraries at The New York Public Library) and Lucy Sprague Mitchell (I went to Bank Street College of Education), I have found this discussion particularly compelling. When I was studying at Bank Street and then later working at NYPL, I was blissfully unaware of the rivalry between these two forces of nature with three names each. I do find it ironic that one of my first experiences doing storytelling with children was through a Bank Street class, so ACM's legacy even reached there! And Mitchell's influence could be felt in the development of NYPL's Early Childhood Resource and Information Center, not too far from Bank Street's very first location in New York's West Village.
To answer your question Miriam, we did study the history of education while I was in "Teacher School" at Bank Street, particularly the big reformers such as John Dewey, Frederich Froebel, and, of course, Mitchell herself. I remember studying the history of public libraries in library school, but not so much on the history of children's book publishing. Thanks to Leonard, I can now educate myself on the topic when I pick up my reserved copy MINDERS waiting for me today.
Rachel Payne Brooklyn Public Library
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Miriam Lang Budin Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:42 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] minding our education
I, too, want to thank Leonard and the rest of the ccbc-net community for this fascinating discussion. Leonard has been magnificently generous with his time and his store of knowledge. We are so lucky the children's literature, publishing and librarianship captured his interest back in his undergraduate days!
That makes me wonder what books might have been formative for you, Leonard. What did you read as a child and what was read to you? Who were your
"minders of make-believe"? Parents? Teachers? Librarians? Peers?
Also, in response to Hollis, I'd like to mention that when I was in library school (U. of Chicago, mid-70's) we certainly studied the history of children's literature and of public libraries. Maybe all that got tossed out as new technologies gained ascendancy and course requirements changed. Then, too, the speciality in children's service seemed to have been dropped by many library schools for quite a while. My impression is that it has been revived in some places. Does anyone know if that's true?
And, in a related question, do education students generally study the history of education?
-- Miriam Lang Budin Chappaqua Library, NY _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-netReceived on Wed 30 Jul 2008 03:01:44 PM CDT
