Currently I am thinking about balances. We all need balance, in what we eat, how we spend our time, even how we spend our money. According to my nutritionist, I am NOT balanced and we are working on that. (This means limiting chocolate and carbs, what had been the major staple of my diet.) Right now I am wondering about my library budget, is it in balance? The part of me that craves chocolate says no, more money should be spent on books to support reading for pleasure; while that piece of my brain concerned with 21st century learning says, spend more on online databases and technology. With all the changes in delivery of instruction, technologies are necessary, and can bring student engagement -- but books, with all the stories and people and adventures and mysteries can lift a student up and out of their own lives, bringing perspective and insight. I don't think the school budget dilemma will be as easily solved as having a doctor (or principal?) tell you what to eat, or spend. I think we will all be struggling on this balance beam for a while.
Are you feeling the struggle, too?
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Yes - metaphorically (work vs. home) and physically (want steak frites, as you know, but stuck with salad!). KF
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