In my opinion diversity in the media center means providing reading material for all abilities, technology that is readily available and accessible for each student and the media specialists ability to adapt to each learning style. I believe this is important because the media specialist is the first person the classroom teacher will contact for assistance when planning a lesson.
Diversity also means having the knowledge of the commmunity, demographics within the school and being able to accomodate all users of the media center. The media center is the only location in the school where all patrons have one common goal. They are all seeking information in one form or another. This applies to the parents, teachers, staff and the students. The media specialist is expected to be in the position to offer assistance and guidance.
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I agree that having the knowledge of the community demographics as well as the school demographics is very important. It is important to accommodate all users in the media center and the more we know the better prepared we can be to assist.
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