In one Brooklyn school the library became the key to transforming an entire school. It is no coincidence that the key American Library Association document addressing schools is entitled Information Power. The ALA also sponsors Library Power to assist public and school libraries. It is in libraries that all students are empowered to support and extend their knowledge of various subjects, but also have opportunities to investigate new topics and explore new ideas. Here they move beyond the traditional textbook to use the full range of information and learn to match various materials with personal learning styles.
Students learn to recognize and deal with perceptions of the world, which differ from their own.
In this troubled and interconnected world, such skills and patterns of thinking are essential to our survival. Inc. All rights reserved.