Week 4- " Who Doesn't Get It?"

I just finished reading the above titled article by Doug Johnson in Library Media Connection magazine (October 2011).  It's given me pause, as I know I'm guilty of complaining that someone doesn't get it.  Johnson points out that those we complain about that "don't get it" probably do, they just have a different perspective than we do, which makes our situation less important to them than to us.  Instead of handing library problems to our adminstrators, teachers, and parents, share the postive assets of the library.  Mention some of the regular, every day events that happen in the library, such as kids being excited about books, kids learning new technologies, and kids working together to problem solve, etc. Johnson points out that these kinds of comments will get media specialists much further in extolling the value of the school library than complaints. Johnson ends with this "...stop saying "they just don't get it".  The expression reflects your lack of understanding, not theirs".   Food for thought.