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Student Teachers: A list

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1) All student teachers are not created equally . There are loads of horror stories out there. Luckily, this is not one of them.  2) I recently had a student teacher. She's just left. :( Suddenly, there's only one librarian brain around this place . Having a student teacher made me realize just how wonderful it would be to have a colleague. I've got listserv friends, Facebook buddies, and librarians down the street, but there's nothing like another one living in my space. 3) I would say I "lucked out," but I knew I was getting a good one . Future school librarians enrolled at Syracuse University's LMS program have to do LOTS and LOTS of field experience. This is a great opportunity to vet student teacher candidates. I can handle working with someone for a few hours regardless of ability, but if the person is going to live in my space and work with "my" teachers and "my" students, then they need to have their act together. Interactin