"Extreme Makeover," by David Loertscher

1. Stating that librarians are often "treated like...slaves" is extreme and distracting in my view.
2. I am working very hard to become that new "professional—one who focuses on teaching and
   student learning rather than on organizational tasks."  Exactly that.
   
3. This new "knowledge team leader" "collaborates with the pod's other three teaehers, planning and implementing high level learning experiences, and is responsible for designing assessment tools and making sure that ever)' student succeeds."  This really is a revolutionary idea--we're erasing the librarian/teacher boundary and recasting the roles, such that the professional who used to be librarian is an interdisciplinary "how to" teacher with the big picture constantly in mind.
   
4. Loertscher was at this point still envisioning a central gathering place rather than his current thoughts of a virtual learning commons that reaches out to students and teachers wherever they are.