Acho que os P-fólios são grandes formas de resistência, resistência acima de tudo psicológica.
Passamos um semestre a assimilar matéria, a ler páginas e páginas de livros, a realizar actividades formativas, a consumir-mo-nos com E-fólios. E são estes que decidem se podemos submeter-mo-nos ao momento da tortura final. Sem nota mínima, teremos de esperar mais um ano lectivo.
Costumo comparar a sensação que tenho em dia de P-fólio como um balão cheio de ar. Durante um semestre enchemos, enchemos, enchemos, enchemos de matéria, na semana antes reforçamos as novas ideias, tiramos dúvidas, estudamos, estudamos, estudamos, estudamos até que chega o dia derradeiro.
No outro dia olhei em meu redor e pensei: eis os resistentes a arrastarem-se para o momento final.
Talvez tenha sido um exagero, mas não deixa de ser uma victória.
E sim, cada vez mais esta victória está a saber melhor.
Não me perguntem como está a correr, não me perguntem se preciso de alguma coisa, deixem-se estar no vosso canto e a queixarem-se da vossa vida miserável. Continuem a pisar-me. Continuem a dificultar-me a vida. Não se assustem quando se aperceberem que já está feito. Não, o tempo para mim não passou depressa. Mas eu sabia que seria capaz. E cá estou. Não tenham medo quando virem que preciso de crescer profissionalmente. Não tenham medo da minha ambição. Deviam ter pensado nisso antes.
domingo, 26 de abril de 2009
sábado, 25 de abril de 2009
quinta-feira, 23 de abril de 2009
I buoni libri
«I buoni libri non ci portano via il tempo come la gran parte delle persone che ci vengono a trovare: i libri sono amici che ci possono arricchire quanto ne abbiamo voglia. Tu, quindi, o cardinale Federico, dovrai raccogliere una grande quantità di libri, dovrai costruire una biblioteca degna del tuo nobile animo, spendendovi senza risparmio tutto il danaro che sarà necessario».
terça-feira, 21 de abril de 2009
All I have to do is dream
Ainda não parei de sonhar. Aliás, espero nunca o fazer. Continuo a viver com a utopia que um dia vou poder deixar de trabalhar, nem que seja só por um ano, para me dedicar aos estudos.
Talvez o meu mal tenha sido o facto de ter começado a trabalhar demasiado cedo. A pouco e pouco vem o charme do dinheiro, a independência financeira e tudo acaba por ser uma bola de neve.
E assim tomam-se opções, delineia-se uma estratégia, dá-se o melhor que se pode...
E entretanto os anos vão passando e quanto mais aprendo mais certezas tenho do que quero fazer. E apercebo-me que cada vez gosto mais do meu curso e menos do meu trabalho. Mas para já é assim: o segundo paga o primeiro e quando este terminar outras oportunidades hão-de surgir.
É como digo: cada um prostitui-se da maneira que pode.
Talvez o meu mal tenha sido o facto de ter começado a trabalhar demasiado cedo. A pouco e pouco vem o charme do dinheiro, a independência financeira e tudo acaba por ser uma bola de neve.
E assim tomam-se opções, delineia-se uma estratégia, dá-se o melhor que se pode...
E entretanto os anos vão passando e quanto mais aprendo mais certezas tenho do que quero fazer. E apercebo-me que cada vez gosto mais do meu curso e menos do meu trabalho. Mas para já é assim: o segundo paga o primeiro e quando este terminar outras oportunidades hão-de surgir.
É como digo: cada um prostitui-se da maneira que pode.
sábado, 18 de abril de 2009
Saudades de estar aqui
quinta-feira, 16 de abril de 2009
Those who are good librarians love their job and are very passionate about it
Overview. Forget about that image of librarians as a mousy bookworms. More and more of today's librarians must be clever interrogators, helping the patron to reframe their question more usefully. Librarians then become high-tech information sleuths, helping patrons plumb the oceans of information available in books and digital records, often starting with a clever Google search but frequently going well beyond.
Librarianship is an underrated career. Most librarians love helping patrons solve their problems and, in the process, learning new things. Librarians may also go on shopping sprees, deciding which books and online resources to buy. They may even get to put on performances, like children's puppet shows, and run other programs, like book discussion groups for elders. On top of it all, librarians' work environment is usually pleasant and the work hours reasonable, although you may have to work nights and/or weekends
The job market for special librarians (see below) is good but is sluggish for public and school librarians. Nevertheless, persistent sleuthing—that key attribute of librarians—should enable good candidates to prevail.
That effort to land a job will be well worth it if you're well suited to the profession: love the idea of helping people dig up information, are committed to being objective—helping people gain multiple perspectives on issues—and will remain inspired by the awareness that librarians are among our society's most empowering people.
A Day in the Life. You work in a small municipal library, where you have to do a little of everything. You start your day by leafing through catalogs from online database publishers and book reviews in Library Journal to decide which titles to add to your collection. Next, it's out to the reference desk, where visitors regularly ask how to find something. Sometimes, it's esoteric; often, it's the bathroom. Later, you teach a class: an advanced lesson in Googling. Next, it's back to the reference desk, but you're soon interrupted by a group of boisterous kids, so you have to turn into schoolmarm: "You'll have to be quiet, or I'll have to ask you to leave." You end your day reading about "automated librarianship": data storage systems that let the public get needed resources without the help of a live librarian. Tomorrow, you decide, you'll start writing a grant proposal to develop a computer kiosk that will help patrons find health information.
Smart Specialty
Special librarian. All sorts of organizations need librarians, not just public libraries. They work for colleges, law firms, hospitals, prisons, corporations, legislatures, the military, and nonprofit agencies. In fact, special librarianship is the field's fastest-growing job market. Unlike public and university jobs, which require night and weekend hours, these jobs are mostly 9 to 5.
Salary Data
Median (with eight years in the field): $47,400
25th to 75th percentile (with eight or more years of experience): $42,800-$63,700
(Data provided by PayScale.com)
Training
The American Library Association offers information and links regarding training, including online options.
U.S. News rankings of library programs
In:http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-careers/2008/12/11/best-careers-2009-librarian.html
Librarianship is an underrated career. Most librarians love helping patrons solve their problems and, in the process, learning new things. Librarians may also go on shopping sprees, deciding which books and online resources to buy. They may even get to put on performances, like children's puppet shows, and run other programs, like book discussion groups for elders. On top of it all, librarians' work environment is usually pleasant and the work hours reasonable, although you may have to work nights and/or weekends
The job market for special librarians (see below) is good but is sluggish for public and school librarians. Nevertheless, persistent sleuthing—that key attribute of librarians—should enable good candidates to prevail.
That effort to land a job will be well worth it if you're well suited to the profession: love the idea of helping people dig up information, are committed to being objective—helping people gain multiple perspectives on issues—and will remain inspired by the awareness that librarians are among our society's most empowering people.
A Day in the Life. You work in a small municipal library, where you have to do a little of everything. You start your day by leafing through catalogs from online database publishers and book reviews in Library Journal to decide which titles to add to your collection. Next, it's out to the reference desk, where visitors regularly ask how to find something. Sometimes, it's esoteric; often, it's the bathroom. Later, you teach a class: an advanced lesson in Googling. Next, it's back to the reference desk, but you're soon interrupted by a group of boisterous kids, so you have to turn into schoolmarm: "You'll have to be quiet, or I'll have to ask you to leave." You end your day reading about "automated librarianship": data storage systems that let the public get needed resources without the help of a live librarian. Tomorrow, you decide, you'll start writing a grant proposal to develop a computer kiosk that will help patrons find health information.
Smart Specialty
Special librarian. All sorts of organizations need librarians, not just public libraries. They work for colleges, law firms, hospitals, prisons, corporations, legislatures, the military, and nonprofit agencies. In fact, special librarianship is the field's fastest-growing job market. Unlike public and university jobs, which require night and weekend hours, these jobs are mostly 9 to 5.
Salary Data
Median (with eight years in the field): $47,400
25th to 75th percentile (with eight or more years of experience): $42,800-$63,700
(Data provided by PayScale.com)
Training
The American Library Association offers information and links regarding training, including online options.
U.S. News rankings of library programs
In:http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-careers/2008/12/11/best-careers-2009-librarian.html
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