I have never sat down and read blogs before. I am beginning to really enjoy them. I have realized to get anything out of it though, you have to be interested in what they are discussing. That is probably true for most things. The comments are fascinating as well, it give you a whole new outlook on the article that you just read. It is an expansion on what was written. If you are like me, sometimes I want to know more and the article just leaves me hanging, wondering... what next. To read these comments, it really opens the door for more discussion and learning.
The no homework blog was very interesting, and there was quite a discussion. I really enjoyed her research over this topic. I enjoyed reading comments on what has worked and what hasn't. All teachers are different but sights like this teaches us so much. We do not have to have a staff development over it, we can read blogs on teachers who have actually implemented this. This is true for the new way of creating PowerPoint. The learning that can come from blogs is overwhelming.
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I agree with your point about staff development. It seems like the majority of professional reading I do these days in on blogs. I think we are so fortunate to be able to share in the conversation with regular, every day teachers as well as the top thinkers in the field. It really levels the playing field.
You are so right, and we can learn directly from teachers who experience everyday processes like we do. They can give us a better incite on what really works.
You're absolutely correct in that we tend to ignore what we are not interested in. I've found however that as I scan/read blogs I'm making connection between what I'm interested in and in new topics that connect to my interests. The more I look the more I find of interest.
I agree. I haven't read blogs before this class either. I think that what you said was right reading the comments opens the subject so much more and you get a lot more out of it.
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