TeachPaperless: Why Teachers Should Blog - 10 views
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Because to blog is to teach yourself what you think.
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Stephanie Cooper on 18 Mar 11This is what Keith and Tom have been preaching! LOL I like the way this guy discusses the pros of blogging and refers to the students who "don't get it."
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pajenkins1 on 30 Mar 11It's interesting that there are no cons about blogging.
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ypypenn67 on 31 Mar 11Blogging provides the opportunity for a teacher to express his or her ideas, too. (A teacher sometimes requires his or her students to blog, so the teacher should gain experience as well.) As a blogger, I want to restrict my comments; I do not want everyone to have access to my thoughts.
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zhoujianchuan on 31 Mar 11Yeah, there are no cons, except what economists would call "opportunity cost." That is, every one of us only has so much (or so little) time. My colleagues and I are doing the annual faculty evaluation this week. I looked at the evaluation formular and could not find how blogging can add points for me and help me get tenure. Everything said in this article is right, and I agree. But everyone knows where his or her priority is, right?
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Because to face one's ill conclusions, self-congratulations, petty foibles, and impolite rhetoric among peers in the public square of the blogosphere is to begin to learn to grow.
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I do understand a need to grow as professionals, but I'd like to keep some 'growth spurts' personal.
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Yes, but no blogger automatically posts everything that comes to mind. One aspect of reflection is to think carefully about what you are writing and the wisdom of sharing it. For instance, I think it's worthwhile to post this.
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I think both are achieved through the crucial practice of critical thinking and earnest self-analysis. And no where, if sincerely met with daily conviction, can both be better employed than in the practice of blogging.
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I agree that self analysis and critical thinking go together, though it may come only after lots of practice and perseverance. I am still not convinced that blogging is the only way, could be one of the ways, not for me. Nevertheless blogging opens any one to a larger group of people which may help in sharing your thoughts, opinions etc..
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Blogging is just one mechanism. There are many tools for reflection.
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