Blogging Around

Now that we've concluded the year's blogging and reflected on our experiences, Mr. Allen has asked me and my fellow students to 'blog around' other each other's blog posts and see what others had to say about blogging. Here it goes:

Corey wrote about how easy it was for him to write the blog posts, because he could just type whatever was on his mind and not worry about harsh grading. I agreed with his observations and reflections, as they were very similar to my own.

I commented:

"I agree with you entirely that blogging is a great way to, as you say, "putting what's on your brain into words." I also felt like I could really say whatever was on my mind without feeling judged or evaluated by anyone. Even though it's a class assignment, it didn't feel as rigid as other schoolwork. I also agree that blogging wasn't very stressful, because there weren't high expectations and because you don't have to pretend to be anyone besides yourself. You're right, too, that it did help our English grades. Thank goodness."

Jon talked about how blogging has helped him understand how and why he thinks the way he does. He said that he liked the ability to just write flowingly, yet wanted the prompts to be less specific and sometimes confusing. He said he would've preferred a blog where we could talk about whatever we wanted within the scope of Academy and/or English class.

I commented:

"Yeah, I would have to agree with you that, at times, the prompts were a little confusing and far-reaching, making some posts seem less natural than others. I do think, however, that to truly understand how we think, we have to be challenged and forced to think in ways differently than we're used to. Though I do think that it would have been fun to just write a blog about anything related to Academy/English class, I also value Mr. Allen's questions and prompts as good outlets for me to think in new ways. Hopefully we'll be able to continue blogs in future classes and learn more about our thinking and writing."

That's all folks.