Blogging about Blogging

  The assignment for this weekend was to read 13 articles about blogging. All of the articles were written by college professors who truly enjoy writing. Not only do they enjoy writing but they enjoy teaching as well. For most of these professors, blogging was not their first choice for a writing space. However, they eventually came to realize that blogging is not only good for personal but for teaching purposes as well. In his article, "I Don't Really Want to Go into Personal Things in This Blog": Risking Connection through Blogging, Carlton Clark describes how his blogging experiences have helped shape his teaching practices. His title could be the name of my blog because I don't like divulging my personal life to complete strangers. This is the reason that I do not have a Face Book or My Space page. Clark, however, made me see blogs in a different light. Clark puts himself out there by expressing his fears of teaching and he was rewarded by finding out that his pupils can relate to him. As an English major who wants to teach, I admire Clark's bravery. I hope that   I can be as open with my students as he has. 
 "Blogging Back to the Basics" by Jeff McIntire is another article that really caught my eye. He states that "Writing is a social act and a writer develops his/her skills within a social context". I really liked this quote because it really describes how being a writer is really about being in the spot light. As a writer, you are only considered successful is if your writing is given a thumbs up from your social peers. A blog is a good practice place in a social context for those who want to become professional writers. On a blog, you are able to receive feedback on your thoughts from people from all over the world. Even if your blog is just for fun, you are able to see how many people share your point of view. I agree with McIntire that having students create a blog is beneficial to their futures. 

My Blog

Today I have started my first blog. I am very excited but nervous because this is all new for me. this is a blog for my english class at San Jose State University and I hope that it all goes well. This blog has a specific purpose and if you want to find out about my awesome life then you will have to meet me in person : )