I've heard a lot of things about these new blogs. I've heard people say that they love it, that it allows them a lot more freedom in how they write. But I've also heard people say that a journal is a lot better.
Well, we'll get back to this.
I don't know what it is about this blogging thing, but it has completely freed up my writing.
I'm no longer constrained by deadlines or rubrics, nor am I forced to complete sometimes seemingly arbitrary assignments.
For some strange reason, I write about the things that I would not write if I were to turn in a paper for english.
All the things my friends ostensibly do not care about, all the things that seem overly opinionated, all the things that I cannot rant about in the middle of math class - they are free to roam here.
Obviously, it's practically the same thing as turning in a paper or talking about it in class - people are reading my posts, and I'm pretty sure Mr. Watson has perused all of our sites as well.
Although our thoughts are more public than ever now, there's something about the net that makes it seem like we're anonymous.
Edit:
Remember how I said "We'll get back to that"?
Well, here we go.
One of the complaints that I've heard about the blog system is that they cannot personalize or doodle or anything on what they write, and that it's too public for what they are writing. Well, it seems like if we were doing purely introspective writing, a journal would be more appropriate. But the entire purpose of a blog is the share and connect with others, right? How would we use a journal in class? Swap books with others? A journal is fundamentally different than a blog.
I'm not quite sure what the purpose of analyzing people's opinions is.
Well, I guess that's the point of a blog, isn't it?
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Thanks for posting your thoughts on the blogging. You're right, it's really become a big deal, and a lot of people around the school and elsewhere are watching and raving about the writing we're doing (VPB (that's something I'm coining, Virtual Pat on the Back)). In addition to our reflections, I've also been reading Korean students' reflections on blogging. We'll have to talk more and compare in class.
Hey, this is Jiyeon, from Korea International School^^;; Nice to read some thoughtful post. I do agree with you that blogging does make you more comfortable in the sense that you can say something you normally wouldn't say in class, or out in the public.
Yep! Although blogs and discussions are same in some ways because they're both all about sharing your ideas, blogs can sometimes be better in that you don't get criticized directly! Healthy for you psycologically...
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