When I clicked to my bookmarked link, "My Blog: UTC," this morning, I couldn't believe that I haven't posted since October. Yes, I knew it had been a while, but...oy. Here's why I think teacher blogging is important:
- Remembering that I have a voice in the wider conversation.
- Taking the time to articulate my own thoughts and opinions so that I have an informed voice when I speak with others.
- Reflecting on my practice.
- Making connections between my practice, theory, and politics.
Here's why teacher blogging is next to impossible for me:
- I don't want to rehash what has happened during the day. I want to resist that in my blogging. Sometimes, it feels good to leave work at work.
- By the time I've gotten home, I'm sleep walking. Between after school activities, my master's course work, lesson planning, paperwork.... you get the idea.
- I have to make time for my, umm... what's the word... personal life... that long lost thing.
- If I have the time and/or energy to blog, I feel tempted to use that energy to work on things for my classroom...researching strategies, making materials, planning, analyzing data and experiences.
- Oh yeah, and then we also have a classroom blog, so there's that too.
I don't know, I'm going to try my best.
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