tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598513914090381647.post2267507016810350836..comments2024-01-13T04:12:50.016-06:00Comments on I.M.C. Guy: To Blog or Not to BlogIMC Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16279699282698965195noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598513914090381647.post-3529275374561420452007-04-27T15:33:00.000-05:002007-04-27T15:33:00.000-05:00I think you gotta do what you want to do. It's a ...I think you gotta do what you want to do. It's a hobby, and if you like it, do it. If not, find something better to do.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598513914090381647.post-22694906576946436792007-04-25T21:30:00.000-05:002007-04-25T21:30:00.000-05:00Blogging is a great stress relief. I'm not good a...Blogging is a great stress relief. I'm not good at talking about things that bother me. I tend to keep my feelings to myself. Here I can be free because no one knows who I am.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598513914090381647.post-29752374291745233562007-04-25T01:44:00.000-05:002007-04-25T01:44:00.000-05:00I've been through all of these thoughts in my head...I've been through all of these thoughts in my head for sure! Lately I've been thinking about just coming out.<BR/><BR/>But then I think about how pointless my blog really is and I wonder why I would bother. <BR/><BR/>My family members know I have a blog, and sometimes my mom reads it, but mostly it's just stranger popping by. My husband doesn't even read it--even when I tell him I've been writing about him. In fact, he probably doesn't even know what it is called. He's just not interested. He has own hobbies, too that I don't want to know about, so it's all good.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it feels like a dirty little secret. Even when I can't think of anything to write, I enjoy reading what others are writing. It is my time-consuming hobby, afterall. Considering it takes up so much of my time, you'd think that everyone would know that I do it, but some of my close colleagues don't even know about it. My close friends do, but they don't read my blog. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for the links and food for thought!HappyChyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586840416488114845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598513914090381647.post-50334308423870038792007-04-24T12:09:00.000-05:002007-04-24T12:09:00.000-05:00sigh. i haven't fully decided how i feel about th...sigh. i haven't fully decided how i feel about this yet. i do blog at school sometimes, and i definitely read blogs often at school. but part of that is that i'm a student teacher, which means about half my day is just informally observing my supervising teacher, so i have more time on my hands than i might otherwise. but still, it's something i've thought about a lot and haven't come to a decision about. what if the students found my blog? the administration would be LIVID. i guess for now, it's still worth the risk. especially now that there are only 8 days left...<BR/><BR/>good post. :)Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598513914090381647.post-90915814240723413832007-04-24T07:15:00.000-05:002007-04-24T07:15:00.000-05:00In my world, most people look down on blogging as ...In my world, most people look down on blogging as trouble-making, so I don't tell anyone about my habit. Keep in mind that some people have been fired from their jobs for things they've written online.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy blogging because I like to write. In many ways, writing about what's on my mind is like therapy. <BR/><BR/>When I first began blogging, I used my real name and talked about it. My friends and family pooh-poohed it. When I reached the point when I was <I>certain</I> that nobody read it, I wrote a post that proved me wrong. It turned me into a pariah for about six months, and to some extent it still haunts me. Since then, I've created a new blog with a new identity, and when anyone asks, I simply state, "I don't do that anymore."<BR/><BR/>It's unfortunate, because in my opinion, there is so much potential in education for blogging to give young writers both a purpose and audience that is meaningful in the context of the world as they understand it both in the present and in the future. How much better is this than a composition notebook?ms. whatsithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348949216807560824noreply@blogger.com