"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." -You are here to share your knowledge, but you are also here to help others focus and bring out their own understanding, just like candles and mirrors.
Attention Everyone:
The intent of this blog is two fold: first and foremost, I want to give you a medium where you can let your voice be heard by many. In my own teaching vanity, I would like to think that you access the blog several times a week to read each other's posts, not just on Sunday when it's due. I'd like to think that while reading others, you reaffirm your views on some topics, while on others you challenge them. If you only see the world through a prescribed lens, taking offense and exploding through words, then you become stagnate and simply boring! What I have seen and heard in the past few weeks makes me smile: Domosthenes’ and Camuccini’s contributions to the blog have increased the interest in the blog and generated more classroom discussion. Personally, I look forward to what you ALL have to add to the topics of the week. Of course I also hope this newfound interest might spark others to respond that we haven’t seen since the first required blog *cough, *cough—you know who you are.
The second purpose of the blog is to generate healthy academic discourse, which is a critical component of learning at both the high school and collegiate levels. You need this type of dialogue to help you grow. For several semesters now, I have defended the open blog forum, arguing that it mirrors the structure of some classes where you become more vulnerable as you share your writing with people you may or may not know. I don’t want to be forced to make the blog private. Each of you have something of value to share, so in short, I welcome all of the Camuccinis, Demosthenes, Katie Ps x3, Salsaboys, Pricklys, Polo Bears, Studd Hosses, Lexxxs, Hopes. Laurels, Diesels, Kellis, DisplayName22s, Amys, StephBs, 5AvrielGs, Chandlers, EmilyLs, and anyone else who wants to join us!
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