The worst part of making this blog was finding a name that wasn't already taken!
I have been posting personal blogs for a few years. I love being able to write again. As an English teacher, I tend toward hyperbole and metaphor. I like to explore my world and my thoughts through these lenses. My blog posts are only available for my friends to read, so I have freedom to express my real thoughts and feelings - and get their feedback. It is like an interactive diary. I follow several blogs as well. I don't know any other single moms who have young children, and Ms. Single Mama's blog has put me in contact with other single mothers around the world. We have a community of support and understanding thanks to Alaina's blog. Matt Logelin's blog makes me believe in true love. His wife died a day after their daughter was born, and he shares his painful journey of adjusting to life without her and single-parenthood with the world in prose and photographs. Right now I am following him and his beautiful daughter whiel they travel through India.
A professional blog is a different animal, though. If parents and students are using the blog as an information gathering tool, I have to be sure to update often. And I need to learn how to add word docs to my blogs. But having a professional blog, giving my students direct access to both my class and myself, is an intriguing idea. I may have to try it out...
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