Well, the semester has flown by and I find myself faced with a difficult decision: I must decide the fate of this blog. I could banish it from my life as punishment for being the cause of many a late night spent typing like a madwoman, but no. That wouldn’t be fair. I must take responsibility for my horrible habit of procrastination. I guess I’ll keep it. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy getting to voice my opinions on a topic I really care about, even if those opinions were being voiced at two in the morning when I really just wanted to go to bed. Blogging is a fun way to experience a new genre in writing and I think it’s something I would like to continue. I’d be very interested in expanding the kind of topics I blog about, an easy task to take on thanks to the magic of Google Reader. What an easy way to keep up with the world!
There are many things that this blog has done for me. First and foremost, it has expanded my knowledge about something I love. I’ve learned so many things about urban reform and gotten numerous ideas I want to put into practice when I start teaching. It’s really made me excited to get out there in the real world and make a difference in these schools. Blogging has also opened my eyes to new and different ways of writing, ways that I could easy incorporate into my lesson plans to get my students inspired to write on their own. Also, blogging has made me more comfortable with people reading what I write. True, nothing has been very profound or emotional but still, my thoughts were getting out there and I actually found myself eager to see how others would respond.
Overall, I’m very pleased with this experience. Now my big question is what to blog about next…
