Thing #3

As I am working through these 23 things, I am learning just how valuable blogging truly can be.  The learning process never stops, especially for teachers, and blogging is a unique way to talk about and share different techniques or ideas you have learned through your classroom experiences.  Depending on the failure or success of a new project or teaching style, other teachers can read your blogs about those experiences and learn from them.  Blogging is a neat way to discuss problems, concerns, or to simply share a success story with others.  Blogging is also a good way to work through your feelings.  If after a long day working with a stubborn child you write a blog placing all your frustrations before you, it can help you let go of some of that built up frustration.  Chances are there's a teacher out there who can relate.  Blogging might be a good thing to get your students into as well.  It would be a great place for students to talk about their experiences with different assignments and to get feedback from them on what they liked, didn't like, what worked for them, and what did not work.  I would highly recommend blogging, especially for new teachers.