Meme of Blog Processes
One of the latest meme’s tagging bloggers involves writing about the process of how we develop topics for our blogs. I read with interest Miguel Guhlin’s post and Doug Johnson’s Blue Skunk Blog. Vicki Davis at Cool Cat Teacher Blog includes in her top 5: Truth, Variety, Passion, Inspiration, Technical Precision.
So what are the tipping points for me to login and write:
Interesting and Unusual (this means whatever I decide is not typical in someone else’s life)
Frustrating and Emotional Provoking (if it irritates me, I hope it irritates someone else out there)
Innovative (new stuff that you should know about or think about)
Practical (let’s ground this in reality - meaning the students - whenever possible)
Thought-provoking (I want to go beyond corporate speak and organizational motives to dwell on ideas). Alexander McCall Smith’s Precious Ramotswe opens In the Company of Cheerful Ladies in a cafe choosing to “sit by oneself and think about the events of the week and the state of the world.” Someone needs to be doing the sitting and thinking. I know people read this blog because they talk to me about it. Hopefully someone is inspired to do some extended thinking periodically.
