Blogging

I blog as it is necessary and requested of me and also because it helps me keep a regular record of my thoughts and actions throughout the school year. It serves the purpose of a journal as I get to write about what matters to me and what I’m concerned about. My blog as a journal serves as an outlet for me to construct my thoughts and share them with others that have similar beliefs and views. Blogging is a great way for me to come to a common ground with others that can share their experiences and knowledge with me, and can help me grow as an avid outdoorsmen, athlete and Christian.

Blogging for me is also a requirement that I must fulfill for my A.P. Language and Composition class. At a minimum I must have three blogs a week with a total of twelve hundred words and the posts can be about anything, but it is encouraged if a central idea or topic is maintained throughout the blog. For those that haven’t yet explored the this site the foundation of this blog is the outdoors, and what I find myself doing when I’m out in the woods. As a quick note though of blogging, don’t fall behind with your posts as the entirety of this blog, of any blog, is to post often. Blogs are not like a book or magazine, as a blogger is the writer, editor and publisher all at once. Blogs share your insights and thoughts instantly with the all the host’s of the internet (and this is the world).

The blog also serves as my public journal. Everyone is able to criticize and comment on my blog and it is really humbling to be able to get this feedback. As most work that’s performed for school is just presented to a teacher, and with the blog I find myself able to learn from others. The blog is just another symbol of globalization and the spread of ideas from nation to nation to rather individuals from nation to nation or within their own nation.

Although blogging is a hassle I have found it a great tool to connect with others, and to learn from others. It seems easy and not fake posting on my blog as I have freedom to choose my topics and I’m in no way restricted by anything yet the need to satisfy the length and number of posts. Blogging is a tool that I think in the future will be a huge part of classroom learning and worldwide learning.