Blogging about the Blog: an ongoing journal (part 2)
3/18
A strange feeling on a Saturday night - while I’m at home enjoying my weekend, this online community is running without me, as 3 students are conversing from their homes. So, I started something that isn’t entirely mine any more.
I’m relieved to know the “I’m bored” statements weren’t directed at my lessons. But, I do think they point out something about your generation: the need for constant, quick paced electronic stimulation and entertainment.
Thoughts on the SAS chat: Is it getting out of hand? Do I need to impose rules, or will the community? Sometimes I feel like just deleting the pointless posts - all the lalalala nonsense. Do I need to impose consequences for chatting when you’re supposed to be working?
To answer Dat, it’s not scrolling if you post something long, only if what you post is repetitive nonsense.
I see many students in a different light on the blog; have more of an insight into parts of their lives and their concerns. People show different parts of themselves in their writing than they do face to face. Why do you think that is?
