Thing #4

Blogging helps people get to know other people who share common interests and views.  Commenting lets the blogger know that people are reading and appreciating their opinions.  Criticizing kindly according to the Cool Cat Teacher is important.  At some point you will disagree with what a blogger has written.  It is important not to personally attack a person.  The Blue Skunk Blog says by leaving a comment you are making a blogger's day.  You can agree or disagree just make it heart-felt.  

I selected Jessica Tucker's blog because I like her idea of using a weekly blog for her students to comment and discuss about current events.  I think it is a great idea to teach them to be respectful of other people's opinions.  I chose Lisa Weber's blog because I can relate to not having computers readily available in high school.  She did not have any computers in her high school.  Most of the teachers at my high school had a computer in the classroom but they were not for student use.  I agreed with Alexis Harris on her comment about seeing problems as challenges and how frustrating problem can seem.  That is why I chose her blog.  I picked Elizabeth Thomas' blog because I like her idea about using a blog to remember previous year's success and unsuccessful projects.  I picked Janice Stamper's blog because I absolutely love the picture she posted of where she grew up.   

I commented on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis.  She published a post on 10 Ways to be a Terrible Teacher.  I commented, "Thank you.  As a college student preparing to be a teacher, I will definitely remember what kind of teacher not to be."  I found what she had to say very informative.  Some of her ways to be a terrible teacher include the teacher is always losing his/her temper or is predictably dramatic, the teacher is always on their cell phone, the teacher only teaches with one method, and my favorite the teacher who hates the students.  Why be a teacher if you hate students?

I commented on a National Geographic Daily News article written by Christine Dell'Amore.  The article is about a new species of crab that are purple and found in the Philippine island of Palawan.  I commented that, "Nature is so beautiful.  It definitely has a way of surprising us."  It has always amazed me when new species are found.  One would think that with all the technology we have we would have discovered everything by now.