Blog Reflection

After reading through my blog posts from the second semester, I realized just how much I learned from formulating my thoughts into words. Adrienne Rich's idea of her poems being experiences seems applicable in the blogging world. Blogging has helped me come to conclusions and new understandings about texts through my writing. My core blog was an outlet for me to put my ideas into concrete sentences. It is almost sad to think how many thoughts go unnoticed or uncultivated when we aren't forced to verbalize them. My blog was a place for me to make connections between the texts themselves and between the texts and other aspects of my own life. I really think the blogs were an asset to the class; they had everyone think analytically about the text before class and definitely enhanced classroom discussion. Before Core, I don't think I ever would have considered myself a "blogger." The term seems so nerdy and technology savvy (both adjectives I would not use to describe myself). However, after this class I would hope to have the opportunity again to use blogs in the classroom. I have really enjoyed having that extra outlet to formulate my thoughts and make connections.