Why Blog?

Here is an interesting site on why people blog: Why Blog? I have many thoughts and theories as to why we blog. In fact, I wrote my masters thesis on writing motivation and blogging. Personally, I was turned on to blogging because of a professor I had during my masters degree. He made us blog.

Most of my thoughts on blogging revolve around academic blogging. I believe blogging gives my high school students a real-world audience. As a teacher of English/Language Arts I could not ask for anything better. I try to give students the idea that the Internet can be more than Myspace, Facebook, and the only resource they use when writing a research paper.

All students have something to say. Giving them the experience and responsibility of their own blog can help give students a bigger voice and a much wider audience. That's the easy answer. Check out the link above and make your own decision.