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Blogging, professionally, is a good thing

3/28/2017

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I’m naturally shy around people I don’t know. It usually takes me a little while to warm up and get comfortable. So if you asked me to blog and network online with other educators, a year ago, I probably would have freaked out. The weird part is, it has been something I’ve secretly wanted to do for a few years ​but it just didn’t work out when I tried. Something I’ve done though is blog for my parents at school but I haven’t done is blog for myself.
 But I guess it’s easy for me to do something for my kids. I just do it because it is what is best for my kids in my room. Bottom line – no hidden agenda – it is always for them. If something is not working out, I am quick to brainstorm. Then I do a little research and implement something new. I give it time and if it still isn’t quite right, I change it again. It’s just what I do. I do not have to second guess it.

But when it came to something that asked me to share what I know with other educators online.…it freaked me out. Maybe it was that whole idea of it being out there for the whole world to see. 

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Because teachers I have worked with have always asked me how I did this or that. Or what I thought about this practice or that practice. That has never bothered me. I would talk with them for hours about different educational practices in person. I enjoyed it!! But to write it down....nah! Again, it has to have been that whole writing it down thing for the world to see – yikes!!
 
So this whole experience has pushed me out of that freaked out stage into a, “What can I blog next?” stage.

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It has made me think even deeper about my practices and what I value as an educator. Blogging has pushed me to continue to develop myself as a writer and really focus on the process that I am doing with my students.
 
I feel so fortunate to have had so many people in my life who have inspired me and guided me along my path that I only want to give that back to someone else. So if I can inspire one person through my blog, then I have been successful. 


The good news is, no longer am I freaked out about blogging professionally... I’m always thinking about what I can blog next.
 
Until next time,
Jackie
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Cammie Kannekens link
3/30/2017 09:28:46 pm

Spoken like a true educator! Lots of teachers, including myself have a hard time taking the plunge. Looking back over my posts helps me to see the growth I am experiencing as a teacher.
Cammie

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Jackie link
4/23/2017 01:17:38 pm

Hi Cammie,

For sure...it's important we all remember growth is what we want to look at. Not to be negative about what we are doing or have done. Glad you have been blogging as well!

Thanks for reading!
Jackie

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