USA Today says “Teens wear their hearts on their blog.” Isn’t that special. Just ’cause I don’t think it can hurt anything to make the point again, what follows are not descriptions of blogging:

“…mostly they simply relay the details of their daily lives.” Not blogging.

“Girls, who dominate blogging, use it especially to talk about personal feelings.” Not blogging.

“Rypkema uses her blog to communicate with friends and as ‘a way to pour out my emotions.’” Not blogging.

And some ironies in the descriptions:

“‘I feel like family and close friends shouldn’t be reading my diary in secret,’ she says.” Ah-HA! Not blogging. Diary-ing.

“While famous political bloggers have thousands of readers…” So, are they simply relaying the details of their daily lives?

“Experts are divided about whether and how parents should treat the journals — especially when it comes to teens over 13.” Double Ah-HA! JOURNALS! A different genre.

I know, I know. Let it go. Lost cause. Never win the battle. Etc…

But this portrayal is exactly why schools start banning them (even though they know they’re journals) and more importantly, why they don’t think of them as potential learning tools.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled blogging…