Comments on: The Writing Life http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sicheii Yazhi » Blog Archive » Still Sitting Still http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/comment-page-1/#comment-14356 Sicheii Yazhi » Blog Archive » Still Sitting Still Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:23:44 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/#comment-14356 [...] I do have my own answers, and one way I use this blog is to try to articulate them to myself and anyone who might be reading. However, I also know I’m not smarter than the collective professional educational community, and that a single voice doesn’t have as much power as a collective one. We need to build answers collectively. Some places where I do see this happening include the K12Wiki, the School 2.0 wiki, and the conversations that are happening among many of the edubloggers out there.  While this is good, it’s also mainly just “preaching to the choir.”  We need to find ways to extend our voices beyond the school walls and into the public and political arena. [...] [...] I do have my own answers, and one way I use this blog is to try to articulate them to myself and anyone who might be reading. However, I also know I’m not smarter than the collective professional educational community, and that a single voice doesn’t have as much power as a collective one. We need to build answers collectively. Some places where I do see this happening include the K12Wiki, the School 2.0 wiki, and the conversations that are happening among many of the edubloggers out there.  While this is good, it’s also mainly just “preaching to the choir.”  We need to find ways to extend our voices beyond the school walls and into the public and political arena. [...]

]]> By: Meredith Broderick http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/comment-page-1/#comment-14319 Meredith Broderick Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:25:24 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/#comment-14319 "Now I know that simply by blogging I became that writer. I didn’t need all that print stuff to happen to in some way punch my ticket." I think that writing is an extremely insecure profession, I once met Saul Bellow through a mutual friend and he professed such doubt as a writer. Perhaps all writers are a bit masochistic. They certainly have been know to self-medicate with alchohol a bit. But when ever you feel that print or anything else needs to validate that you are a "writer" , and that really wonderful piece you wrote for Edutopia is not enough, go over and re-read some of the pearls of virtually printed pleasure by Stephen Downes, and tell me do you think someone who is so clear a thinker, original in thought and succint in expression (even if he does seem bent on pissing everyone off in the edu blogosphere part of the time) should question whether they are indeed a "writer"? Then re-read your piece from october and know that puts you in the same class.. Congratulations “Now I know that simply by blogging I became that writer. I didn’t need all that print stuff to happen to in some way punch my ticket.”
I think that writing is an extremely insecure profession, I once met Saul Bellow through a mutual friend and he professed such doubt as a writer. Perhaps all writers are a bit masochistic. They certainly have been know to self-medicate with alchohol a bit.
But when ever you feel that print or anything else needs to validate that you are a “writer” , and that really wonderful piece you wrote for Edutopia is not enough, go over and re-read some of the pearls of
virtually printed pleasure by Stephen Downes, and tell me do you think someone who is so clear a thinker, original in thought and succint in expression (even if he does seem bent on pissing everyone off in the edu blogosphere part of the time) should question whether they are indeed a “writer”? Then re-read your piece from october and know that puts you in the same class..
Congratulations

]]> By: lilalia http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/comment-page-1/#comment-14303 lilalia Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:16:37 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/#comment-14303 Will, Congratulations! What wonderful news. Your writing, your ideas, your conversation with your blog readers is a constant highlight in my blogline day. Will, Congratulations! What wonderful news. Your writing, your ideas, your conversation with your blog readers is a constant highlight in my blogline day.

]]> By: Christy Tucker http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/comment-page-1/#comment-14299 Christy Tucker Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:11:13 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/#comment-14299 Congratulations on the recognition! I do think it is important to do the print writing too; you can reach people through print who wouldn't be exposed to these ideas otherwise. And you are a wonderful writer--regardless of whether you get the award or not. Congratulations on the recognition! I do think it is important to do the print writing too; you can reach people through print who wouldn’t be exposed to these ideas otherwise.

And you are a wonderful writer–regardless of whether you get the award or not.

]]> By: Pam Shoemaker http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/comment-page-1/#comment-14294 Pam Shoemaker Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:05:48 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-writing-life/#comment-14294 Will, You get my vote on the Maggie Award! I have several "web 2.0 usergroups" going in my school district in Michigan and use this article as a discussion starter - it is perfect for this purpose. I've been writing about my experiences with the usergroups on my blog. I look forward to hearing you speak next week at the MACUL Conference! Will,
You get my vote on the Maggie Award! I have several “web 2.0 usergroups” going in my school district in Michigan and use this article as a discussion starter – it is perfect for this purpose. I’ve been writing about my experiences with the usergroups on my blog. I look forward to hearing you speak next week at the MACUL Conference!

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