Leaning with blogs

I read the article, World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others, and found it very interesting to see the arguments presented in favor of encouraging interconnected learning, through blogs, made for school. The article first mentions a presentation done by eleven-year-old community volunteer and blogger named Laura Stockman who has done many big service projects and tells the audience she gets most of her inspiration from her readers. The article then goes on to talk about how useful her blog has been to her and how young people in general have been integrating blogs into their learning. The article also talks about why blogs should be used as an extension of the classroom and there incredible usefulness in the 21st century. The author mentions that, "the work we create and publish is assessed by the value it brings to the people who read it, reply to it, and remix it. Much of what our students learn from us is unlearned once they leave us." I thought this was a very effective and accurate argument and is important because it is true that if we elaborate on what we learned in class on our blogs then the material will continue to be fresh in our minds. It is also important as well as useful to get feedback from other people on your thoughts and ideas. One thing I found slightly surprising was the enormity for the potential for these blogs. Not only could classmates see a blog, but also people around the world who have similar passions. I believe that the blogs are a good idea because it gives us a chance to see the opinions and thoughts of our peers as well as continue learning outside of class without the often-felt boredom of a class. There are many topics that I am interested in but I would like to specifically learn more about law and how law firms work.

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