Here is an Original Poem

Rain, rain go away
the Bulls keep winning, so it's okay
the Hawks keep putting the puck in nets
I wish I would have placed some bets
if the Chicago boys of summer would start knocking in some runs
that might just bring out the sun

Happy Poetry Month from
the Cycling Librarian

Really good blog post

As you may have noticed in yesterday's post, I am reinventing "The Cycling Librarian" blog. Well, it might be considered more like giving the ball a kick after it got stuck in some tall grass. Anyway, I am participating in Edublog's Teacher Challenge where I will complete 30 activities to help my blogging skills improve. I know all one of you will really appreciate this which is why there is probably only one of you (thanks mom) currently reading. Today's activity is to find a good blog post and comment on it. Since I subscribe to several good blogs this activity is not much trouble.

I really enjoy reading Scott McLeod's blog "Dangerously!Irrelevant." Here is the link to his most recent post which is especially timely. It is called Blogging v. teaching. As the title of the post indicates, he poses the questions, "do you see blogging as an extension of your teaching? If not, should you? On the flip side, do you see teaching as an extension of your blogging?"

One thing that I like about his post is that he does explicitly ask the reader questions in which he intends an answer. This works for him because he has several comments which follow the post. I also like that he includes other links that relate to the topic being discussed.

Now, the reason I was especially interested in his topic is because when I look at the goals I listed in yesterday's post, teaching is a big part of what I wanted to do with my blog. I enjoy blogs because they act as a way to think, but where others can think with you. I never pretend to be the authority on any topic in which I write, so I hope no one ever thinks that when they read my thoughts. I put them in the blog because it is what I am thinking and I am curious what others think. If I am certain about something, it will be clearly stated something like this, "I know this to be true." or "I am certain that..." Otherwise, it is all open to discussion. As always, what do you think?