Parent voices on blogs can be profound
Zachary’s weblog has so many outstanding posts. He is a fifth grader from J.H. House who will be moving on to middle school next year. He is one of the student bloggers in Hillary’s Blog Write group. I believe Zach will continue blogging. I sure hope he does. He has quite a voice. His mom, Robin, has commented frequently on his blog and entered the conversations throughout the year, not just with Zach but with other students as well. I wanted to point you toward his blog because it is an excellent model to share with other parents or others who are interested in commenting on your student blogs. I remember when I first started blogging with elementary students, the parents were so excited to have a window into their child’s world. Now that was four years ago and try as I did, I was not successful in getting them to enter the conversations. Now if I had had Zach’s blog to show them I think it would have helped give them ideas and let them see a “real-life” example. Here’s one example but the blog is peppered with them and they are all terrific. Check out this one where Robin talks about a comment another blogger made that some thought might be hurtful to Zach. Yes, parents’ voices on blogs can be profound. What a great avenue to let them be a part of the conversations. Hmmmm, I hope Robin starts a blog, too. I’d quickly add her to my Bloglines account.
May 25th, 2006 at 5:59 pm
What a neat site! I’m impressed with Zachary’s posts and am tempted to show some samples to my 10th graders…
His mom sounds like such a teacher! I hope one day to have my pedagogical side transfer so well to benefit my own children. I, too, would love to hear what she has to say on her own!
May 26th, 2006 at 6:27 am
What a great example! I believe that I’ll share this one on our school e-letter. It is a great model for parents. I often ask parents if they are reading their children’s blogs. I want them to for two reasons: 1) supervision and 2) to interact and converse. They will relate to their child on a whole new level. This is such a great example to share. Thank you!
THank you for your excellence as you educate the State of Georgia and not just those at Georgia State.
November 10th, 2006 at 12:53 am
I am a pre-service teacher who is always looking for good ways to keep parents connected. I wrote about your blog on http://rfprev.blogspot.com/