December 17, 2009
A Blog Review
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Since I’ve started using Netvibes, I have been following a bunch of different blogs. Most of them, no wait, ALL of them (so far) are teachers or have been teachers. One of the blogs entitled “Classroom Solutions”, is a good blog to search for lesson plans, strategies, tools and other important topics that may pertain to teaching. A majority of the blogs that I have been following though are personal blogs of these teachers in which they blog about their own classrooms, philosophies, and trials. One of my favorite that I have been following is called, “It’s Not All Flowers and Sausages”.
In this blog, “Mrs. Mimi”, a fictitious name the author conjured up, blogs about her moments in the classroom. She taught in her New York City classroom up until this past September. Her blogs became so popular that Kaplan Publishing offered her a book contract. Her book entitled It’s Not All Flowers and Sausages: My Adventures in Second Grade, explores deeper into her moments in teaching (it’s out now!). Some topics she discusses in her blogs as well as her book are the cute and adorable students as well the naughty boys whom she most lovingly favors and her obsession with Sharpies and fashion. She also discusses other aspects of teaching like the administration and staff that “do nothing”.
What I like most about this blog is that it’s very easy to read. It’s written in story form, with short and long anecdotes that are sure to make you giggle. I had to try and compose myself a few times in the computer lab. Another reason I like it is because it’s easy for me to relate to. No, I’m not a teacher yet, but I’ve observed plenty of times and I have seen situations in which she blogs about. For those of you that are already teachers, this is a nice blog because it gives you someone to relate to. Th
ough she does use some “technical teaching terms”, this blog is a very easy read and I recommend it to anyone who is a teacher or an aspiring teacher, or even anybody who wants a good laugh.
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