ETLO Class questions....

In answer to our class assignment questions.....

How do you think this kind of transparency affects the school community?
After perusing a lengthy list of blogs....I find that it is refreshing to see that administrators and teachers are real people, with real opinions, and real feelings. It reminds of when I was a child and I would see my teacher somewhere besides school and just about faint...or when I was teaching and kids would see me at the grocery store and hug me in disbelief that I was not in my classroom...they thought I undoubtably lived there since I was there when they arrived and there when they left. They never considered I had "Life Part 2" when they were at home.I think that the community would be well served in feeling a connection to the school. Being able to gleen a "around the dinner table" view of the joys and hurts all associated with educating the children.

Were you more drawn to those posts with personal reflections or did you prefer to read blogs in which the author focused on the issues important to school leaders?
Well...personally I enjoy both types. I think all it is important. We need to understand undertones to clearly interpret the overtones when dealing with a complex personality such as it requires to be an educational leader....inside or outside of the classroom/school.

What are your initial thoughts about the type of blog you would want to maintain? I like stories. I really like stories that are entertaining and educational. I like to be able to relate to a variety of folks when I speak with them. So, I will probably keep a fairly relaxed platform but try to entertwine some useful information, ideas, and/or links in the meantime.

How would this type of blog meet your administrative needs?
If I can save a teacher/tech coach/media specialist a few minutes of their precious planning time by sending out a current topic activity or lesson in a link....then, that would meet one of my needs in my position at work.