Even though I did not take immediate notice, the blog helped me flesh out many of my paper topics and ideas. I think in that sense, it served a really good purpose. The responses were also good feedback and helped me focus in on what to write about. It showed me a lot about what people find generally interesting. Even when it was not a surprise, people's responses elicited further affirmation in what the general public would also find intriguing about my opinions/ideas/topics. I'm not sure if it served as a personal outlet, and I think I would rather keep it that way. This is much more constructive than a personal blog would be. The blogs forced me to think more about my writing and how to tailor it not for content, but for a voice and cohesiveness. This may be the first time a class has successfully forced students into doing so.
Also, the evaluations about the blogs helped me gauge what level I was responding in. I enjoyed writing purposefully and the direction really led me to start to develop a style. For once, it seemed a class was focused on content more than quantity and effort. I think that telling us that everything had purpose and a goal had a real affect on the expectations of the class. It also might have been a rare moment when there was a rational meeting of the minds, since the goals were set out so clearly. All in all, I enjoyed this class. Scary, I know.
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