I keep a list of topics I want to write about on here. Right now, that list is getting long with several items that really would be hard to do any kind of justice to in under 1500 words. All of the topics are things I love talking about, but I’ve resisted podcasting about them which gets me back to one of the reasons I prefer to blog.

Writing is actually really hard for me much of the time. Funny for an English major and English teacher, but it’s true. Writing can be a really torturous process for me. And that’s why I do it. Blogging, in addition to everything else I get from me, forces me to take the time to put my words on paper (well, close to paper anyway) when I’d much rather just talk it out.

I’ve started questioning that, especially after listening to my interview with Steve Hargadon. His questions got me to articulate a bunch of ideas I’ve been struggling with putting on paper for weeks now.

Which got me to wondering — part of my reason for blogging is to keep up the discipline of writing. But does that matter as much as getting ideas out there into the conversation? And if my answer is no, what does that mean for my students?