- I have written far more for the blog than I would have ever expected on July 26, 2011. That in its first year I wrote over 100 entries astounds me.
- I have found it to be a useful tool for reflection on my profession, as well as on other aspects of my life.
- I have found that it has allowed me to refine and extend my thinking beyond the boundaries that may have limited it before.
- It has made me read what others write more carefully.
- It has, at times, made me brave—at least in my willingness to share some of what I write. For instance, I would not have believed that I would publish any poetry, and yet I wrote and posted four or so. I see now that the blog has reignited my interest in writing more poetry.
- It has been a means by which I have connected with people far afield from Atlanta.
- It has added drive to my desire to learn more about: photography, art, poetry, education, and music.
- It has been, at times, a unique and positive means of communication with many members of the school community where I live and work.
- In the school community it has helped me be defined by more than my job description.
- It has given me an ever-expanding archive of my engagement in the world around me.
- I have appreciated every bit of feedback I have received from readers.
By both necessity and purpose I have rejected the approach of over-planning what’s next for the blog, so I have little idea what it will become in its second year. I can only hope I find it as useful a tool in year two as I did in year one.
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