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Karl FischI’ve given up predicting which posts are going to receive comments. I agree with you Lee, some of the posts that I like the best don’t receive comments, while others I thought were barely worth posting received a ton. You won’t be surprised that the most commented on posts were Did You Know? and Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher? (hmm, maybe the key is to put a question mark in the title).
One of the posts I like the best that only received a few comments was 2020 Vision on DesignShare, but that’s partially because it included things that I’d already posted. But at the time it brought a few things together for me and I was surprised at the lack of comments. And there have been other posts that haven’t received any comments that I really liked as well. I think different ideas resonate differently with different folks, and I think that’s a good thing.
For me, all comments are still pretty much a surprise because, in the end, I think I mostly blog for myself anyway (shh, don't tell anyone). It’s a way to help myself think more deeply about issues, a kind of forced personal staff development. When I get comments, it’s a bonus, because it adds to my thinking and hopefully indicates that perhaps my thinking has helped someone else.
As far as commenting on my own blog, I recently wrote this on a post on Carolyn’s Foote’s blog:
For me, commenting on my own blog is a tricky thing. Part of me feels like I’ve had my initial say in the post, so I try to let the conversation play out a little bit in the comments before I jump in. I worry that if I reply too often, then it runs the risk of me controlling the conversation.
This is particularly true for my blog, since it was initially setup as a place to continue the conversations in my staff development efforts. I wanted the teachers in my staff development - as well as others that might drop by - to be able to drive the conversation somewhat, so I tried only to reply when asked a direct question (or when I just couldn’t stand it). Ironically, -
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