Blog Reflection

So it’s the end of the year. It’s also our time to reflect the things we did. And as a student with a blog is very different. It’s weird that you know that your work is put out in the public where everyone can criticize your work. And it’s a weird change since I’m so used to having my friends, teachers, or family reading my work. But it was a one of a kind experience, because you’re criticizing a book that many people have read and others might not agree with your opinion and they would comment hateful messages. Yet, in a way, it can help improve the way you write. They can open up your mind to a different side that you didn’t see it as. And I think that is the major lesson I learned with having this blog.

How is writing online different from writing in a notebook? Well writing electronically is much easier. You don’t have to distract the people around you just so you can ask them how to spell a word. Your hand won’t hurt when writing too fast. You won’t have to ever question yourself what that word is on the paper because of your horrid handwriting. To sum it all up, writing electronically is much better because you can never lose the document and it will always be with you. It also gives you more opportunities to look up better vocabulary since you have the internet as a guide.

Even with all the pros of writing online, it can still be limiting. The internet can sometimes crash, and then you’ll have to rewrite what you wrote. When you know that the public can view your blog, you have to be extra careful of what you write. You don’t want your college to see that you wrote something inappropriate on the internet.

Honestly, keeping a blog running is a whole lot of work! I really don’t see myself keeping this blog up, only because of the pressure of high school. Having the blog exposed to the world is intimidating, people can judge your work crucially.