Jim’s Blog: A Place for Conversations about English Education


Introduction

Posted in Uncategorized by Jim on the September 6, 2006

I have started this blog as a requirement for a Theory and Pedagogy of English Instruction class, part of my M.Ed. program in English Education.  I am excited about the potential outcomes of weblogging, and I hope that this will become a platform for reflection on learning about teaching, particularly about English instruction, as well as an opportunity for the development of a professional learning community.  I expect this blog to be a place for the initiation of thoughtful, professional discourse in areas which might include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • literacy
  • writing
  • literature studies
  • professional issues in education
  • education philosophy

My teaching philosophy is still in the formative stage.  Actually, I believe it will always be in a formative stage, so I suppose I should say that it is currently under development.  I look forward to many great insights from responders that will help me to make sense of it all.