Mr. D’s Blog

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory - Friederich Engels

Archive for the ‘Just the Facts’


Grading

Each blog post will be worth 20 points.  Your grade will be based on whether or not your post meets the minimum requirements described in the ‘rules’ section as well as how well you support your position.  A post that provides little or no supporting detail will receive a grade that provides little or no support.  A post that takes a position and is well supported with detail/information will receive a nothing but the highest praise from the blog moderator (me) as well as a really good grade.

The Rules

  1. We will have one blog question per week.  
  2. The due date of your response will be plainly listed on the blog website.  Any posts not received on or before the date listed will not be given credit.
  3. When making a blog post NEVER use your full name.  Instead use the following format:  
  4. P1W + First Name + Last Initial
  5. When making a blog post NEVER make negative comments about the people or posts that already exist.
  6. Each blog post must be a minimum of 1 paragraph and a maximum of 3 paragraphs.  No single sentence answers will be accepted.
  7. Each blog post must choose one thing about a previous post (with the exception of post #1) and comment on it.  Remember that you cannot make negative comments so I am looking for something that you agree with or like about a previous post.  Mention what it is you like AND who made the post. 
  8. VERY IMPORTANT:  No posts will be allowed from within class.  Every post you make has a date and time stamp.  Please don’t try and be tricky on this one.  This is your homework and as such should be completed at home.

Why Blog?

The primary purpose of this blog is to allow each of you to share your thoughts with your classmates. Each of you has valuable insights that too frequently go unspoken or unnoticed.  This blog will allow you to share your knowledge with those around you.  With that in mind I will ask that each of you please take this blog seriously.  It is my hope that we will learn from each other and start to realize that although someone may be looking at a problem or a situation from a different perspective that all of our thoughts and feelings have value.  By learning to see the world through the eyes of others our own world view and in turn our own knowledge of the world will be expanded.