Welcome to Sharper Thesis, the blog!

Why do it? Why blog? My wife asked me that question as I fervently and excitedly started the process of typing and formatting another web related adventure, and I suppose she has a point. I've worked hard to develop and maintain a few school related web sites, but now a blog, too?

I suppose it has to do with the act of writing as much as teaching. My students, probably the only readers of this thing, will no doubt groan when I assign them their own blogs this fall, and that's ok. They need to understand this stuff as much as I do. But for me, being an English teacher simply has to transcend the realm of just quizzes and papers...it has to somehow be a vehicle that I can use to show my students that writing, especially writing in the 21st century, has a very public face, and can have its uses. Writers write...no profundity there. Now it's time to put my money where my mouth is.

I suppose I'll use this spot to post assignments and comment on class events, but I also want to use it as a place to share books with people, and to talk about writing and the many hazrds that life holds. But most of all, I hope it's a place where I can write and share and have people interact with me. It's a grandiose wish, I know, but I hope it will happen.

That's all for now. See you in September.