The Daily Grind
Ok, I enjoyed this one. Not that I will ever go back and read more. Clearly the guy likes to write and, even though he is either fond of teaching or fond of his students, the blog seems to be about him just expressing his observations about students, schools, and teaching. I like the fair way he layed out the "opportunity" he afforded his students to see how their writing would stack up at the university level next year. I did see the point of the student, however. Sometimes it rankles me to see how colloquialisms and sloppy usage are now commonplace in formal writing (people that, not people who is common) but what can you expect when kids just read blogs all day? (smile)
Students:
Well, I can see using this as a springboard for discussion. But it would have to be on an oral level or how interactive is it? Honestly, it would just drive me crazy to have to read from a computer for any extended period of time.