Blogs of Note IV

We've got a couple of good ones this week, especially in light of your first essay (due Thursday, I remind you) and in anticipation of your second (starting Thursday, I remind you). Check out Rachael's blog on frustration with the small-group workshops (and other underachievers), and Sarah's on her service project component, which she completed on Saturday.

I'll remind you all, once more, that you need to be spending some time with these blogs -- not as much as you would on a formal essay, sure, but it needs to be a bit more than just "Here's what I did this week. Wow. I'm really busy." That's not reflection; that's a Dayrunner agenda. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that you'll get a "completion grade," just for writing something down each week. That's part of it, sure, but there's also a content-based assessment that Mr. Howell and I are performing each week.

Lest you forget, I also remind you (sheesh -- I'm doing a lot of reminding today!) that your blogs form a significant portion of your final grade, and failure to participate fully in any class assignment wil reflect negatively on your participation grade as well.

Keep up. Budget your time. Stay on top of things. Don't settle for mediocrity, even in the mid-semester crunch that you're all subject to these days.