Objective

I have decided to start utilizing this space more often.  I set out on my first blogging venture by creating this website over half a year ago, but as you can see by viewing my posting history, I have irregularly (and hardly) utilized this medium of expression.  It has been a personal goal of mine to write more often, both to connect with others, but more importantly for a means of self exploration, preservation, and reflection.

I want to in some ways "reboot" this blog by setting some personal, manageable goals.  I will post on this blog at least once every two weeks, reflecting on my life, my thoughts, my experiences, and my classroom.  I want this to be an open and honest forum.  I want to create and share knowledge.

I also want to set an objective for this blog, or a purpose.  During my  high school years I never enjoyed school if I thought there was no purpose to something I was learning.  As a teacher now, I have a difficult time teaching anything if I do not find it purposeful.  Life is too short to engage in anything with no purpose, so I want to make my purpose explicit, for both myself, and any potential readers.

My purpose for writing this blog is to explore my thoughts, record my thoughts, and preserve who I am today.  People are ever changing, and in some ways, I want a relic to exist in which I can reflect on who I am and/or who I was.

I also want this blog to be a place where I share the things that are important to me, and in turn, hopefully inspire and/or influence others.  I think I have a unique, optimistic, and idealistic world-view that can be contagious--or at least some ideas worth spreading.  I became a teacher because of my love for people, communicating, and altruism.  I want this blog to be a reflection of that as well.  I am extremely outgoing, but when it comes to my personal thoughts, I am a total introvert.  I want to start sharing my inner self with others--something only a few of my close friends have had access to over the years.  I think that in suppressing one's ideas, beliefs, and dreams, one is limiting his possibilities for connecting with others and achieving great things.

We are all people sharing similar journeys: we should communicate and support each others' ideas and dreams.  Part of that is sharing our own.