Comments on: Gender and Blogging http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/04/gender-and-blogging/ Education and Technology Fri, 11 May 2012 08:29:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/04/gender-and-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Steve Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:56:07 +0000 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/04/gender-and-blogging/#comment-16 Yes, my experience is that girls as an aggregate are more willing writers than boys. However, I have had many boys very willing to write when they are allowed to write whatever they want which is the case with the blogs. Funny though, I've had several boys in recent years who struggled with writing suddenly "get it," and want to write all the time. Last year, one such boy spent his whole Christmas party churning out short essays. Nonetheless, girls are more willing to write as a whole--I agree! Now that I have introduced microblogging, I'll be interested to see whether it gets a different response! Yes, my experience is that girls as an aggregate are more willing writers than boys. However, I have had many boys very willing to write when they are allowed to write whatever they want which is the case with the blogs.

Funny though, I’ve had several boys in recent years who struggled with writing suddenly “get it,” and want to write all the time. Last year, one such boy spent his whole Christmas party churning out short essays.

Nonetheless, girls are more willing to write as a whole–I agree!

Now that I have introduced microblogging, I’ll be interested to see whether it gets a different response!

]]> By: Nancy http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/04/gender-and-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Nancy Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:35:01 +0000 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/04/gender-and-blogging/#comment-14 I think the gender blogging differences are the same differences we see in writing in general. I've taught gifted kids K-6 for 25 years and my girls always write more and more often than the boys. I will occasionally have "gifted" male writers but very seldom do I have a "gifted" male writer who actually loves to write. I think the gender blogging differences are the same differences we see in writing in general. I’ve taught gifted kids K-6 for 25 years and my girls always write more and more often than the boys. I will occasionally have “gifted” male writers but very seldom do I have a “gifted” male writer who actually loves to write.

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