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The Edu Blogosphere (April 12, 2011)


Howdy,

After my last blog post, I was feeling like a blogger with no readers.

How sad..., yes, I know.

A dear friend and colleague commented that I must continue to blog. If I may embelish his comments, it was like he was saying - "Yes, Mr. Chiocca." "Please blog - we need your insight, your wisdom, your guidance."

Cue the giggles. Yes, I want you to laugh a little.

Ok, so I realize that my blog may only get a few readers from time to time, but let me share an honest hope and goal. For some reason, I would like to build a blog that may hopefully someday be a leader in ESL dialogue, a trailblazer if you will! So, might you, my dear reader be willing to stick around and visit us from time to time. I sure would appreciate your loyal reading and patronage. Ok, well, I'm not selling anything, but you get the point.

Cheers,
Mr. Chiocca

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  1. Pine Glen Room 209April 26, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Having a "Bueller...Bueller..." moment? There ARE readers out there! Even if some of us take a while to get through our Google Reader backlog... (OK, maybe more than a while.) Keep blogging, if only to help you reflect on your practice. Chances are, there are others out there thinking the same thing.

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