One of the first blogs that came to my attention while beginning to formulate this blog was the blog titled “Edudemic.” Once I started scrolling through the blog so many different post titles caught my eye. There were ones titled “Which Learning Style Works for You”, “Don’t Weep For Public Education Just Yet”, and so many more enticing names. The article I chose to focus on was titled “10 Skills Modern Teachers Need.” As a future educator I immediately found myself scrolling through the blog post with curiosity. The post was so easy to maneuver through with its bolded point headlines that were numbered off one to ten. This blog post was aimed towards people similar to me, who are going into education, but also people who are already in the field. This blog itself is not only for educators, but for students as well. This blog teaches students about ways they can improve their learning experiences, as well as different outlets that will enhance their learning experiences.
The scholarly article I read was an article written by Geneva Gay of the University of Washington, Seattle and was a part from her book Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice. This article is titled “Preparing for Culturally Responsive Teaching.” Here Gay discusses essential characteristics to being a culturally competent educator. Beneath the article there is an extensive list of sources that highlights the author's credibility. Each paragraph educates its readers on experiences necessary to teach in a way that is culturally responsive, and techniques to put into play while teaching.
Between the two they differ in many ways. One is a fun quick read that allows its viewers to just get the main jist of what one is saying, while the article goes way more in depth on the matter at hand. Both the blog and the article are very educational and fun to read, but I was definitely able to gain more from the article. Blogs are a great way to get information out quickly and are nice fun reads. If I was looking for a few pointers on education I would most likely go in the route of a blog if I was low on time. I would also trust the article with the long list of sources below it backing up all of its claims, rather than an opinion based blog post. Each of these sources of information are aimed at similar audience members, but it just depends on what the reader is looking for that day.
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