more random ramblings (part 2)

This is the third attempt at posting some more insightful and reflective comments (?)that I have made in the last few days. Every time I have written something, I either get a phone call or get called away for some reason, and when I come back, my access to the site has expired. Therefore, I should probably save more often, or perhaps I have been not fully engaged, according to Kearsley and Schniedermann. What this does mean, however, is that I have had time to polish my thoughts (and prose) a bit more. The more I do this, the more apparent it becomes to me that Blogging is a good way of encouraging people to write, and also think about what it is they are actually writing. This relates to the idea that literacy is about communicating with others, through a means that has common rules and conventions.
As I am typing this (yes, typing. It is good rehabilitation for my finger), I am constantly checking for meaning and also to be sure that I am not being offensive to anyone. In looking at this process from the point of veiw of a student, it could be seen as a way of intrinsically motivating, that is, the motivation for doing it properly comes from within. Looking a bit deeper, however, there could be seen to be extrinsic motivation at work: make it the best you can, otherwise you may look like a bit of a clown in front of your peers.