Teacher Blogging: 100 Reasons to blog in 2023

Why Education Blogging is worthwhile
This is my 100th blog post. So to celebrate I tried to come up with 100 reasons to blog. I have linked some to my blogs and a couple to external sites. I have loved blogging over the last 17 months, since my first post in March 2015 I have meandered around a few topics, but I have enjoyed writing each and every one. Some are for fun, others more serious. Some took me hours, some are copy and pasted from work I did for school, interviews or my NPQML project. I hope you have enjoyed reading them. Over 1 million people have viewed the articles on this site so far.
100 Reasons To Start a Blog in 2023
- It clarifies your ideas
- It opens up discussion beyond your school
- It generates creativity
- It encourages reflection
- It improves your practice in the classroom and beyond.
- It pushes you out of your comfort zone
- It introduces you to new people
- It opens doors
- It gets you noticed by your peers
- It stimulates innovation
- It provides positive feedback or constructive criticism to help you develop
- It demonstrates your areas of strength
- It identifies areas to develop
- It makes you look deeper
- It can open up new areas of interest
- It helps you form a professional identity
- It makes you question your opinions
- It makes you justify your opinions
- It connects you to those with shared interests
- It archives your thoughts or later projects.
- It is cathartic
- It frames your values
- It can validate your beliefs
- It can challenge your beliefs
- It’s not limited by location, you can collaborate with educators worldwide.
- You can make an impact outside your classroom
- You can add value to your work
- You don’t need answers, just ideas
- It stops you watching TV
- It forces you to consider other opinions
- It raises awareness of your role
- It can inspire others
- You can use it to achieve professional goals
- You learn to value others opinions
- It reduces isolation
- It creates a sense of community
- You can showcase your identity
- You can share things you enjoy
- It challenges you to raise your game
- You can build an online identity
- It changes your routine and can give you a new hobby
- It can provide routine and structure to rainy days.
- It is free
- It is fun
- You can write about anything you choose
- It provides an outlet
- It can relieve stress
- It keeps you up to date
- It can reignite your passion
- It can take as little or as much time as you want
- You can solve someone’s problem
- Someone might solve your problem
- It can boost your engagement
- You will develop new skills
- You could change something important
- It can make you more interesting
- You can raise awareness of an important issue
- You might make new friends
- You can say you are an internationally connected educator
- It organizes your thoughts
- It can help break down big topics into achievable areas
- You could turn it into a book, or ebook
- It encourages you to take a stand
- You can save someone else time by sharing resources.
- It builds confidence that your ideas are valued
- It breaks down barriers between school stakeholders
- You can build real relationships with other professionals
- Your audience is unlimited
- It doesn’t matter how irrelevant you think your idea is someone will like it
- It develops persistence, not every post will be popular
- You don’t need to leave the house to do it
- You can do it anywhere with the internet, or capture your thoughts on paper and upload.
- It helps you stay in touch with people
- It can provide a record of your achievements
- It can build rapport with like-minded professionals
- It tells your story as an educator
- It can enhance your knowledge if you research your posts
- It lasts longer than a tweet so you can share with new people.
- You will get better at writing
- You will #notice things around you to blog about
- It is a platform for sharing your passion for teaching
- It gives you a little buzz every time you get a comment
- It helps you deal with criticism, not everyone will agree with you
- It can show off your skills
- It is professional development you control
- It holds you accountable, important in our profession
- It gives you something to talk about in interviews
- It could become your legacy
- It can get you out of a rut
- You can encourage your students to do it
- You might discover a new direction for your career
- It gives individual teachers a voice
- You can interact with people you would never otherwise meet
- It will encourage you to try new things so you can blog about them
- You can experiment with new ideas
- It informs non-teachers about the work you do
- You don’t have to do it alone, guest posts help you connect
- It encourages you to self-critique
- You will find you have more and better teaching ideas
- It gives even the quietest teacher a voice in the field of education

Thank you all for taking the time to read. What are your reasons for blogging? Add them to the comments section.

What an awesome list, Joe. I didn’t think you’d do it. I thought you’d be repeating some, or that the validity of each would diminish. But such was not to be. The list is a true reflection of your creativity and ability to generate ideas. I think you included those two. I agree with most, or all, that you listed. I especially like being part of an online community of like-minded people. And I do love feedback.
Congratulations on your 100th post. The journey will get more exciting from here.
Thanks! When I got to 15 I thought I will never manage 100! The 70-98 where a struggle them I thought of loads more!
You did well. 🙂
And then there is that you increase the number of platforms to express gratitude – becoming reflective has got me counting my blessings every day (one of those is blogs like yours).
Great going!
Thank you for your comments Sangitha I am very grateful for the community who read and take the time to comment.
I like this a lot! I definitely can identify with some of the list even though i just started. I just started blogging in june, but after reading blogs without engagement on and off for years it is really rewarding to engage and learn/grow with others.
Thank you for the comment and engaging with my blog!