Intro

Hi!

This is Jessica (otherwise known as Ms. Langbein.)  Thanks for stopping by.

This post is my first endeavor towards entering the world of blogging...in this classroom, at least.  I love blogs.  I've kept a few myself and read blogs constantly, practically everyday.  I like that I can easily access a wide variety of "experts" on any topic.  I like that I can reach out to those experts, ask them questions, engage in discussion, and read the discussions of other members in my online community.  Blogging helps me feel like I belong somewhere.

Outside of the blogosphere, I enjoy reading a wide variety of things.  My favorite author is Jane Austen, and I like fiction often referred to as "chick lit" or "women's fiction," although I despise these terms.  I read a lot of modern Japanese fiction.  I also like memoir and other narrative non-fiction.  Also, I love reading cookbooks.  (Betcha didn't know you could read cookbooks for pleasure, huh?  It's the first section I visit in the bookstore.)  But, lately, it feels like I've been reading nothing but "teacher books:" books on what to teach and how to teach it.

What about you?  What do you like to read?