Toilet Paper
"Toilet Paper" ( http://toiletpaperblog.blogspot.com/ ) is the blog of 16 year old David, from near Chicago. The home site at present includes links to two different "evaluate yourself" type quizes, but David does not seem to be consumed by the sort of self-doubt that has steered me away from other teenager-ishes' blogs.
David is not at war with the world, which is something that maybe needs to be said about teenagers for whom it is the case. He thinks his co-swim instructor who never showed up and presumably was fired was foolish; he is dismayed by the kids in the non-honors history class (which he ought to transfer out of immediately) who complain about getting homework on the third day of class; he likes all but one of his teachers. He's a good guy.
The blog is well-written and it seems to give a good account of what is on David's mind. It probably would be a good blog for other teenagers to follow: it gives an example of unashamed normalness. For old codgers like me, it is a nice blog to see, and maybe one to look in on once in a while -- how, for example, will David react to all the cynicism that he is very likely to encounter in the next few years of his life?
Writing: 7
Personal/Public: 3
Content Quality: 8
Overall: 7
David is not at war with the world, which is something that maybe needs to be said about teenagers for whom it is the case. He thinks his co-swim instructor who never showed up and presumably was fired was foolish; he is dismayed by the kids in the non-honors history class (which he ought to transfer out of immediately) who complain about getting homework on the third day of class; he likes all but one of his teachers. He's a good guy.
The blog is well-written and it seems to give a good account of what is on David's mind. It probably would be a good blog for other teenagers to follow: it gives an example of unashamed normalness. For old codgers like me, it is a nice blog to see, and maybe one to look in on once in a while -- how, for example, will David react to all the cynicism that he is very likely to encounter in the next few years of his life?
Writing: 7
Personal/Public: 3
Content Quality: 8
Overall: 7
posted by Marsden at 7:27 AM
1 Comments:
wow, it was interesting to get an opinion from someone who does not know me. It's cool how you review other people's blogs, I'll have to browse around for a while...
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