Give responses to the questions of others. Record changes in your own thinking, your attitudes toward key concerns. Record your growing self-awareness of your own environmental values. Benefits of journal writing The major benefits of journal writing is the clarification of your thought. Writing will help you gain an understanding of the subject and your own processes of critical thinking.
Journals provide a place to work out strategies for solving critical problems.
You can use them to identify areas in which you need help. You can communicate your ideas and receive feedback in response to direct questions. In years to come, a retrospective look at your student journals may prove illuminating about who you were and how you've become who you are. There is no length requirement, but most students write at least a few pages a week. See me if you are concerned in any way about the amount of material you are covering in your individualized reading plan or if you have concerns about the quantity of your writing.