Question : Doctor Diaz
This week, we’ll look at practices and activities used by primary and secondary school teachers. Let’s begin by discussing journal writing activities. Some teachers ask students to keep a journal and to regularly write down their thoughts about a recent lesson or respond to a question presented by the teacher. There are also many teachers who never assign journal writing. Now, I’d like your opinion: Is journal writing a worthwhile activity to support learning? Why or why not?
Claire
I think getting students into the habit of writing reflectively can be very beneficial. Journal writing gives students an opportunity to develop their own ideas about what they’re learning whether it’s for a math class or a literature class. It could also give the teacher an informal way to gauge how well students are comprehending the lessons.
Paul
I’m not convinced journal writing is worthwhile in classes. Teachers have a lot of material to cover, and students have much to learn. Unless a student is particularly interested in journal keeping, the student might view journaling as just more busy work. For there to be a benefit, students would need to take it seriously. I don’t think all would.
while making students to take journals during a course is a controvertial topic among teachers, I believe it is not necessary to force students to take notes. I strongly agree with Paul's perspective, and I want to add that the learning techniques may not be the same for all students, and note-taking may affect the progress of a student conversely. Some students may not understand the content of their educational topic while writting, and they have to read or watch videos on the subject. If teachers force them to write, they will not improve a lot. Thus, this is detrimental to impede all the students to obey the same rule while being educated.
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