Hi Meron: Not all teachers use a journal, but those that do find it beneficial. And they all use them in a variety of ways - there's no one best way to make journal entries. Some teachers are more contempative, putting their thoughts, feelings, emotions, affections (as in affect). Others will be more chronological, listing things that occured on a day by day or week by week basis. Still others will post commentary information, such as what worked or didn't work, observations about students, their actions and reactions, methods to try the next go around. In all of these and other ways not mentioned, the great benefit is the journal is like a savings account. If allows the teacher to reflect on their past experiences, their growth and maturity, not unlike a phograph of oneself from the past, we marvel at "how we looked back then". In the same way, we can read how we thought about things back then. Regards, Barry