Once active learning is over, some "down time" is necessary for the brain to assimilate the new learning and transfer it into long term memory. It is more important than generally recognized to pause for a few minutes before the end of class, so that students may reflect upon, and journal about, their experiences that day. Journaling allows students to at least begin the process of mentally organizing and filing away the new information gained in class before it is crowded out with activities from the next class. Journaling uses a different part of the brain and aids later recall.