<p>Adult learners come to the classroom with a plethora of experiences but they also come with a myriad of issues. I realized that they hunger for encouragement and for their instructor to be a leader and a mentor for them. The istructor is called to a higher level of decorum and leadership. We must have something besides the content of the course to impart. We must be there to impact their lives positively. Many of the students I teach are broken one way or the other. They look to us to encourage them. &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>