Hi Therese, You are correct about instructors needing to stay in tune with themselves and their students. If there is a disconnect of any kind it reflects very quickly in the classroom. It is like the old saying “the water carried is only as good as the bucket it is carried in”. If instructors are dragging down and have lost their edge then the students will follow suit. Instructors need to stop take stock and then direct their energy back into their students and their classes. For states that have long winters, this is akin to “cabin fever”. Instructors have to keep looking for some sunshine and opportunities in their classrooms. The REFOCUS model is intended to help instructors to get their focus back in perspective. Gary