Hi Pam, Great response to the forum. You are correct about each class having its' own personality. It is amazing that no matter how much the students seem to be alike they mold, form, or mash together to form their own unique learning community. That forces us as learning leaders to make sure we know what the personality of the group is and how we can best meet their needs. Your point about keeping your core instructional standards is a good one. You didn't get to be the instructor of experience that you are without developing and maintaining those core values. This is why in ED 101 I feature the instructor as a model, manager, motivator model. These three factors never change, it is just how we approach the methods that we use that does change. What are some ways that you use to identify the unique composition of a new class start? There are a number of ways that this can be done and I am curious about how you do it. Thanks for your input. Gary