Hi Eric, Good idea about letting the students problem solve “real life” case studies. Real life is what they will be experiencing in a very short time and if they can't “trouble shoot” situations they are not going to succeed. A suggestion would be to keep a notebook or a computer file of these “real life” situations in order to refresh yourself when teaching future classes on what case studies really helped the students and those that were most challenging. By letting the students explore the solutions and then gaining the feeling that they came up with solutions that were creative and effective, and even better than your own are all good ideas for motivation. Keep up the good work. Gary