Another great series of comments Mark, good job. Really like your approach to building rapport through identifying likes and dislikes. Also like how you apply application to your lessons and provide your students with feedback on the SUCCESS stories. According to Dr. Joe Pace of The Pacific Institute, it takes at least 11 positives to make up for just one negative so the more positive stories of success you can provide, the more your students will walk away from your class with a positive attitude and positive self-talk. As I am sure you would agree, positive self-talk can be a great tool to combat self-doubt. Really enjoyed your comments and am confident you are going to be a very positive mentor to your students. Not sure if you use LinkedIn to build up your professional network but if you are interested, you are welcome to connect with me and gain access to my twitter and other resources. You can find me on LinkedIn by going to the following address. http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesajacksonjr Good luck with all your future endeavors. James