I teach courses in the evening -- and not only are my students facing long days, with early mornings for daycare, transportation to and from work, and then finally at the end of the day to come and sit in class for 3-4 hours makes for many sleepless nights. I try to break up the classes into 25-35 mins of instruction and then break for discussion/application to help students find something in their daily life to "make it real". Some students look so sleep deprived that all I get sometimes are blank stares. Anyone else have similar experiences? If so, any ideas (besides frequent breaks, get up and stretching)?? -DD