I have several younger students that always ask when they will be dismissed from my weekly 3 hour research methods course. This tends to set the tone for the class. Soon, other students begin to zone out or fail to participate, even though they were talkative prior to the comments from the complainers. I try to lighten the mood, but once that negativity is out there, it is difficult to get people excited about the material. Any suggestions? Also, when they don't understand the material that I am covering, they don't want to discuss what they don't understand, but they make faces to let me know that they aren't getting it. I can understand their frustration, but they don't want to listen when I go over it again, even if I give new examples or try to approach the material another way. Any suggestions? Thank you. Jen