Sharon, inspect what you expect and model the behaviors you want followed. The word "Adult" can be misleading as it does not always fall in alignment with their age. You can just as easily work with a 25 year old adult as you can a 37 year old adolescent. If you use the first day of class as a means of setting the expectations early and engage your students in discussions as to why the classroom rules are as they are, then the ability to work with both mature adults and those that are still in some level of adolescence will be much easier and less disruptive. James Jackson