Jeff, the perfect situation rarely exists. There will be times when you need to make small adjustments to move the classroom forward. The focus overall on the guide is like another adaptation of an 80/20 rule. The guide will get you buy 80% of the time and gain the respect of your students but there is also that 20% when you need to use other tactics to move the classroom in a direction that gets you back on your original track. This is not to say that the guide cannot be 100% effective as it can certainly accomplish that goal but there is nothing wrong with making necessary adjustments as you gain more and more experience and learn to move in and out of the different modes to get the outcomes you desire. James Jackson