The type of ending required differs according to the purpose felt to be desirable. Sometimes it is possible to draw conclusions and to announce decisions, either final or tentative. If a class, for example, has been considering a project activity or writing up the results of a project, final decisions may be a suitable ending; on the other hand. If part of the object of the discussion has been to reveal the widespread ramifications of a topic, it may be preferable to indicate only the decisions which seem to have emerged by the time of closure and to suggest that these may be modified in the light of further information. In other subjects, any decision could be viewed as the attempt of the leader to mould opinions, and unless this is the purpose of the activity it is preferable for him merely to list the alternatives discussed and to stress the need for individual decisions. This would be true, for example, in a class which has been discussing the merits and demerits of alternative methods of central heating. In all discussions, however, it is essential for the leader to take enough time to ensure that the process is felt to have been of value to each individual. Usually this means that there will be a fair restatement of the main points which have been made—often class members are surprised by the amount of material revealed by such a review—and certainly a stress on the importance of the way in which they have helped each other by testing out the ideas, information, experiences, hopes and fears. Often, too, it is useful to suggest further aspects of the subject to be considered, perhaps in future class meetings, or lines of action which individual members may pursue.