Ah, so it wasn't all. Calvin considered her question while he scanned the parchment, but after reading the first few responses, shuffled it to the bottom of the pile to be dealt with when he had more brain power for the level of........questionable responses that that was.

He looked to her again. "That has a great deal to do with your mind and your own ability to both focus and maintain whatever state of consciousness you've fallen into. You see, Ms. Queen, dreaming like being awake is a form of consciousness but it has a different level of awareness depending on the person and how sharp they've trained their mind to be. Not everyone who realizes they're dreaming will wake up immediately. They've learned to adjust to a different state of consciousness so it's not a "shock to the mind" so to speak."

He paused to scan the new piece of parchment, hoping this student had put more thought into their responses. It was honestly remarkable what some of them thought okay to put down on parchment and submit.

"The average person, once they realize they're dreaming, do not possess enough control over their mind to maintain the state. Processes become active in the mind once more. The active mind takes over with its own state of consciousness and the dream state is lost."