On the following morning, after Thetford's review of the notes, he was so impressed with what she read to him that he encouraged Schucman to continue with the note taking. Schucman was initially taken aback by Thetford's reaction, but then apparently after giving herself enough time to recover from her initial jitters to honestly review the notes herself, she agreed. Soon they recognized that the notes, which eventually became "A Course in Miracles" (referred to as "The Course" by "ACIM" students), was their answer, the "other way" that they had agreed to find together four months earlier.