One of my students corrected this on her classmate's paper during peer 
editing. I wouldn't have done this. Who is right and why?

I sometimes felt like I was in a dream. (original sentence)
I sometimes felt like I were in a dream. (student's correction while peer 
editing)

I'd use "were" if I wrote this:
I sometimes felt as if I were in a dream.
But not with "like" as the student did.

Please advise.

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Christine Reintjes Martin
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