I find that most of my students that struggle with the course material have things of a personal nature that are serving as a barrier to the learning process. With younger students it tends to be social issues and with older students it tends to be time issues due to family or work. I do not want to invade a student's personal privacy to discover what their learning struggles may be. I find that if I can't get the student to open up about personal issues, I am at a loss on how to help them. Any strategies to approach personal issues would be greatly appreciated!