Jennifer, I understand what you are saying but just know you are not along and teaching any type of class at a Career College has its fair share of students with self-doubt. I mention this only because the techniques that assist the majority of students will be common for remedial courses as well. Conversation and positive feedback tends to be two major components to positive outcomes. Higher Education can at times take on a survival of the fittest approach and only focus on students that fit the system well. Other institutions however have taken the approach of understanding that ALL students can be successful if each student is treated as an individual and their individual needs are being met. It really comes down to the focus of each institution and each instructor. If your focus is to see positive outcomes for the maximum number of students then students need to be treated and serviced as individuals and not as groups. The more we as instructors know about our students the better we can work towards earning their trust and building their levels of confidence in themselves, in their institution and in their careers. James Jackson