Confession Time

Hi all. I thought that today's class was interesting and productive (although many of you seemed to think it was awfully frustrating, which is not a bad thing). I would like to continue our discussion here, since we won't have much time for it on Friday. So, with that in mind, I'd like to hear what you all have to say about topics you find difficult--or impossible--to help students with. What kinds of strategies have you tried to make it easier to work with these subjects? What kinds of strategies do you hope to use?

NB: Please don't misunderstand this request; I'm not asking you to divulge why you have issues with certain topics and there's no reason for this to turn into a therapy session (or a political fight).