I believe that every student is capable of more than they believe. Everyone needs a little push in the right direction, but what truly unlocks a student's skills is showing them that it was hiding within their own words the entire time. For instance, you look at an essay. You don't think much of it; you don't think you made a valid point. With a little calm editing, you find the perfect essay hidden underneath it all, like buried treasure. You just have to clean it up a bit, but the reward, the product, it was yours to begin with.