by Gretchen | Nov 25, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Hiya, do you have a pet? You might have a cat or a dog already, or maybe you’ve been thinking about getting one but your parents are worried about the price or the work it might take to take care of them. Or you might be allergic… Recently, two of my clients got...
by Gretchen | Nov 18, 2020 | Academic Coaching, Anti-Boring Approach
This is a little video PSA for parents…to protect the mental health of both you and your student. You’ve probably heard about the negative health effects of getting notifications on your phone. If you’re getting this particular notification in...
by Gretchen | Nov 11, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Are you lost in the “click trees?” Do you have to click a zillion different places just to get to your school assignments…and then click another zillion to actually do the work you’ve been assigned? It’s a drag, right? Well, watch...
by Gretchen | Nov 3, 2020 | Academic Coaching
The big election yesterday…how are you holding up? I hope you’re finding ways to take care of yourself and maybe even create a distraction or two! Perhaps this blog post might even serve that purpose as we talk about…tests 🙂 Have you ever gotten a...
by April Sullivan | Oct 27, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Do you have any regrets, academic or otherwise? Although I’m a firm believer that all my life decisions (even the really bad ones!) helped mold me into the awesome person I am today, there is ONE decision I made when I was 21 that I wish I could take back. In...
by Gretchen | Oct 20, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Those of you who’ve taken my course for educators know that I like a good metaphor.And today, I get all giggly about… bridges! It’s worth watching this video to experience the ridiculous moment when I first step foot on a bridge crossing a creek (Me?...
by Gretchen | Oct 13, 2020 | Academic Coaching, Anti-Boring Approach, blog, Random Stuff, Student Life
This past weekend I turned 47! I realize in my middle age, I might have some wisdom to share, and I drop some of it in today’s video — about choosing your life’s path. There are two more videos in this birthday series, so stay tuned through the rest...
by Gretchen | Sep 29, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Do you struggle to learn from PowerPoints? Recently my assistant was perusing my YouTube comments, and we came across a question about how to apply my anti-boring study techniques to classes with overwhelming powerpoints. Good question. On the one hand, I’d need...
by Gretchen | Sep 21, 2020 | Academic Coaching
A couple of weeks ago, I shared a video about how one student discovered she could lessen her parent’s nagging by changing her OWN behaviors. In this video, I want to share an exchange I had with a different student about her parents. In this one, the parent...
by Gretchen | Sep 15, 2020 | Academic Coaching
I hope the new school year is going well for you. I’ve been creating a bunch of new “Anti-Boring Learning Nuggets.” My big challenge is to make them all 2 minutes or less!! Do you think I can do it? I’m such a wordy gal. Anyhoo, I was inspired...
by Gretchen | Sep 8, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Do your parents nag you too much? Or say “no” to your requests far too quickly? I have a client who has experienced her fair share of parents being “on her” to get her work done, and often won’t allow her to have fun until that’s...
by Gretchen | Sep 2, 2020 | Academic Coaching
I talk about self care a lot with my clients. Students desperately need to be more intentional about caring for themselves in ways that are invigorating (like getting good sleep) rather than depleting (like playing video games late at night). Grown-ups also need to...
by Gretchen | Aug 25, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Do you have “school trauma”?I don’t, but I do have “water trauma.” I almost drowned twice; So I’m skittish around water, the same way some students with terrible experiences at school are skittish in their academics! The problem is,...
by Gretchen | Aug 18, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Are you in a school situation this year that is less than ideal? So many of us are in that boat, thanks to COVID and distance and/or hybrid learning. This summer I learned an interesting lesson about how to turn a sucky situation around, and I thought it might apply...
by Gretchen | Aug 11, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Oof! I’m kinda embarrassed. Two years ago I posted this video about a new product that I was testing, called the ReVibe Anti-Procrastination WristWear. I never made a follow-up review video, though, someone in my YouTube comments pointed that out. So here you...
by Gretchen | Aug 5, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Did you read the subject heading and think, “What the heck?! Shouldn’t a time management coach be all about the checklists?” And if that’s what you thought, why yes I am. Nothing beats a good To-Do list. 🙂 However, there’s another kind of...
by Gretchen | Jul 29, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Are you a teacher, coach or parent? Do you see kids who absolutely refuse help? Students, are you one of those kids who shies away from help? I see this all the time. “Help” is a dirty word in our culture. We’ve trained our kiddos to think that...
by Gretchen | Jul 20, 2020 | Academic Coaching
We are DEEP into July now. And halfway through my summer series on the overlaps between alternatives to calling the police AND academic coaching skills for students. When I attended the original training that inspired me to write this series, I was super surprised by...
by Gretchen | Jul 13, 2020 | Academic Coaching
I train both teachers and academic coaches, and here’s something I’ve noticed — they could be more like each other! Teachers often are too, well, teachery! They could stand to build more rapport with their students, and use more student-centered...
by Gretchen | Jul 6, 2020 | Academic Coaching
There’s so much that students don’t have control over in their school lives.So how do parents, teachers, and academic coaches try to protect their sense of control? Is that even an important thing to try and do?Last week I introduced that in July,...
