by Gretchen | Sep 24, 2012 | Academic Coaching, Study Skills
OK, that title might be a bit of an exaggeration. I don’t really believe that tutors do more harm than good — but I DO believe that there are some bad habits students fall victim to where tutors are concerned. Now that the school year has started, students...
by Gretchen | Sep 17, 2012 | Academic Coaching, For Parents, Procrastination
Every year when I meet with new coaching clients, parents complain that their kids don’t manage time well. I often ask: how do you model time management to your teen?! Parents can usually tell me what their personal method of managing their calendar is like....
by Gretchen | Sep 10, 2012 | Academic Coaching, Communication
I’ve just been communicating with a family who was shocked to discover that their son failed a college class last semester. Even the student himself was dismayed. What!? Failed? When we looked into it, we found out that he hadn’t realized that 30%...
by Gretchen | Aug 24, 2012 | Academic Coaching, For Parents
Now that the new school year has begun, I am having a number of intake conversations with concerned parents. Their teen struggled in school last year — last minute freakouts about projects, work turned in late or not at all — and they really think...
by Gretchen | Mar 14, 2012 | Academic Coaching, For Parents
Today I met with another adult client. What a surprising turn my business is taking: that I’m attracting more and more adult learners who are going back to school. It is so impossibly sweet to see these grown-ups sincerely wanting to learn and feel competent,...
by Gretchen | Mar 10, 2012 | Academic Coaching, Creativity & Edges, Organization
I just finished collaging the cover of a new spiral notebook, and now I can’t wait to write in it! Art makes such a difference in our lives. I often have my academic coaching clients decorate their planner covers for this very reason. Just yesterday a senior in...
