by Gretchen | Sep 3, 2011 | Academic Coaching, blog
School began this week all over the Bay Area! I love the first week of school because students are full of hope and their organizational systems haven’t yet succumbed to a sea of papers. As an academic coaching, I work one on one with students, but no session...
by Gretchen | Aug 27, 2011 | Academic Coaching, Creativity & Edges, Organization
Every year I encourage my academic coaching clients to decorate their planners (otherwise, time management can be so uninspiring). Because I practice what I preach, I made a collage too. Can you tell what my intentions for the school year include? The poem (made of...
by Gretchen | Mar 11, 2011 | Academic Coaching, Procrastination
I just finished a coaching session with Amy, a high school junior who is a notorious procrastinator. Actually, most of my high school students are procrastinators; I’m starting to believe that this is just a natural part of being human! I’m mean, I notice...
by Gretchen | Mar 9, 2011 | Academic Coaching, blog, Procrastination
A 17-year-old client of mine just discovered a brilliant way to motivate herself doing homework: If she dedicates an assignment to a friend, she finds she’s more inspired and puts more effort into it than she would have otherwise! Although I’ve never tried...
by Gretchen | Nov 11, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Organization
Please enjoy this glimpse into A Day in the Life of an Academic Coach: This is a picture of what emerged after my client Cashew* unloaded his backpack during our academic coaching session. Sheesh! Needless to say, by the time I left all the paper had been uncrinkled...
by Gretchen | Jun 26, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Random Stuff
Not sure if this panda represents me, or the teens I coach. But it feels very appropos. Go, little panda, go!!
