by Gretchen | Nov 19, 2019 | blog
Do you get bored by flashcards? Are they too repetitive, dull, and unmotivating? Not the way I teach students to play with flashcards! Recently I taught a student my special approach, and we reflected on how well she was able to “retrieve” the information...
by Gretchen | Nov 12, 2019 | blog
Do you forget to check your grades online?! I’ve noticed that there’s a certain kind of forgetful student who probably should check their grades on a daily (or every-other-day) basis, but can’t seem to remember. In this video, I share a story about...
by Gretchen | Nov 5, 2019 | blog
Do you have the (faulty) idea that colleges are more interested in students who do a lot of different activities? Recently on my podcast my cohost and I were talking about things juniors in high school need to do to make sure they’re “on track” for...
by Gretchen | Oct 1, 2019 | blog
How’s your morning routine? Are you always running late? I have a client whose mom texts me every morning with a report about how the morning routine went for her 9th grader. Usually, her daughter is running about 1 minute late for the carpool, and so...
by Gretchen | Oct 1, 2019 | blog
One of the most frequent questions I get from parents of clients AND the coaches I train is this — what do you do when a student doesn’t think they need to use a planner because their teachers post the assignments all online? In this quickie video made...
by Gretchen | Oct 1, 2019 | blog
Parenting students in this day and age is so, so anxiety-provoking. In this moment I’m thinking about all the parents of scattered students who struggle to keep up with their homework, keep track of their papers, turn their work in, and study effectively, etc....
