by Gretchen | Oct 1, 2019 | blog
Do you write in your planner? Congratulations!! You’re a step ahead of many students. 😉 But do you write THESE words in your planner? Please don’t! I’ll explain why in the video, but if you don’t have time to watch, scroll down for a copy of...
by Gretchen | Sep 24, 2019 | blog
Do you feel like you’re jumping out of your skin when you read books? Is it super hard to focus? Maybe you have ADHD, and your brain just can’t concentrate on the written word? I have a client in this boat. She’s in 9th grade right now, but when we...
by Gretchen | Sep 16, 2019 | blog, note-taking, Student Life
How’s your note-taking? Do you love it? hate it? Last spring I was working with a client who broke his wrist and couldn’t take notes for several weeks. I was right in the middle of teaching him a skill called “Honing Notes”, which requires...
by Gretchen | Sep 3, 2019 | blog, Organization, Student Life, Study Skills
It’s the beginning of the school year! How the heck should you organize all your stuff? I’m sure that’s a question that comes up for most students, parents, and educators. At the end of last semester, I worked with a new student who needed to...
by Gretchen | Sep 2, 2019 | blog, Procrastination
What’s the biggest lie students end up telling themselves? “I’ll do it later!” So many of my clients tell themselves that lie so that they can feel better in the moment about not doing their work. But how many truly do end up doing their work...
by Gretchen | Aug 27, 2019 | blog, College Prep, Student Life
It’s the beginning of the semester! And books are expensive, especially the textbooks you need for college. What do you do when class has started, but you don’t have your books yet? Last spring one of my clients was in this situation. It was 4 weeks into...
