by Gretchen | Feb 6, 2014 | Communication, Random Stuff
In my years of academic coaching, I’ve noticed that the clients who reach out to me regularly are the ones who experience the biggest support and growth from our work together. Check out this text exchange with a college student who is also my friend on...
by Gretchen | May 13, 2013 | Academic Coaching, Communication, For Parents
I get it: as a parent, you want what’s best for your teen, and you’ve hired me — an academic life coach! — to help your teen learn the skills necessary to be a success. However, are their ways you might undermine the very coaching you are...
by Gretchen | Jan 21, 2013 | Academic Coaching, Communication
Lately, I’ve been hearing a common refrain amongst some of my clients to explain why they are performing poorly in a class: “My teacher sucks!” Today in my session with Claudia, this was her excuse about her lower-then-expected performance in...
by Gretchen | Jan 7, 2013 | Academic Coaching, Communication
My client Jose told me that he is sure his science teacher doesn’t like him: “I was asking so many questions in class, and my teacher was getting really annoyed. His breath changed and his face looked tense.” I highly doubt that Jose’s teacher...
by Gretchen | Dec 17, 2012 | Academic Coaching, Communication
My client Moses just won’t go get a tutor! He’s struggling with his freshman math course; in fact, he made a 20/50 on his midterm. At the end of last week’s academic coaching session, Moses committed to getting a math tutor, but when I checked in...
by Gretchen | Oct 22, 2012 | Academic Coaching, Communication
A couple years ago I gave a talk called “Parenting for Academic Success” that I gave for Diablo Valley College’s New Horizons Program. It was the beginning of the school year (just as it is now), and these 50 parents were HUNGRY for help on how to...
