by Gretchen | Jan 28, 2015 | Academic Coaching, Writing
When your teacher lets you choose which essay prompt to write about, do you go for the easy one? Often my high school clients will ask me to help them choose which essay prompt to write about. They often ask, “Which one do you think is the easiest?” and I...
by Gretchen | Apr 1, 2013 | Academic Coaching, Writing
New toys are so much fun! I’m often recommending that my coaching clients get a smart phone, iPad, or some other computer software to inspire them to organize themselves differently. But when is a new technology gadget actually productive, and when is it...
by Gretchen | Mar 4, 2013 | Writing
It’s typical in our education system for teachers and professors to assign essays that need to be a specific word count (500 words, for example) or a specific length (3 pages, for example). Although I understand the need to set some kind of expectation for the...
by Gretchen | Nov 19, 2012 | Academic Coaching, Writing
How do you go more deeply when you are writing a paper? It’s one of those catch 22’s, isn’t it. Don’t you think you WOULD engage in more critical thinking if only you knew HOW?! Today I was working with a college sophomore who had just finished...
by Gretchen | May 27, 2009 | Academic Coaching, Writing
Do you know a teen in the East Bay who’s ripe and ready to explore their creativity? In a summer writing intensive? For high school credit? I’m thrilled to announce the creative writing course I’m teaching this summer. To learn more, check out this...
