by Gretchen | May 11, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Student Life
Recently a young woman about to graduate from college called me desperate: “I’m such a mess! I’ve almost failed out of school several times! I’m thankfully about to graduate, but now I’m scared that I’m too much of a disaster...
by Gretchen | Jul 11, 2015 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, Communication
Do you have a learning difference that impacts your experience of school? How do you feel about telling your teachers and professors about it? Many of my clients resist telling their professors because it’s such a vulnerable thing to admit! However, this is such...
by Gretchen | Dec 14, 2011 | Academic Coaching, For Parents
During my in-take interviews with new families, their child’s distractibility is one of the most common complaints. How do we get them to FOCUS?! Especially when they’re on the internet? I totally get it, partially because I experience the same distractability...
by gretchenwegner | May 19, 2009 | Creativity & Edges
Social media is eating away at my attention and my self-control. I’m sure of it. As I bounce between facebook, twitter, and blog stats, I’m clear that my attention is increasingly fractured. It darts about, trolling for cool people and interesting data....