by Gretchen | Sep 6, 2018 | Academic Coaching, Anti-Boring Approach, College Prep, Study Skills
Well-meaning teachers make mistakes when it comes to setting students up to study effectively! Listen in as Gretchen shares five mistakes teachers accidentally make, including tips for how both students and teachers about how to handle the fallout of these mistakes....
by Gretchen | Sep 4, 2018 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, Study Skills
Did you know that WHERE you study can make a difference in how well you get prepped for a test? More about that topic in a moment. But first — wow!! We had over 180 educators (and parents!) sign up for the Study Cycle 101 Masterclass yesterday. I was...
by Gretchen | Aug 30, 2018 | Anti-Boring Approach, blog, College Prep, Test Anxiety
Are you buying into some faulty information about ACT science? Megan walks you through what this section of the standardized test is really about — and believe it or not! — it’s not science. Go figure. Specifically, we discuss: (1) What the ACT science portion...
by Gretchen | Aug 28, 2018 | Academic Coaching, Anti-Boring Approach, For Parents, Study Skills
Students, today you’re off the hook because I have a super hard question to ask your parents and teachers! To all you grown ups — do you expect more of the teens in your life than you sometimes expect of yourself? In today’s video — filmed...
by Gretchen | Aug 23, 2018 | blog, College Prep
How do you help a teen overcome their procrastination and take action on academic assignments they don’t want to do? In today’s episode Gretchen walks you through a checklist of four ways to help teens “get in gear” when they are procrastinating. Tune in to find out...
