by Gretchen | May 30, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Communication, For Parents, Student Life
Hey there teens, do you feel like your parents are checking in on whether you’re doing your homework or not too often? Parents, do you feel like your teen isn’t getting their homework done – and are you checking in on them regularly? As an Academic...
by Gretchen | May 15, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Writing
Do sometimes find yourself panicking when you sit down to write a research paper? Perhaps you selected a difficult topic? One of my clients, a freshman in college, did just that. He chose a subject, and then a week later when he was starting to work on it, he realized...
by Gretchen | May 9, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, podcast, Writing
Do writing assignments take you longer than necessary because you often feel stuck? Join Gretchen as she shares an interesting tool she created with a client to help him with his perfection paralysis. Specifically, she and Megan discuss: What perfection paralysis...
by Gretchen | May 2, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Organization, Procrastination
Never Write the Word “Study” in Your Planner. Here’s Why. It doesn’t take long for a teenager who’s just started working with me to learn this — I hate the word “study.” Well, obviously that’s not completely true....
by Gretchen | Apr 11, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Reading, Writing
Does your heart sink when you notice that the essay prompt asks you to find the “theme” or the “purpose” of the book you’re reading? Do you often think to yourself, “I have no idea!!” and then BS your way through the essay?...