by Gretchen | Feb 9, 2021 | Academic Coaching, blog
Learning to make effective plans is one of the skills I work a lot on with my students. It’s huge. But what happens when that great plan you made goes out the window? This happens a lot! In fact, it happens so often that another big skill you need is how to...
by Gretchen | Mar 3, 2020 | blog
Eep! Have you stopped using your planner? Or do you know a student who did?Recently one of my 9th grade clients went cold turkey. Ugh. I’d thought we were rockin’ and a rollin’ with how to use her paper planner, and then as soon as second semester...
by Gretchen | Jan 8, 2019 | Academic Coaching, blog, Organization
Some people — and most teens — think they really love online To Do lists. Other folks — mostly adults — love purchasing the latest, hippest paper planner to try and track their To Do’s that way. Recently I had a client, a 16-year-old...
by Gretchen | Sep 11, 2017 | blog, Procrastination, Student Life, Study Skills
Planner! Planners! Planners! They are the bane of my existence with many of my clients. For students with extreme executive dysfunction, it can be difficult to find the right planning device for them. Year after year, we experiment with different devices and processes...
by Gretchen | May 30, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, For Parents, note-taking, podcast
Sometimes educators have to dish out advice that families simply don’t want to hear. In this episode, Megan and Gretchen detail their most unpopular advice for students and parents. The advice folks don’t want to hear includes: Course Selection: You need...
