by Gretchen | Jun 5, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Study Skills
Do you ever feel lost or stressed when it comes time to start studying for final exams? I know a lot of my clients have over the years, and so I wanted to share with you all my favorite technique for how to organize your final exam study plan. Don’t have time...
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 | Mar 14, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Organization, Student Life
All too often, the teens with whom I meet tell me, “Oh, I don’t have much to do. I can remember it all in my head.” Sometimes that’s true! But more often, we discover that they DON’T have their “to do list” as down as they...
by Gretchen | Feb 8, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog
Did you know that the WAY you write something in your planner can have a big effect on whether you actually follow through? My client recently discovered that there are two things he needs to write in his planner for every major assignment — the WHAT and the HOW...
by Gretchen | Dec 28, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog
Do you should on yourself when making plans? During most of my coaching sessions with teens, we spend at least some of our time making plans for the next week. We break big projects down into smaller parts; we decide what study tasks will be done on which days before...
