by Gretchen | Jan 4, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Study Skills
Did you ever play Truth or Dare when you were younger? Perhaps you play it now? Recently a client of mine gleefully reported a fun study game that she and her study buddy made up while they were doing homework the other night. It wasn’t quite Truth or Dare (it...
by Gretchen | Jan 3, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, For Parents, podcast, Student Life, Test Anxiety
Sometimes adults forget that being a student is an emotionally taxing job, that students have fears, and that students often need reassurance! On today’s New Year’s episode we discuss the five ways that feelings get in the way of student success if they’re not...
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...
by Gretchen | Dec 13, 2016 | blog, For Parents, podcast
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Ever considered adventure travel as an interesting summer option for your teen? There are many companies that take teens on cool trips around the world and build their life and...
by Gretchen | Dec 2, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Communication
“I’m lazy,” teens often tell me when I meet them for the first time. Parents often confirm this. And so do teachers, when I email them to get more info about how a client is doing in their class. I know students often feel lazy. And they certainly...
