by Gretchen | Oct 1, 2012 | Academic Coaching, Organization, Procrastination
Homework. Blech. No one likes it. Especially on weekends. So how should students manage their time during their precious weekend time? When is the best time to do homework, and when is the best time to relax? In my experience, most students want to save their homework...
by Gretchen | Sep 17, 2012 | Academic Coaching, For Parents, Procrastination
Every year when I meet with new coaching clients, parents complain that their kids don’t manage time well. I often ask: how do you model time management to your teen?! Parents can usually tell me what their personal method of managing their calendar is like....
by Gretchen | May 11, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Communication, For Parents
Don’t get me wrong: I wouldn’t trade live, in-person interactions for anything! So I was surprised when, after my first three coaching sessions on Skype, I realized there are some coaching tasks that work BETTER virtually than in person. 1. I get to be IN...
by Gretchen | Sep 4, 2009 | Academic Coaching
From Academic Coaching There’s an area of my professional life about which I’ve been strangely silent on this blog: my life as an academic coach for teens. I’m not sure why I’ve been so tightlipped about this amazing work; maybe I’m...
