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The problem Most of the struggling students I work with come to me with no realistic idea of how to “study”. They simply don’t spend enough time or energy on studying and the quality/type of studying is ineffective. For example, many of these kids think that studying means rereading notes a
If your child is struggling to finish the semester, here’s a simple and straightforward video for you. It’s based on how I am helping my clients right now, so it works. How it works: It doesn’t matter if your child in in 5th grade or college, just watch the video,
Here’s a real email one of my students sent his mom last week: Ok. I have given it everything and i have nothing I can do. My 100% just isn’t good enough to pass. It is too late to do anything. There goes that trip. I’m done. There are so
I was recently interviewed on Jennie Friedman’s podcast, See in ADHD. In addition to producing a fantastic podcast, Jennie is an ADHD coach out of Long Island, NY who runs workshops and speaks. In this podcast I go over 5 specific action steps to take regarding how to best help your ADHD
Please CLICK above to share. Naturalistic Learners are students who have strengths in intelligence related to nature. They may be highly connected to nature in many ways: They may have a deep love of plants, animals, people, rocks, nature, being outdoors, camping, hiking, rock climbing, biology, astrology, dinosaurs, etc.. These kids
Background I created this article and PDF – Student Systems Assessment for teachers and parents, to accompany the podcast interview of me by Jennifer Gonzalez. We dove deep into some great tips that will help you help your struggling students. Jennifer’s education podcast is called The Cult of Pedagogy and it’s perfect
For most students, second semester starts back up in the first week of January. Check out the ideas below and use what works for you. Let me know how it goes. Happy 2017, Seth Minimize stuff – I usually recommend to my families that they do a serious downsizing of
Uh-oh! It’s already that time of year again, Thanksgiving break is upon us. At this point in the semester, many of the students I work with struggle with a very definite and predictable pattern: Swimming upstream – These kids are in “swimming upstream” mode. They are “behind” and are often getting “extensions”
I received this email today from a friend, the father of a senior in high school: “My son is having a hard time focusing when in class and doing homework. He says he’s taking the breaks and even getting up and walking around during class to try and get focused. He has
It’s early in the school year, the buzz of the first couple weeks has worn off, and habits begin to set in. Some are good, some not so good. The habits a student practices in September set the tone for the rest of the semester (and often the rest of the school
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