Announcement: 12/12/17 UGYG = UpGrade Your Grades Online Program Why? To help struggling students turn it around and get on a different trajectory in school. When? A semester-long program this spring If you're interested in next week's update and want a special early bird discount... Click HERE to access the form Want to share this with someone who needs it? You can **CLICK** the fb button below to share. Thanks! … [Read more...]
FINALS? #1 tip to study SMARTER, not harder
Please CLICK above to share. Here's a video for Middle School, High School and College students who have exams coming up. It's 5 minutes long and I break down my favorite study strategy - and you might be surprised by how "easy" it is. Good luck with finals! — Seth Love my work and want to give? Click here! To support me, please CLICK at the bottom to share. Click here to visit my official YouTube Channel & subscribe if you want! Thank you — Seth Reading the … [Read more...]
HOW to coach YOUR child (video)
In this video, I explain exactly how I did one of my recent Educational Coaching calls (aka Executive Function Coaching). I describe the process so you can apply it to your child if you're a parent, or so you can apply it to students if you're a teacher. 🎦 YouTube: Visit my official YouTube channel here. Subscribe, like & comment to support my work. 👉 Share: To support me, please *CLICK* at the bottom to share on FB or Pinterest. ✏️ EF101: Here’s my jumpstart course for … [Read more...]
How to do SCHOOL WORK over BREAK
The semester is ALMOST over! Many students INTEND to get work done over Thanksgiving break because they are trying to get caught up on missing and incomplete assignments. This is a good idea, especially since the last couple weeks are often filled with end of the semester exams that need to be studied for, long papers that need to be written or big projects that must be completed. Unfortunately for kids who procrastinate a lot, Thanksgiving break goes by in the blink of an eye and very … [Read more...]
4 Ways to support your child at the beginning of school
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[Vid for students] Don’t use the school planner, use this instead
Get a monthly, academic year, with lines, stapled, minimize it, label it clearly with your name! Love my work and want to give? Click here! To support me, please CLICK at the bottom to share. Click here to visit my official YouTube Channel & subscribe if you want! Thank you -Seth Video transcript: Good morning, it's me Seth with SethPerler.com and in this video, I'm going to tell you about planners. I know a lot of you hate planners. This video is for high … [Read more...]
How to Find an Executive Function or ADHD Coach
Click here to watch a more recent video on this topic. I often get emails like the following, asking for how to find a coach: I need an Executive Skills Coach for my child who is resistant to any help, but starting to realize that she needs it as she is about to start high school... Any recs would be much appreciated. Keep up the good work. Topics In this in-depth video I go over the following topics: How to help a child who is resistant How to pick the right coach Ways to … [Read more...]
What to ask your child this Sunday
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, print this and use what feels right. Tell your child that you're going to have a heart to heart about school. Tell them what time you will have it. The point is to give them time to mentally prepare, so maybe something … [Read more...]
12 Big Mistakes Students Make in September
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 year). The Pattern Unfortunately many students follow this pattern: Strong out of the gates, even excited about school, teachers, friends. Positive attitude, desire to do well. Skate. Things go along "fine" for a few weeks, no … [Read more...]
One BIG Secret to Helping Kids Grow
We often try in vain to "help" our kids by... Lecturing Logic Reason Being rational "Talking some sense into them" But once they feel "threatened", it's not getting through. It's so easy for us, as adults, to see what "needs to be done". We can see so clearly that if they just do x, y and z, that they would make things so much easier on themselves. We just don't understand why they don't take these simple actions and it's infuriating. So what works? Believe it or not, one … [Read more...]
3 Reasons I Hate Testing… And A Lil’ Thank You To The Teachers Who Have To Put Up With It
Teachers don't have a choice (or a voice, for that matter) when it comes to standardized tests - they must proctor these tests or there will be serious consequences. But what's wrong with the tests anyhow? Why are more and more and more people opting out? Well, I have countless problems with testing, but this video scratches the surface by looking at 3: The people who are profiting and benefitting (nope, it's not kids) How the testocracy pressures teachers How testing negatively … [Read more...]
Students: Are You Going Through “The Dip” Again? [Video]
"The Dip" is a completely predictable pattern for many outside-the-box students. Here's how it goes: The semester starts strong. Organized, optimistic, ready. Classes seem to go well for a couple of weeks. A couple of things go wrong, but no cause for alarm. Maybe you forgot to study for a couple of quizzes, forgot to do some reading, forgot to do a couple of assignments. BAM! 6-8 weeks into the semester, everything suddenly falls a-p-a-r-t. Perhaps teachers just updated a bunch of … [Read more...]
Habits & how to change them
Please CLICK above to share. Honestly, adults often overwhelm students by trying to change too much too soon. Our kids typically know what needs to be changed, they've heard the lectures, they've gotten more than enough good ideas. Knowledge in and of itself is not enough of a motivator. So the problem is often in changing the actual habit! How do we do that exactly? Much of my job as a coach is to empower students to change habits so they can minimize or eliminate habits that are … [Read more...]
How to use the writing process… In plain English! (Video)
ALL students must learn to write, but this skill is a biggie. There are many common struggles with writing: Not knowing how or where to start Not knowing what to write about Ideas going all over the place Lack of clear ideas etc.. One of the biggest reasons students have ANY of these problems with writing is simply because they don't have a clear understanding of the writing process. This process is something all students should know back and forth, something that should be … [Read more...]
How to have the right mindset for school
Please CLICK above to share. Here is a video about having the right mindset for school. I hope you enjoy it, and if you do, please share. In it I explore the purpose of education, the validity of letter grades, standardized testing, self-actualization, authenticity, and my model for looking at students. As a reminder, you will receive an email from me each Sunday telling you about the latest post and any other information (events, updates, etc..) As always, feel free to hit "reply" … [Read more...]
Advice from a professional 7th grader
Please CLICK above to share. One of my favorite questions to ask students of any age is, "what advice would you give yo your younger self?" It's the type of open-ended question that empowers people to get really introspective really fast. It helps people come up with their own answers, to gain clarity, to take ownership of their own growth. In this video I am speaking with Diego, a 7th grader I work with. Brilliant kid, uber-creative, outside-the-box thinker, and funny. He has a lot … [Read more...]
There’s failure and then there’s failure. And then… there’s failure.
Yes, three types of failure. 1. The "F" Let's start with the most trite type of failure, but perhaps the most corrosive since it gives birth to a perceptual limit in children that simply does not need to exist. The F. It's a grade, supposedly an assessment of school performance. Letter grades were invented in the 1890s (yes, they're in dire need of modernization). True story: Originally, there was A, B, C, D & E. Teachers were afraid students would think the E meant "excellent" so they … [Read more...]
Parents, you're not alone. (Part 1)
It's not at all uncommon for parents to share with me that they feel alone, like they are the only ones going through this, and like they are not good parents. Well, you are not alone. You are about to see many of the same themes repeated over and over. A bit of background: Last weekend I gave a workshop to a big group of parents. It was called Upgrade your Grades, How to turn a rough start into a successful semester. It focused on the topics of executive function and emotional regulation. I … [Read more...]
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