Talking with your college son or daughter can be tricky. The roles you used to play are changed. You used to be the adult who had the final say so about major decisions but now you’re more like an observer … Continue reading →
Korbin was on his way to his history class. The week before he had turned in a paper on a topic he liked and understood. He had even turned it in on time. On this day, the professor returned the … Continue reading →
Make a plan and work the plan. Summer semester can be both intimidating and discouraging especially when you would rather be on the beach. That’s what Sylvia (pseudo-name) felt when she and I started academic coaching six weeks ago. Sylvia, … Continue reading →
Summer is almost here and visions of a road trip to the beach dance in your head. Reality-check. You are enrolled in a summer semester. Who’s idea was it anyway? Maybe you didn’t do well on a calculus course and … Continue reading →
This is what we know about the time of day and brain power. First, our thinking power varies throughout the day. We are quicker, slower, more creative and less creative in some parts of the day than others. … Continue reading →
Preparing for finals means you must face the ups and downs of your day. Most of us have heard about an internal clock in each of us called circadian rhythms. (from the Latin circa which means around and diem which … Continue reading →
The procrastination monster: every college student’s challenge. You know what to study. Chapters. Power points. Lecture notes. Quizzes. You know how to study. Repetition. Check of knowledge. Explain the concept in your own words. Teach it to someone else. But … Continue reading →
Summary written by: Ruth Angulo Bomar, Ph.D. “Sometimes what produces success is raw talent, sometimes it’s the nice things our moms told us to do, and other times it’s the exact opposite. Which old sayings are true … Continue reading →
Over the summer, I enrolled in a Dissertation Coaching class which is part of my ICF coaching certification process. I am writing a blog series on issues that I faced as a doctoral student and the wonderful things I … Continue reading →
Recently, I spoke at a wonderful Saturday-morning-gathering of learners, parents and educators. My topic was the three networks of the learning brain. In this three-part blog post series, I share with you, my blog readers, my notes from that presentation. … Continue reading →