by Dawn Oliver | Oct 1, 2016 | Education
What’s your Strategy for Academic Success? Often when I visit with students and ask them to tell me their strategy for being successful in school, the answer is the same, “I don’t know.” We expect our kids to be able to juggle multiple assignments, accurately record...
by Dawn Oliver | Aug 1, 2016 | Education
Do Executive Functioning Skills Trump Academics? As we get ready for going back to school, many parents are concerned about more than just academics when it comes to student success. How may we set the stage for this to be their best year ever? When we place all of...
by Dawn Oliver | Apr 1, 2016 | Education
How Rich Are Your School Conversations? Oprah ends each issue of Oprah Magazine with an article in which she talks about things she has learned. She calls this page, “What I Know for Sure.” I have always enjoyed reading that article, perhaps because it is always...
by Dawn Oliver | Mar 1, 2016 | Education
How Different is the New SAT? For many students taking exams, in general, may be anxiety producing and that fear grows when we are talking about the SAT or ACT. Up until this month, March of 2016, there were distinct differences between the SAT and ACT, and we were...
by Dawn Oliver | Feb 1, 2016 | Education
Am I stupid? One of the most dreaded things a tutor may hear when working with a student is “I’m stupid.” Why does this evoke such a strong reaction on the part of the tutor and why is this cause for alarm? Why does this trigger an immediate plan for a change?...
