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Stay Safe & Stay Organized: Tips for Making It through the Semester

About two weeks ago, my students and I were reviewing a recent test to prepare for a second one in which they were to change a study habit. Even though I briefly discussed with them what we would do if we were to move online, I had no idea that we had just had our...

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What to Do When You Want to Know Your Student’s Grades

“How’s it going this semester?” “Fine. Okay, I guess.” “What does that mean? Are you doing well in your classes?” “Yes, I am doing well. At least I think I am doing well. Well, I hope so, at least.” This is an...

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The Gift of Failure: What You Can Do to Coach Your Student to Success

Lauren is a student who has always been driven to succeed. Both her parents are highly successful in the business world, and she has an older brother who started law school last fall. When she arrived her freshman year, she brought with her an uncompromising attitude...

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Networking 101: What Your Student Needs to Know about Connecting with Others

At the end of the fall semester, I mentioned to one of my students that she would make a great peer mentor. At my college, we employ sophomores, juniors, and seniors to coach our students on all kinds of topics such as time management, dealing with changes in...

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Home for the Holidays and Other Myths

When my daughter arrived at home for the holidays after her first semester at college, I was ready to see her walk up the stairs to her room and not emerge again until she had slept for 24-hours straight. I remember well the level of exhaustion that comes with trying...

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Let Your Student Talk to the Professor

A good friend of mine called recently to vent. Her daughter is a freshman in college a few hours away from home and by all accounts is doing well. Except for this one class, my friend tells me. The freshman (as well as her mother) is frustrated because the class is...