4 Steps to helping teens overcome procrastination and “get in gear”!
with Gretchen Wegner
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4 Steps to helping teens overcome procrastination and “get in gear”!
One of the biggest sources of parent frustration during the college process isn’t unique to college, or teens, at all: procrastination. The ability to manage and be strategic with time is so important for students who are going through the college application process, yet it’s something many students (and adults!) struggle with It’s easy for teens to put college-related things off and leave them until the last minute, especially if they’re feeling overwhelmed. They procrastinate on schoolwork, on college essays, on getting started with their SAT studying, on even looking at which schools are going to be a good fit for them…
There are so many reasons why procrastination happens, and it’s such a complicated phenomenon and yet . common phenomenon. Gretchen Wegner, a former Fullbright Scholar, credentialed teacher, and academic life coach is an expert on this topic. Listen in on this interview to learn…
- The truth about WHO procrastinates (hint: we ALL do!)
- WHY procrastination is so common
- Common procrastination myths and misconceptions
- Why it’s so important for students to address procrastination
- How to help your kid avoid procrastination
- Why your teen needs a procrastination toolkit – and what the best tools are
About Your Speaker
Gretchen Wegner
Gretchen Wegner is an Academic Life Coach who inspires students to uncover their true identities as capable, clever, and creative learners in school and life. She is an internationally recognized expert in how to destressify school by building their executive function skills, teaching teens a unique system for time management, organization and studying called The Anti-Boring Approach to Powerful Studying™. Not only has Gretchen coached hundreds of students in middle school through grad school, she now trains educators all over the world in her unique, powerful, and research-based system for transforming students into voracious, organized learners through her signature courses The Art of Inspiring Students to Study Strategically and the Anti-Boring Approach™ Coach Training Program. A former Fulbright Fellow, Gretchen has a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and was a credentialed middle and high school teacher. She is also the inventor of the MuseCubes™, a productivity toy that helps people — quite literally! — shake their brains free when they’re feeling stuck. Always an advocate of playful rigor in school and in life, she is also a public speaker, improvisational performer, lindy hop dancer, backpacker, and proud resident of Oakland, California.
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