Back on Track Academic Writing and Consulting
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Introduction: As an academic life coach, I help students from middle school through college improve their academic performance.
My coaching has a few things in common with those who coach soccer or football teams.
Like these coaches, I know how to help students accomplish their best because I focus on inspiring and facilitating the process of change.
Using evidence-based strategies that are proven effective by research, I support students in understanding how to navigate school, exercise personal leadership, and be more proactive in their lives.
I also specialize in academic writing and support students with powerful evidence-based writing strategies that enable them to conquer the writing block and get the writing done.
I individualize coaching based on the immediate circumstances the student is facing.
As a result, students begin to make changes in habits and learn valuable strategies that they can apply in all areas of their lives.
Students learn how to set goals that are broken down into manageable action steps and have to act on them as coaching incorporates accountability into their daily habits and lives.
At the same time, students are learning valuable life skills, they also have the opportunity to work through old and unproductive habits.
When students identify their unique learning and motivation style, they become less stressed over grades and their performance.
When students become more aware of how success in school is correlated to developing a system that works, their stress level decreases as their grades improve!
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Carine N.
Jun 29, 2015
Mary worked with my son (a sophomore in high school) for nine weeks, and the change in my son's confidence with writing improved significantly.
Starting in first grade he developed a dislike for writing, which over the years turning into almost a phobia. He was so intimidated by the process, that he would rather fail than turn in an essay. As a result, he never really learned HOW to write, and his anxiety increased.
Mary worked with him, starting with the basics of how to map out and organize a persuasive essay. What took him hours before, he was able to accomplish in less than half an hour. It was very empowering, and helped him considerably with facing writing tasks.
One thing that I didn't expect with a writing tutor was Mary's incorporation of subtle life coaching. She had him examine his motivations and his goals. They even did personality testing. I think it was very eye-opening for him to have the chance to look at himself from a different vantage point.
Her approach is very supportive and validating. She knows what to ask to make you (both the student and the parent) feel important and interesting.
Finally, one of the things I appreciated most as a parent, was that she sent me an email after every session detailing what they had done and explaining her plans for the next session.
I can't recommend her highly enough.
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Mary Guckert, Ph.D.