School Counselor Gone Rogue

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083 A Parent's First Week Experience with Distance Learning Apr 03, 2020

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How can parents survive distant learning or homeschooling? In one week, I became a parent, principal, dean, teacher and cafeteria staff in one swoop. The Coronavirus has left parents across the country playing multiple roles at home while helping their child learn at home. It's not quite homeschool, but it is close. This bonus episode looks at the wins and flails I have had helping my daughters navigate online learning. Let's talk about educating your tweens and teens at home. www.teampasch.com/learningsuccess

082 Why Students Struggle with Email Writing and Self-Advocacy Apr 01, 2020

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Why are middle school, high school, and college students reluctant to communicate with teachers via email? Schools give students email addresses, but they lack the skills to use them. Why do students struggle with email correspondence and how can parents help them learn to self-advocate?

Listen to this week's episode to learn how to help your child write emails and express their needs to the adults in their life.

www.teampasch.com/awesomeemail

081 What to do if your Child will miss a School Year Milestone or Event Mar 25, 2020

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Graduation, prom, farewell parties, and more events are suspended for students due to the Coronavirus. How can parents help their teens celebrate these events if they are canceled? How can parents help their tweens and teens process this loss?

In this episode of School Counselor Gone Rogue, we talk about how parents can help students in elementary, middle school or high school process the loss of major life events and find new ways to celebrate.

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080 Helping Students Overcome Essay Writing Struggles with Trello Mar 18, 2020

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Does essay writing cause your child problems at school?

Many of my academic coaching students struggle with writing essays. Two major reasons are processing disorders and dissecting difficult prompts.

In this podcast, we consider vital steps to resolve essay writing problems. These include:

Digging deeper to understand your child's struggle with essays
Breaking down prompts using Trello
Maximizing my essay writing board for students

079 How to handle School Closures due to the Coronavirus Mar 14, 2020

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How do I teach my children at home if the school closes during the Coronavirus? This is the most common question parents are asking right now. I have reached out to my academic coaching students to devise plans, and with my students living across the country, I have heard many different school closure responses. As such, I decided to record an impromptu podcast episode of School Counselor Gone Rogue to address what parents should consider if they are dealing with school closures or facing a closing after the break due to the Coronavirus. You can visit http://www.teampasch.com/structure for additional ideas and information about setting up a plan at home.

078 Should Struggling Students get 2nd Chances? Mar 11, 2020

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Do failing students deserve another chance? Many parents wonder about the number of second chances their kids deserve. When it comes to their kids' education, and school work specifically, the question is "Why does a kid need a second, third, fourth, fifth or tenth chance?"

From my experience, having strict policies with little consideration to a student who is trying to correct their behavior leads to "why bother."

But what exactly are second chances? Is it an opportunity to turn in assignments at the last minute? Are we coddling students when we give them extra credit? Do second changes help or hurt student growth?

In this episode of School Counselor Gone Rogue, we address:

Should schools and teachers put a cap on second chances?
Several second chances for struggling students
Steps to help you support your struggling teen or tween

077 Help your Teen Handle Critiques, Criticism and how to Tell the Difference Mar 04, 2020

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How does your child respond to criticism, and is there a difference between criticism and critiques? This week on School Counselor Gone Rogue, a podcast to help parents and educators support teens and tweens that struggle at school, we discuss how to help your child respond to critiques without losing their cool.

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076 When your Child's Strength is a Weakness at School Feb 26, 2020

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Parents, are you receiving notes home from your child's teacher about inappropriate class behavior? Humor, curiosity and an outgoing nature are positive qualities, but do they always translate to strengths in the classroom? Learn how parents can build your child's strengths if they present challenges in the classroom.

We discuss how to help your teen or tween learn how to maximize their strengths but remain mindful of the time and place.

This is an excellent episode for parents who have children in elementary, middle or high school who are receiving feedback from teachers about classroom behaviors.

Why your kid needs to identify their strengths and adapt them to situations.
How to help them identify appropriate behaviors in the school setting.
The impact of self-awareness on your child's growth and self-esteem. Visit www.teampasch.com for additional information!

075 How Parents can have Successful Parent Teacher Conferences Feb 19, 2020

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How can parents prepare for parent-teacher conferences? What if you are expecting the meeting with the teachers to go poorly? Parent-teacher conferences can be scary events to attend especially when your child isn't rocking it in every area.

But how can you learn to attend them with the right mind and attitude? It's enough to know that your child isn't doing great. But having to hear it all over again can be perceived as rude and daunting.

Learn what I have discovered through the years as an academic coach and from the parents inside The Parent Lab! http://www.teampasch.com

074 How to Celebrate Your Struggling Child's Strength if their School is Focused on Skills Feb 12, 2020

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Should schools develop a child's skills or strengths? What is most important? To get grades for turning in assignments early or to express their strengths (such as standing up for others) which aren't necessarily measured by a grade at school? Or are both equally important?

School often focuses on building the cognitive aspect of a child's life using measurements such as grades and GPA. Unfortunately, this system doesn't recognize the strengths of children who are struggling at school.

This week on School Counselor Gone Rogue we discuss how to develop your child's strengths even if they are struggling at school.

http://www.teampasch.com

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