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428: Beware Insufficient Prior Knowledge & Misconceptions Jul 04, 2022

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This summer Gretchen is unpacking nine totally valid cognitive challenges that she wishes she’d known more about earlier in her career. Today we look at the barriers of Insufficient prior knowledge and misconceptions, and how they impact student learning. To ... Read More »

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427: The Actual Cost of Greek Life Jun 27, 2022

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Megan had no idea what the actual cost of college Greek life is until some family friends shared their experiences. In this episode she shares what she wishes she’d known earlier, and shocks Gretchen with some of her facts.

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426: How Much Students Fear & Mistrust Teachers Jun 20, 2022

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This summer Gretchen is unpacking 9 totally valid cognitive challenges that she wishes she’d known more about earlier in her career. Today we look at the issue of Fear and Mistrust and how it impacts student learning. To download the ... Read More »

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425: Early Decisions Has Significant Personal Benefits Jun 13, 2022

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Early decision has significant benefits, which Megan didn’t know fully about until her own daughter went through the college application process. Here Megan shares what she wishes she’d known about the power of an early decision application in the right ... Read More »

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423: An Often Overlooked Way to Evaluate Colleges – Career Services (From the Archives) May 30, 2022

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The whole point of going to college is to get a job, right?! Yet families often forget to evaluate their prospective college’s career services. Join podcast parent Lydia Schulz as she details everything she learned about how colleges help students ... Read More »

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422:Don’t Miss These Key Student Action Items in June and July May 23, 2022

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What can families and educators be considering as we slide into June and July? Megan and Gretchen share a short checklist of important tasks to consider this summer related to college admissions and academic skill development. Specifically they discuss: what ... Read More »

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421: SAT or ACT – Which Test is Better? May 16, 2022

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The question Megan is asked th most is, “what’s the different between the ACT and SAT, and which one should I take?” Megan answers this question, walking listeners through the following: What colleges want in regards to standardized testing What’s ... Read More »

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420: A 16-Year-Old’s Takeaways from a Semester of Coaching (From the Archives) May 09, 2022

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How much can a student’s behavior truly change after a semester of coaching? In today’s episode, Gretchen walks us through a sixteen year old’s reflections about how he has grown as a result of academic coaching. The following eight ideas ... Read More »

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419: Key Issues in College Athletic Recruiting with David Robinson May 02, 2022

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Megan talks with Coach Rob– David Robinson from Scholar Champion Athlete Recruiting– as he outlines some key issues to understand college athletic recruiting process. Listen as they discuss: How coaches view the process How what you see on tv represents ... Read More »

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416: Let’s Take Teacher (and Student!) Burnout Seriously with Kendrea Hart Apr 11, 2022

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What is a school psychologist in a public school in Los Angeles seeing in regards to teacher and student burnout? Guest expert Kendrea Hart and Gretchen Wegner speak openly and vulnerably about teacher and student burnout including: what Kendrea’s seeing ... Read More »

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