On Thursday, September 19th, 2024, I talked with WJR Radio Host, Kevin Dietz, on ‘All Talk with Kevin Dietz’ about social media in schools; you can listen to my interview hyperlinked below: https://all-talk-with-kevin-dietz.simplecast.com/episodes/social-media-influence-in-schools-_TP9ZQWv?t=0m0s
When it comes to studying and preparing for school, there are no shortage of tips and strategies out there for attempting to improve student outcomes and successes. I realize the following tips and strategies may only be adding to the abundance of circulating advice, but these are my top tips I routinely share with my own students. Please feel welcome to peruse through this list and see if something or another might be worth trying or incorporating into your study…
“Is ‘Senioritis’ even really a thing?” you may exclaim. If you ask many teachers; school counselors; and others working in high schools, many would probably say: “yes, it’s a thing; ‘Senioritis’ is definitely real!” Sometime during the second half of the twelfth-grade year—for a number of students—something different often begins to occur: Attendance slips; motivation ebbs and flows; and it is one foot in, one foot out the door of high school. For some, it’s all they can do to…
We continue the countdown to the final ten tips for college essays. This second set of tips will focus a bit more on the actual writing stages (and beyond), for our applicants now ready to put pen to paper for the first time. #10: Be Genuine and Sincere: As you begin writing, you may start to wonder–if not worry–if the admissions folks will like you as a person and/or judge you worthy of admittance. That is a natural thing to…
One of the most nerve-wracking, or anxiety-producing, parts of the college application process, for many students, is the Essay portion of their application(s). But it doesn’t have to be that way. Over the course of this two-part series, we will look at twenty tips for leveraging; shining; and standing-out amongst the sea of applicants at America’s most popular and desirous colleges and universities (that do use college essays). What is more—now, more than ever–college essays are taking on greater importance,…
Students, do you ever find yourself having a difficult time getting excited about school? Do you ever wonder what’s the point of school anyway? Caregivers and adults, does this sound like anyone you know? If so, I want to share three simple tips for helping each and every student get the most out of school—and to help students find their why and their passion, along the way. 1. Get Involved Early—and Get Off to a Good Start: Whether it is…
Here we are with another book that I just had to review, because, as an educator (and school counselor, more specifically), there just don’t seem to be a lot of great books out there for students interested in pursuing a Trades career after high school. However, once I read 2020’s Millennials’ Guide to the Construction Trades: What No One Ever Told You About a Career In Construction, I knew I had finally found what I was looking for: a book…
Music is one of those things that means different things to different people. Our preferred musical choices can take us back in time to certain important moments in our lives or even act as the on-going soundtrack of our lives. Music can help us through tough times; it can inspire us; and it can teach us a lot of different things in life. It should come as no surprise that many of our students and young people also like music…
In continuing our conversation about the college selection process (first, was identifying which questions to ask colleges), we now want to take a look at some of the key, important things to experience on in-person college visits. College visits can look differently depending on the timing and objectives of the visit. Some students may want to check-out colleges on official visit-days (where, often, prospective students are coming in from all across the country–and maybe even beyond), or it can be…
One of the key–but a bit overlooked–aspects of the college exploration and selection process that perhaps does not get talked about enough for students is which questions to ask institutions of higher education. Whether they are questions for admissions folks; program of study personal; or current students or alumni, students should get comfortable with asking a lot of questions. Asking good, thoughtful questions not only often yields good, thoughtful information, it also lets schools know how a student processes information;…