Overcoming Weak Executive Functioning

Jan 2, 2026
By John Williams

Overcoming Weak Executive Functioning Skills in High School: A Guide to Getting Back on Track High school can feel overwhelming. Assignments pile up, tests appear unexpectedly, and just keeping track of what’s due can feel like a full-time job. For students who struggle with executive functioning skills, these challenges are even more intense. Executive functioning … Continue reading Overcoming Weak Executive Functioning →

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The Lost Art of Note-Taking and Why It Still Matters

Dec 8, 2025
By John Williams

In an age of Google Classroom, downloadable slide decks, and AI-generated summaries, the traditional skill of note-taking is quietly disappearing and that’s a serious problem. Most students today are never taught how to take notes. Teachers tell students to “make notes,” but rarely explain what that actually means, how to structure them, or why note-taking … Continue reading The Lost Art of Note-Taking and Why It Still Matters →

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Exam Preparation Tips for Parents

Jan 14, 2017
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  Exam time is upon us and parents often ask how they can support their child through the experience. I always suggest they focus on the process of preparation and avoid getting caught in the trap of teaching their child the material. For most students, exams are introduced in grade 9 and become an important … Continue reading Exam Preparation Tips for Parents →

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Process vs. Content

Sep 28, 2016
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Academic Coaching is a form of educational support that attempts to address difficulties in the “way” students approach their work, and focuses on developing the skills necessary for academic success. Academic Coaching differs from tutoring in many ways, but the most important distinction is one of focus: Process vs. Content Tutoring focuses on teaching or … Continue reading Process vs. Content →

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Organization Difficulties

Aug 13, 2016
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Our students come to us with varying degrees of (dis)organization. For some students, the extent to which they are disorganized is obvious to all. These students fail to hand in assignments, constantly lose and misplace notes and paper, have messy binders and backpacks, come to class unprepared, and put themselves at the bottom of a … Continue reading Organization Difficulties →

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