by Ruth Bomar | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog
A great deal of learning can happen during the lecture hour. BUT we’ve all had the experience where we’re sitting in class and it feels like the professor is talking a foreign language. Nothing makes sense. And you feel so lost. You can change that...
by Ruth Bomar | Aug 15, 2018 | Blog
I met with my daughter at Star Bucks for an afternoon cup of coffee. I love hearing her thoughts on life and work. Even though she struggled in school, she worked hard and earned her BSN. Today, she works in the health care profession as a nurse in a cancer clinic. We...
by Ruth Bomar | Aug 11, 2018 | Blog
Learning disabilities and ADHD are among the most common disabilities reported by college students. Research shows that students with LD/ADHD are less likely to graduate compared to students without LD/ADHD. Even so there are college students with LD/ADHD who are...
by Ruth Bomar | Jul 10, 2018 | Blog
Talking with your college son or daughter can be tricky. The roles you used to play are changed. You used to be the adult who had the final say so about major decisions but now you’re more like an observer who pays the bills and hopes it all works out. But we...
by Ruth Bomar | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog
Korbin was on his way to his history class. The week before he had turned in a paper on a topic he liked and understood. He had even turned it in on time. On this day, the professor returned the paper with a C and Korbin was very disappointed. Later that week, when we...
by Ruth Bomar | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog
Make a plan and work the plan. Summer semester can be both intimidating and discouraging especially when you would rather be on the beach. That’s what Sylvia (pseudo-name) felt when she and I started academic coaching six weeks ago. Sylvia, a junior at a major...
