Issues For College And Finding Success
Trying to help failing college students is not always successful, and I’m always a the mercy of the choices of students and families. While conscious choices can often put a student on the path to improving, they may not always choose to do so, and the situation can just repeat itself, like with this young …
I’ve added an audio page to my main website so that readers have the option to listen to me talk about specific topics. This particular gallery-style page had two options: You can listen via an in-page audio player without having to download. Or, you can download the MP3 to your computer, iPod, or even burn …
“James” was a 21 year-old-man when I met him. From the Pittsburgh area, he graduated from a well respected suburban high school with a 2.8 GPA and above average SAT scores. He attended a large state university in the mid-south, and his struggles began almost immediately, manifesting fully during his third semester. He was placed …
College failure can and does repeat itself, and very often the same factors that caused the initial failure can cause a second, or even third. There is a myth that bright students can’t fail, or that students that did fail didn’t “have what it takes.” I can tell you that, from directly working with students …