If you’re looking for something to do this summer, why not get a group of friends together and take a class with Lora the Study Coach? It’s a great way to master the Study Coach’s methods to learn virtually anything, and with a group a friends, it’s sure to be fun! In 90 minutes, you will learn 20+ ways to acquire and remember information that will help you pass exams and earn better grades in the classroom. It’s a great investment that will help you earn better grades for the rest of your academic career. Wouldn’t it be great to never struggle again with your schoolwork?! Maybe taking a study class in the summer is not your idea of a fun summer vacation, but it’s worth sharpening your skills before you have to use them.
Take this into consideration: Two lumberjacks were chopping down trees in a forest (Hopefully they were planting trees to replace what they were cutting down.). By lunchtime, their axes had begun to dull, so they discussed the situation and came up with two thoughts: 1. If they stopped to sharpen their axes, they would lose time getting their job done; 2. If they kept going not stopping to sharpen their axes, then no time would be lost and they could keep working. After some thought, one lumberjack decided that they were already losing too much time and decided to keep chopping. The other lumberjack decided that it was worth the time to sharpen his axe, so he stopped chopping and began sharpening. His colleague just shook his head as he felled yet another tree. It wasn’t long before the lumberjack who had sharpened his axe got back to work and began catching up to his colleague and soon passed him in the number of trees cut down. After a hard day of work, there was only one lumberjack who was still working—the one who refused to sharpen his axe.
Study skills are like an axe: the sharper they are, the faster the work gets done!
If you’re interested in mastering the Study Coach’s methods, get a group of friends together and set up your class. Classes are limited to 5 students to assure that each student is given appropriate time and practice with each study method. Call or write today: (956) 501-7724, Lora@LoratheStudyCoach.com. Cost per group is $200.
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Friday, July 8, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Bedhead
Yeah! School’s out for summer! For us Texans, it’s been out for a good two weeks. Sorry to those of you who are still attending. Just remember that we all go to school for 36 weeks of class, and northern schools will have their time to brag in August when they are still on summer break and we are back in school. Enough of that.
Summer is here! Take the time to re-energize. I have found myself sleeping so much! I’m beginning to feel that I’m not worth the air I breathe. But then I remember the 36 weeks of perseverance and hard work that I’ve just completed and give myself a break. So, if you find your parents bugging you about sleeping too much, let them know that you’re body is re-energizing and gaining back its strength. However, don’t think that this is permission to sleep your life away. You do have to get out of bed at some point!
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Summer is here! Take the time to re-energize. I have found myself sleeping so much! I’m beginning to feel that I’m not worth the air I breathe. But then I remember the 36 weeks of perseverance and hard work that I’ve just completed and give myself a break. So, if you find your parents bugging you about sleeping too much, let them know that you’re body is re-energizing and gaining back its strength. However, don’t think that this is permission to sleep your life away. You do have to get out of bed at some point!
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
You Can Do It!
I feel like The Little Engine That Could! This time of year is so draining for students and teachers. Everyone is ready to throw in the towel. But don’t! We are so close to the end. After 9 months, or 10 in Texas, it is so wrong to flub up when the end is in sight. This, in fact, may be the toughest time of the school year. Keep it up, kiddos! Be determined to end this year on a positive note. You can do it!
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Testing, Testing!
As I was monitoring one of my students during a state exam, he commented, “This is so boring!” Really? With a variety of interesting stories and articles to read and a chance to shine, how could the test be boring? What I think he really meant is that the test, the writings, weren’t stimulating him. I think he also meant that he was having trouble sitting so still in such a quiet room with no distractions. It is due to this “boringness” that he is likely to fail his exam, not because of his inability or lack of knowledge or skills.
Nothing that this student could have done a week before testing could have cured this boredom, just as someone who plans to run a marathon cannot ready himself for the endurance in a week. He needed to be working on the issue for months prior to the event. Strength is built up over time. From the beginning, or at least months prior to the state exams, every day in every class, my student should have been pushing himself, forcing himself, to do just a little bit more when he wanted to give up. It’s the little bit extra that we practice every day that makes a huge difference in the end.
Today my student sat very unhappy with his test in front of him. I can only imagine what he was thinking, the complaining he was doing in his head and the angst he was feeling as the test was before him—that test that would determine if he is promoted to high school or not. If only he had been a mental athlete, not a mental sideliner.
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Nothing that this student could have done a week before testing could have cured this boredom, just as someone who plans to run a marathon cannot ready himself for the endurance in a week. He needed to be working on the issue for months prior to the event. Strength is built up over time. From the beginning, or at least months prior to the state exams, every day in every class, my student should have been pushing himself, forcing himself, to do just a little bit more when he wanted to give up. It’s the little bit extra that we practice every day that makes a huge difference in the end.
Today my student sat very unhappy with his test in front of him. I can only imagine what he was thinking, the complaining he was doing in his head and the angst he was feeling as the test was before him—that test that would determine if he is promoted to high school or not. If only he had been a mental athlete, not a mental sideliner.
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Saturday, February 26, 2011
NABE 2011
NABE 2011 was a huge success! In February, at the National Association of Bilingual Education annual conference in New Orleans, teachers packed the room to hear about the learning strategies found in The Study Coach’s Easy Study Manual. Teachers from across the nation attended and left with valuable activities to teach their students.
It usually only takes the knowledge of a few strategies for a student’s grades to soar, but all of the strategies need to be taught so that each student can select a handful that works for him. Not all of the strategies work for all students because all students do not learn the same—some are auditory learners, some are visual learners; and some are tactile learners. The opposite is also true, that some do not learn through auditory, visual or tactile input. Most commonly, though, students learn through the stimulation of multiple senses, which is why the learning activities in The Study Coach’s Easy Study Manual are effective learning tools—they are multisensory!
Thank you to all of those who attended The Study Coach’s session at NABE 2011! I look forward to seeing you again at NABE 2012!
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
It usually only takes the knowledge of a few strategies for a student’s grades to soar, but all of the strategies need to be taught so that each student can select a handful that works for him. Not all of the strategies work for all students because all students do not learn the same—some are auditory learners, some are visual learners; and some are tactile learners. The opposite is also true, that some do not learn through auditory, visual or tactile input. Most commonly, though, students learn through the stimulation of multiple senses, which is why the learning activities in The Study Coach’s Easy Study Manual are effective learning tools—they are multisensory!
Thank you to all of those who attended The Study Coach’s session at NABE 2011! I look forward to seeing you again at NABE 2012!
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Sunday, December 26, 2010
It's Vacation, But Don't Let Your Mind Turn to Mush!
I don't know about you, but I am already bored. Not saying that I want to go back to school or anything, but I'm bored. School let out on December 17th, which gave me plenty of time to tie up all the loose ends before Christmas. It is one of the wonderful things about teaching in South Texas.
Now that we are on the 9th day of vacation, the 9th day of no obligations, the 9th day of waking up late and taking naps, I'm bored. I'm "ready to go." On the inside, I wish I had the desire to exercise my body, but I've been so physically lazy that my desire is not strong enough to do so. My mind has been resting so much that it isn't anxious to do anything either. HOWEVER, if I don't get my mind moving, it is going to be tough going when school starts again. So, here is my plan:
1. Get online and chat with my friends (reading, writing, thinking)
2. Clean my room (physical movement, decision making--"Where should I put this?"
3. Call a friend (language skills)
4. Cook a meal (focus, physical movement)
5. Do crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search, picure puzzle (critical thinking)
If I do a little bit every day, my mind won't go into shock when classes start up again. Plus, I'll feel a shot of satisfaction each time I complete an activity and I won't feel lazy, which makes me feel guilty.
No matter what, enjoy your vacation--you deserve it!
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Now that we are on the 9th day of vacation, the 9th day of no obligations, the 9th day of waking up late and taking naps, I'm bored. I'm "ready to go." On the inside, I wish I had the desire to exercise my body, but I've been so physically lazy that my desire is not strong enough to do so. My mind has been resting so much that it isn't anxious to do anything either. HOWEVER, if I don't get my mind moving, it is going to be tough going when school starts again. So, here is my plan:
1. Get online and chat with my friends (reading, writing, thinking)
2. Clean my room (physical movement, decision making--"Where should I put this?"
3. Call a friend (language skills)
4. Cook a meal (focus, physical movement)
5. Do crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search, picure puzzle (critical thinking)
If I do a little bit every day, my mind won't go into shock when classes start up again. Plus, I'll feel a shot of satisfaction each time I complete an activity and I won't feel lazy, which makes me feel guilty.
No matter what, enjoy your vacation--you deserve it!
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
Sunday, December 5, 2010
My Daughter Studies So Hard But With Poor Results
Hello Lora,
I found your blog by searching study coaches on Google. No one showed up in my area of Springfield, MA but you did!
What I have read so far on your blog, I have enjoyed. I just wanted to ask about your study manual. My daughter, a 10th grade A & B student (with an occasional "C" on tests and quizzes), does well but studies hours longer than her friends who get the same grades. She incorporates color coding, flash cards, outlines of notes and keeps a daily planner/calendar and is not a procratinator. These are all ideas I see in many study guide manuals. Does your book offer more suggestions than those that would help a High school student?
Thanks!
Marcia
Does this sound familiar? Are you like Marcia's daughter, studying harder than your friends yet earning the same grades? What I noticed in what Marcia wrote is that her daughter's study methods only include visual stimulation. There is not interaction with others and there is no speaking or listening. I bet that if Marcia's daughter added speaking and listening to her repertoire of study strategies, she would see an improvement in her studying efficiency. I would suggest that she have her friends or parents quiz her on the material and that she quiz them. Also, I would suggest that she talk aloud to herself as she studies. If she is not a visual learner, she may be an auditory one. Also, moving her mouth is a kinesthetic way to put information into her mind. It is amazing how the various parts of the body work together for a common purpose.
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
I found your blog by searching study coaches on Google. No one showed up in my area of Springfield, MA but you did!
What I have read so far on your blog, I have enjoyed. I just wanted to ask about your study manual. My daughter, a 10th grade A & B student (with an occasional "C" on tests and quizzes), does well but studies hours longer than her friends who get the same grades. She incorporates color coding, flash cards, outlines of notes and keeps a daily planner/calendar and is not a procratinator. These are all ideas I see in many study guide manuals. Does your book offer more suggestions than those that would help a High school student?
Thanks!
Marcia
Does this sound familiar? Are you like Marcia's daughter, studying harder than your friends yet earning the same grades? What I noticed in what Marcia wrote is that her daughter's study methods only include visual stimulation. There is not interaction with others and there is no speaking or listening. I bet that if Marcia's daughter added speaking and listening to her repertoire of study strategies, she would see an improvement in her studying efficiency. I would suggest that she have her friends or parents quiz her on the material and that she quiz them. Also, I would suggest that she talk aloud to herself as she studies. If she is not a visual learner, she may be an auditory one. Also, moving her mouth is a kinesthetic way to put information into her mind. It is amazing how the various parts of the body work together for a common purpose.
Signed,
Lora the Study Coach
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