Dr. Odey Raviv, PhD, Academic Coach

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Frank Bruni’s NYT piece on Getting the Most Out of College is loaded with helpful suggestions and worthwhile perspectives. Unfortunately, some students with learning differences need guidance on navigating the difficult transition to an unfamiliar learning environment. The semester goes quickly therefore students and parents must be vigilant to ensure that things are going well both academically and emotionally. Sometimes an objective outsider might have a role in being a st...abilizing and positive ingredient in reaching desired results. Please reach out for an Academic Coach for a consultation. https://www.nytimes.com//08/17/opin/college-students.html

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David Leonhardt, New York Times op-ed writer, raises issues that are crucial to the future of the United States. We need students from every economic class succeeding. Leonhardt cites the optimism and ambition that students bring to college. Often their dreams are thwarted by the academic, financial, and psychological challenges that the college experience exposes. Parents and students, please, carefully monitor all aspects of adjustment to college from the first week of c...lasses. It is important to investigate the wide ranging support available at colleges. Do not hesitate to explore and enlist support from private practitioners. Many of them work on a sliding scale to accommodate students from a variety of backgrounds. College graduation is an opportunity to change the future of a student and a family. The chance for a student to overcome obstacles is a life-lesson that may pay dividends for generations. From The New York Times: The Growing College Graduation Gap More poor students are going to college than in the past. And yet the number who graduate is falling even further behind. https://www.nytimes.com//opini/college-graduation-gap.html

Online Courses Are Harming the Students Who Need the Most Help Online education helps school districts that need to save money make do with fewer teachers. But there is mounting evidence that struggling students suffer. https://www.nytimes.com//online-courses-are-harming-the-st

Important article that reminds parents to look carefully at their daughters' academic struggles. If your mind and heart sense a disconnect between school performance and potential do not hesitate to have your daughter evaluated for ADHD. Academic intervention based on a thorough neuropsychological evaluation may be a game changer for your daughter's academic and social life. http://www.cnn.com//he/girls-adhd-signs-partner/index.html... #ADHD #raisingadaughter