By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Thriving in school takes more than raw intelligence. While itās true that school success requires discipline, good study habits, regular attendance, and curiosity, thereās something far deeper behind it all. And what is this mysterious āsomethingā? Self-awareness. Self-awareness is the single …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are many reasons why a class might feel boring. You could have a low-energy teacher, it could be a topic you donāt find relevant, or you may be in the wrong level course for your ability. Regardless of the reason, …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Summer break is for family, friends, part-time jobs and all the things you do when youāre not in school. But summer is also the perfect time to get a few areas of your life in order so you feel better about …
Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you’re a student, working over the summer is a great way to earn money, make connections, build skills, and enjoy your school break doing something other than sitting around. But if youāre a student with ADHD, working over the summer can …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The ability to focus is at the core of nearly everything youāre asked to do in school. You canāt read a book if you canāt focus. You canāt follow along with a science lecture if you canāt focus. You canāt solve …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Being a disorganized student makes school so much harder than it needs to be. School is hard enough, is it not? But it gets so much more difficult when you canāt find your notes to study from, you turn in your …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following post contains 24 productivity tips for students. They all apply to students in high school and college, but many can also increase the productivity of students in middle school. Students spend nearly seven hours a day in classes. After …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are multiple ways to organize school materials using binders, notebooks, folders, and accordion files. This guide will teach you how to organize a school binder. It also includes tips for students with ADHD. The binder set-up I teach below can …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This is a post full of tips for using a calendar over the summer. Calendars help us stay organized, remember important dates, show up on time, and function as reasonably adjusted humans in society. Students should begin using calendars in middle …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In high school, I learned how to hem my own pants (a handy skill considering Iām 5ā2ā). In fact, I learned many life skills outside basic content areas, skills that smoothed my transition to being a functional adult. Some of these …