Advice for Bored or Overwhelmed College and Graduate Students

Gaining Your Instructors' Respect

Whether in high school, college, or graduate school, gaining the instructor’s respect is key not only to getting a good grade but, at the risk of sounding like the fuddy-duddy I am, learning more, including acquiring attributes more important than the course content: responsibility, communication skills, and perhaps even—and the data on its teachability is equivocal—thinking ability.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer ways to gain your instructors' respect.

Making the Most of College

More important than where you go to college is whether you make the most of it. The tips I offer on PsychologyToday.com today should help.

A Letter from a High School Student Who's Scared About College

Today, I start a series of PsychologyToday.com articles that present a letter that's a composite of complaints I've heard. After each, I offer my response.  

Today's letter comes from a high school senior who's scared about the cost of college and what to major in. 

Making This The Best School Year Yet

Every year, students—adult and child alike—hope this school year will be great: that our teachers will like us, inspire us, and that we really do learn and grow. 

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers nine tips to help this school year live up to the hope. While aimed primarily at college and graduate students, some of these ideas may apply to children. HERE is the link.