Keeping a positive attitude
Over the 9 years that I have been doing academic support with law students, I…
Posted inMiscellany Stress & Anxiety Teaching Tips
Five stages of grading
Sarah Klaper at DePaul University School of Law shared the following link to the "not…
Posted inStress & Anxiety Study Tips - General
Coping with brain cells that cry “Uncle”
A number of my students have expressed concern about their inability to focus by late afternoon because…
Posted inMiscellany Stress & Anxiety
Wishing for a crystal ball and instant answers
Grades have come out. The probation and academic dismissal lists have been drawn up now. …
Posted inExams - Studying Stress & Anxiety
It’s triage time again
We have seven class days left. I am meeting lots of students who are brand new to…
Posted inStress & Anxiety
Study techniques that reduce anxiety
The stress levels are going up as students realize that there is less than half…
Posted inMiscellany Stress & Anxiety
Do you have the spring semester blahs?
Our part of Texas has had an abnormal winter. In my 6 years here, I…
Posted inStress & Anxiety
Dealing with the unexpected
I have spent the last month talking with students whose grades were not good after…
Posted inExams - Studying Miscellany Stress & Anxiety
Time savers for home and school
Now that we are approaching the final crunch before exams, I try to help my…
Posted inStress & Anxiety Study Tips - General
Beware perfectionism in law school
I know lots of law students who are perfectionists. In all prior learning experiences, they…