E22-Coaching teens for study and motivation with Edel Walsh

Edel is highly experienced in the student assessment and exams. As part of her post-graduate diploma in Higher Education much of her research focussed on the impact of closed booked assessment on professional accountants. Edel trained to become a personal leadership and executive coach. She set up an internal coaching program which supported trainee accountants through their professional exams. 

https://edelwalsh.ie

What will you find in this episode:

• Classroom learning VS learning with a coach
• Goals of studying for exams
• Quality VS quantity study time
• Motivation in the senior years
• The Goldilocks zone - the right amount of challenge
• The impact of phones in child’s and teens’ development 
• How to create consistency in your learning
• Understanding teens and giving them choice
• The role of the parents supporting your teens
• Dealing with failure and learning from mistakes
• How to create a positive mindset
• How to support our children with homework
• How to answer and ask questions for our children
• Grattitude and positive mindset