Comments on: Live-at-home college student responsibilities http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/09/28/live-at-home-college-student-responsibilities/ Coaching for Students with ADHD Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Peggy -- Edge Foundation blogger http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/09/28/live-at-home-college-student-responsibilities/comment-page-1/#comment-2876 Peggy -- Edge Foundation blogger Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:53:27 +0000 http://www.edgefoundation.org/?p=1702#comment-2876 Great points, Joan! Yes, school is a full time job. Certainly working adds additional pressure on a student. Unfortunately some do not have the option of whether or not to work during school. This is where a coach can help. A coach can help a student keep their priorities in order and juggle all of their various responsibilities. A student who has to work may decided to reduce their credit load at school and take longer to complete their education in order to do well at both work and school life. Or perhaps a coach can help a student develop a proposal to ask their parents to support their working only during the summer. Each situation is different. The great thing about a coach is you set the destination, they help you figure out how to get there. Great points, Joan! Yes, school is a full time job. Certainly working adds additional pressure on a student. Unfortunately some do not have the option of whether or not to work during school. This is where a coach can help. A coach can help a student keep their priorities in order and juggle all of their various responsibilities. A student who has to work may decided to reduce their credit load at school and take longer to complete their education in order to do well at both work and school life. Or perhaps a coach can help a student develop a proposal to ask their parents to support their working only during the summer. Each situation is different. The great thing about a coach is you set the destination, they help you figure out how to get there.

]]> By: Joan Azarva http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/09/28/live-at-home-college-student-responsibilities/comment-page-1/#comment-2871 Joan Azarva Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:42:41 +0000 http://www.edgefoundation.org/?p=1702#comment-2871 Personally, I think it is unwise for students with ADD to work during a school semester. From what I've observed as a college Learning Specialist, this cohort has great difficulty transitioning between school and employment. ADD students tend to take back-to-back classes and leave college by noon to head to work. They end up doing their HW and studying at home, after work, when they are not at their most alert. Home is also filled with countless, alluring distractions. Before long, the immediate gratification of cash encourages students to prioritize work over school. It would be far better to consider school a full-time job and spend as much time on campus as possible. Do work in the library. Join a club. The more time you spend at school, the more connected you feel, and this connection often translates into better academic performance. I know students need to contribute to their support. Winter vacation (about a month) and the long summer break (about 4 mos) should be when students find employment and save for their needs during the school year. At these times, they can work long hours and not not worry about compromising their grades. Personally, I think it is unwise for students with ADD to work during a school semester. From what I’ve observed as a college Learning Specialist, this cohort has great difficulty transitioning between school and employment.

ADD students tend to take back-to-back classes and leave college by noon to head to work. They end up doing their HW and studying at home, after work, when they are not at their most alert. Home is also filled with countless, alluring distractions. Before long, the immediate gratification of cash encourages students to prioritize work over school.

It would be far better to consider school a full-time job and spend as much time on campus as possible. Do work in the library. Join a club. The more time you spend at school, the more connected you feel, and this connection often translates into better academic performance.

I know students need to contribute to their support. Winter vacation (about a month) and the long summer break (about 4 mos) should be when students find employment and save for their needs during the school year. At these times, they can work long hours and not not worry about compromising their grades.

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