Lauren Lowenthal

Academic Skills Coach

Empowering Students with Practical Methods for Writing, Studying, Daily Schoolwork and Self Management

How to Get an A is for middle school and high school students who want to improve their schoolwork skills, get better grades, give parents and teachers what they want, and still have time for extracurricular activities and a social life. 

Lauren Lowenthal gives students effective, step-by-step techniques for:

Students learn how to:

• Practice realistic time management
• Work to higher standards
• Set priorities in order to achieve their goals
• Build effective new habits through self-awareness 
• Increase their endurance for work
• Manage their relationships with teachers, parents, and friends
• Balance school, extracurricular interests, and time for fun 

How to Get an A is a toolbox of practical schoolwork techniques and everyday life skills that empower students to work to their full potential and achieve their goals. 

How to Get an A is appropriate:

• If a student is frustrated, and wants to raise their grades, but doesn’t know exactly how to make it happen;
• If a student needs to learn what it means to strive for excellence, and pursue their personal best;
• If a student needs a clear, reliable writing process from start to finish;
• If a student needs to develop their critical and strategic thinking, and analytical skills;
• If a student needs to know the best way to handle themself, their schoolwork, their teachers, and their time;
• If a student is ambitious, and wants to develop leadership skills, and strategize for college.

Many bright kids don't have natural instincts for schoolwork skills, which can prevent them from demonstrating their intelligence and doing their best on homework, essays, tests, and in class. Kids are told to work harder, and they want to, but they don't know what to do. So, they stick to comfortable, but unproductive, habits.

Lauren Lowenthal shows kids exactly what to do,
and how to do it. 

It is absolutely possible for a student to change his or her habits, grades and reputation. When teachers see that a student is hard-working, interested, and capable of doing great work, they will reward it.

Lauren Lowenthal takes a fresh approach, with a frank, irreverent tone and vivid visual presentation. She holds kids' attention, earns their trust, and overcomes their natural resistance. 

Lauren Lowenthal examines a student's habits, assumptions, and expectations. She encourages all questions, addresses their concerns, frustrations and inevitable anxieties. She teaches them how to be proactive, and manage their daily lives and key relationships in a way that encourages success in school. Lauren Lowenthal teaches young people to strategize a healthy balance between schoolwork and  the extracurricular and social activities that matter to them most.

The student builds a practical work process and a new comfort zone. We set realistic expectations, with a healthy understanding that change takes time. 

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