Glenn Hirsch

My old review from Amazon:
Hirsch argues that colleges have done students a disservice from separating counseling from academic helping. Hirsch's view is that helpers must evaluate why the student is there and how motivated the student is. He suggests ways to figure this out and targets his interventions accordingly, framing them with numerous "case studies." His entire tack is that academic helping is not a one-size-fits-all field (is there any?) but that it should be adapted to the student's abilities, preferences, and emotional climate.

He also gives a large number of helpful tips for many "success" problems, such as low motivation, anxiety, lack of attention or concentration, classroom boredom, and procrastination. Hirsch's writing is very clear, and his lists are fairly extensive (with items in bold to pick out the key points easily). I believe that there will be something of use here to anyone interested in student success, including students themselves.

For those who have taken the MBTI, he also gives several pages of evaluation directed towards each axis' learning style, possible weaknesses, and study skill suggestions. For example, I's need time alone to process information, P's may have difficulty closing the book on an assignment, and N's should try writing study questions that force attention to detail.… (plus d'informations)