High school expects skills
it never teaches.
Your kid is smart. You know that. Their teachers know that. But somewhere between “I understood it in class” and Thursday night’s missing homework, something breaks down. It is not a motivation problem. It is a skills gap that no one told you existed.
Field Guide to High School is an 8-week, day-by-day program that closes that gap before high school makes it a crisis. Built for students ages 11 to 14.
See the books
You have seen this before.
“We talked about this last night.”
You went over it together. They nodded. By morning, every detail is gone.
“Just get organized.”
It seems obvious. But what looks simple from the outside is not simple when nobody has taught you how.
“You had all week.”
The deadline was not a surprise. But knowing something is due and knowing how to start are two different skills.
The Program
Not tips. Not motivation. A complete system.
Eight weeks. Five days a week. Twenty to thirty minutes a day. Each day has one lesson and one hands-on exercise. By the end, your student will have built real executive function skills and a system they own.
8
Weeks
A structured program with a beginning, middle, and end.
5
Days a Week
Short sessions that build on the day before.
1
Complete System
The skills transfer from you to them.
The Student Book
Written directly to your student.
No lectures. No worksheets disguised as activities. The Field Guide talks to students like they are capable of figuring this out, because they are. Each day ends with something concrete they can use the next morning.
The program covers planning, organization, time management, study methods, note-taking, self-monitoring, and self-advocacy, taught through cognitive science research in a voice that respects teenage intelligence.
Available in paperback, spiral-bound, and ebook.
The Companion
For the adults who want to help without hovering.
The Companion gives you week-by-week context, specific language for when things stall, and a framework for knowing when to step in and when to stay out of the way. Not a parenting book. A field manual for supporting a student who is building new skills.
Includes the science behind each week, conversation starters, scripts for common friction points, and guidance for educators using the program in groups or one-on-one.
Available in paperback and ebook.
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“High school runs on details. The specific due date. The exact instructions. The one thing you forgot to pack. Your brain’s efficiency works against you when the details are the point.”
From the book, Week 1 Monday
This is not another study guide.
They were never the problem.
Not a different kid. The same kid with better tools.
Both books are in production. The Field Guide and the Companion launch together.