Do you ever check 1 notification and suddenly lose 15 minutes to a video you never meant to watch, or send an email in frustration and wish you’d waited? When adults slip in executive function, it’s inconvenient. When AP® students slip, it shows up as missing work, procrastination, emotional shutdowns, and unfinished projects.

In this episode of “From Classroom to Campus,” Philip Bates unpacks what executive function really is, why even high-achieving students can struggle in rigorous AP courses when these skills are underdeveloped, and how educators can intentionally and realistically build executive function support into daily instruction without lowering expectations.

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