into Self-led.
Turning Disengaged
For the teen who’s stuck - and the parent who knows they’re capable of more. We build confidence, study skills and a future they can feel proud of.
When your teen pulls away,
it’s not defiance…
They’ve just lost their path.
No doubt you’ve done everything to help your teen with school - tutors, rewards, consequences, backing off, leaning in. But nothing’s working.
Your teen’s disengaged. They say they don’t care, but you know they do. Deadlines slip, confidence fades, and the stress hits home. It’s hard watching someone so capable start to give up.
At Simple Honours, we work with students who feel frustrated, disconnected, or stuck in their studies. We help them shift from survival to steady progress through proven study systems and the mindset and skills that unlock their future opportunities.
We don’t lecture, we don’t tutor,
We coach…
…in partnership with teens.
We coach teens how to learn in a way that actually works for them. No cookie-cutter hacks, shame, or overwhelm.
We help students:
✅ Build study habits they actually stick to.
✅ Improve focus and follow-through.
✅ Rebuild self-belief and reduce stress.
✅ Take ownership of their future - without the need for constant reminders.
This isn’t about getting straight As.
It’s about giving your teen the tools they need to take on any learning challenge - school, uni, apprenticeships, on the job training - with confidence and clarity.
To be the best they can be, without negative self-talk and confidence issues holding them back.
When they learn how to learn, their world opens up.
Hey, I’m Andrew - bit of an introvert, stupid enough to run marathons and a big All Blacks fan. I’m the founder of Simple Honours.
I was fortunate to go through school and university alongside some really smart people - seriously, next-level smart. Unfortunately, I wasn’t one of them. But what I lacked in natural intellect, I made up for with determination, curiosity, and just enough nerdiness to figure things out.
I stuck with it - and after a long journey, eventually landed myself First Class Honours in Engineering. Not because I was the smartest in the room, but because I figured out what most schools never teach:
How to actually LEARN.
What School Missed, I Mastered.
You can read more about me and why I built Simple Honours here →
Have you ever asked…
How do I get them to care? Why won’t they try harder?
Parents often look to apply their own external motivators in the form of incentives or punishments. While this may create short-term compliance, it rarely builds lasting change.
Motivation doesn’t magically appear on its own. In fact, it's often the last thing to show up - after your teen feels supported, capable, and clear on what to do.
When parents focus solely on motivation, what’s often missing from the conversation is:
Skill-building: A lack of time management, task initiation, and organisation are often the real barriers - not laziness.
Emotional regulation: Teenagers may be overwhelmed, discouraged, or afraid of failure, which looks like disinterest.
Relevance and autonomy: Teens especially need to feel that school connects to their future and that they have some control over how they approach it.
When teens don’t have the right tools they often get trapped in a cycle which is hard to break. This “Disengagement Spiral” is a frustrating loop that keeps capable students shut down, and leaves caring parents feeling helpless.
FREE STUDY SURVIVAL GUIDE
Learn about the Study Shift System and how you can best support your teen to take them from Chaos to Clarity.