Originally Posted by JinnKai

If she's anything like me (and Albert Einstein, for that matter) -- he was absentminded -- she needs it on paper. There's something about written instructions that effects me much stronger than verbal instructions. When I'm at work (like now), when I'm TAing (in 4 hours) and even when I'm doing homework -- if I don't have it written, I prioritize it into "it will get done when it gets done." If it's on paper, I go .. ok.. I do #1, #2, #3, #4, and I'm done. I know it may be a pain in the ass, but write out a daily or weekly schedule, PRINT IT, and give it to her? Even include each class day and time, for redundancy's sake. Then she has a checklist in hand that tells her exactly what is expected. The next time her accountability comes up, point to exactly what didn't happen per the plan. If she uses the "scheduling issues" excuse after this, give her a chance to back out. "Can you still manage these tasks? If not, perhaps we should both go talk to your department chair about lowering the amount of hours you work." It's simultaneously a reminder that she IS accountable to her advisor/chair/whatever and a considerate question.

My teacher has no fixed schedule on when I get things done, but I've made a habit of having a 1, or at the maximum, 2 day turn around. The only way I can do this is by clearly documenting (somewhere, somehow) what I need to get done and by when.

Just my 2cents..