Parents understandably wonder if I work with: (1) those who have not gone to college or (2) started but stopped college and are (2a) either unsure whether they will return to college or (2b) know they will not go back to college or (2c) would go back to college or further non-traditional training but only after sorting out […]
Read MoreInside the new middle school math crisis The Pandemic is over…. I think! I have seen first hand the education disaster that has unfolded during the pandemic. There are plenty of students who have been affected but no where more than in math education. Most of the students that our team has worked with during […]
Read MoreShoreline, CT residents: SAT Mastery Seminar – In Person: $595 – Old Saybrook Saturdays, January 21-March 4 9am-12 noon– Virtual SAT Mastery Seminar: $395 Sundays, January 22-March 5 9:30-11 am. To register: https://www.tutoringandtestmastery.com/test-prep-classes/test-prep-classes-shoreline-ct/ Test Prep Classes – Shoreline, CT. – The Learning Consultants Super flexibility: We are happy to discuss your unique child, contact 860 […]
Read MoreI have been running The Learning Consultants since the start of the century. Most of my work has been with Connecticut families along the Shoreline and increasingly with those in Fairfield County. During the 2000s, my work consisted primarily of helping students get ready for college. Academic tutoring (our Student Mastery program), test prep (our […]
Read MoreThe Learning Consultants has been helping children deal with their emotional well being for many years. Early on, I wrote that our mission was “to help children reach their potential.” I left out “academic” potential purposely. I would elaborate that I wanted to help our children-clients reach their human potential. If pressed further, I would […]
Read MoreI don’t recall ever having parents regret starting the college process too soon. I certainly know hundreds who have regretted starting too late. By college process, I don’t mean that you should start touring colleges with your 8th grader. Instead, as parents, you should start considering what themes would generally make sense to serve your […]
Read MoreWhat if…. you considered the greatness of the American college experience? Throughout history, the normal transition to adulthood went something like this: Boys become men by becoming soldiers or starting full time farming or manual labor or, if lucky, taking a bigger role in the family business. Girls become women by marrying some older guy. […]
Read MoreAs we have been immersed in college counseling the last few years, we have also been immersed in helping students transfer colleges. Several factors have radically increased the desire for freshman (and some sophomores) to either transfer or explore transferring. 1.) The Pandemic There is the obvious tangible reason. Families made college choices without engaging […]
Read More“We are not really being taught,” Alexa began. The teacher shows us videos. We are supposed to learn on our own and then work together in class. The teacher is supposed to answer questions but we now all think that she doesn’t really know the subject.” Twenty years ago, when I started The Learning Consultants, […]
Read MoreI wrote Motive Your Son a decade ago. I had created The Learning Consultants and its Student Mastery Program with the goal of training students in our Shoreline, CT area on how to be good students. I soon discovered that a disproportionate amount of motivational work within the Student Mastery framework was with boys. To be clear, […]
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