The Coronavirus College-Gap Year Decision Uncertainty has dampened the excitement of heading to college for most high school seniors. The Learning Consultants has developed a process for leading our clients through the difficult decisions they will face. Specifically, we have a framework for guiding our clients to crafting compelling gap year possibilities and/or sorting out […]
Read More‘Even with generous financial backing, if the rest of your application presentation isn’t compelling, going test-free puts you at a disadvantage. Non-submitters have lower acceptance rates than those who submit test scores. Colleges favor those who supply more data. The more you convince colleges of your ability to thrive, the better your chances are.’ CollegeVine Do you know […]
Read MoreWe have a new service designed to help high school seniors. The Coronavirus College-Gap Year Decision Uncertainty has dampened the excitement of heading to college for most high school seniors. The Learning Consultants has developed a process for leading our clients through the difficult decisions they will face. For most, the gap year – something […]
Read MoreThere are many victims of the Coronavirus. Unquestionably, the health and economic consequences pose the most significant challenges. But education is next. There will be a huge educational gap between students who used this time effectively and those that don’t. In the geographic areas that we serve in Connecticut and Westchester Counties, we, for the […]
Read More“I feel like I’m not learning anything because all I’m being asked to do is go onto Google Classroom, look at the assignments and finish them by a certain due date. So it’s like I’m teaching myself rather than being taught.” From a Washington Post article on the challenges of distance learning. Even our most […]
Read More“I wake up around 10. I post something in discussion boards to check-in and get points. I do my assignments and I’m done around 11:30-12. Sometimes I do a bit more but I do nothing on the weekends.” So said “Ryan”, one of my students from Lyme-Old Lyme. “What do you do the rest of […]
Read MoreThey won’t. That’s the sad truth for many. Sure, they will do what’s necessary to get passing grades. But so far, distance learning is proving to be an educational disaster. The Washington Post, Forbes, The New York Times among others have provided initial commentary about the problems. Articles in each concluded that there will be a great […]
Read MoreOur leadership team has suffered over the appearance of advertising during the Coronavirus. But then the educational news began to point out what we already knew: many students are being short-changed and many parents – worried enough about self-preservation – are starting to worry about their children’s future. How are children losing out? Through the […]
Read MoreHave you ever taken an online course? Harvard and M.I.T., among other university giants, released Massive Open Online Courses, known as MOOCs, for free to great fanfare a few years ago. Theoretical educators were deliriously excited by the possibilities. They trumpeted the now level playing field. Anyone could self-educate themselves for free in a similar […]
Read MoreOutliers, the great book by Malcolm Gladwell highlighted a study that demonstrated (1) the value of supplemental education (education outside the school setting) and (2) the inequality of education. In simple sum, parents from affluent backgrounds – like many in the Connecticut and New York suburbs – were able to supplement the education of their […]
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