The mission of the Learning Consultants has been to help our clients – parents (mostly of teens) help their children reach their potential. The physical effects of the Pandemic were the understandable focus. Covid attacked the body. Those who suffered the most were older. The psychological effects of the Pandemic were less observable. Covid did […]
Read MoreHere’s the reality of the pandemic: The actual education from most schools was dismal. A quick Google search will reveal what I have seen anecdotally: our students -even in the leafy suburbs or Connecticut’s Fairfield and Shoreline Counties – did not learn that much. We have been working with many far-sighted parents who understand the […]
Read More➢ Is your child struggling to engage with academics as a result of learning during Covid? ➢ Have academic habits slipped? ➢ Have you noticed a change in your child’s mood? Please join Jean Card, TLC’s Director of Student Mastery, for an informative parent session geared to help you gain insight on the impact of […]
Read MoreMotivate Your Son The High School to College (or not) to Career Program We have formalized our process that has led to the success of thousands of teen boys through the years of running The Learning Consultants. We have done so because we are now working as much with students across the country – […]
Read MoreThere are some preliminary studies confirming a plethora of anecdotal accounts that our children’s educational gaps due to the pandemic are serious. During the fall, I taught SAT classes in our Old Saybrook office and virtually to high school students across Connecticut. I saw the gaps immediately. Numerous students said “we didn’t really learn much […]
Read MoreThere is a hard truth about life: going through challenges – successfully – elevates us. We all wish we did not have the challenge and could just get elevated. But that is not how life generally works. Years ago, I worked with a member of one of America’s wealthiest and most prominent families. He […]
Read More“David left feeling so much better!” Kristen, David’s mother, exclaimed. “And now I feel so much better too.” David had been listless. He was going through the motions at school. He was naturally bright and thought “pandemic school was a joke.” So he had not really worked all that hard since March 2020. As the […]
Read MoreAt the Learning Consultants, our approach to writing reminds me of the old Chinese proverb, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Similarly, “Correct a student’s essay, and you help them get a better grade. Teach a student how […]
Read MoreWe have been helping the emotional development of young adults since our inception in the early 2000s. Jean Card, our lead Student Mastery coach, has created an Academic Therapy framework that has helped our students in flourish both academically and emotionally. My work – while ostensibly on all the concrete areas of college counseling, […]
Read MoreTip #3 Be authentic! This might sound cliched, but it’s useful advice for students writing their college essays. It’s much easier to write about yourself when you’re not trying to be someone else. I’ve been especially reminded of this wisdom over the past few months as I work with twins from Essex, CT on their […]
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