The pandemic has created a dampening effect on motivation. This has afflicted both parents and students. In the near term, this is a problem because when people go through the motions instead of strive to reach their potential they are not as happy. But short term problems need not have lasting impact. An unmotivated 4th […]
Read More“The Learning Consultants has been so successful because Daryl accurately describes why students should care about school.” So said a mom from Daniel Hand High School when introducing me to another parent from Madison, CT. I liked the way she phrased the comment. My focus has always been on inspiring students. And, I suppose my […]
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe Learning Consultants has always differentiated itself among educational service providers, particularly tutoring and test prep organizations, by viewing our student-clients in the full context of young people who we want to help make the most of their “human” potential, not just academic potential. The epidemic of anxiety and depression among high school students is […]
Read More“Dominic just left his third college in five years.” Dominic had graduated Guilford High School a while back and found himself at home after floundering. I asked Linda, Dominic’s mother about Dominic’s initial college process. “It wasn’t much. We talked to our school’s counselor, looked on Naviance, and visited a couple of colleges.” It […]
Read More“Thank you. We were stuck in analysis paralysis.” Lydia, a mom from Guilford, Connecticut noted after we sorted out which college of the three finalists it made the most sense for her daughter to attend. In the same week, Emily, whose child was debating between attending Guilford High School and The Hopkins School for high […]
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThere are few points in life as dramatic as moving away from home. For that single reason, the college decision is momentous. But there is more. For many parents, the investment is the single largest expenditure of their lives, outside of their house and if they have multiple children, often including their course. For students…. […]
Read MoreWhile many of our college counseling clients have been accepted to their first choice colleges through either Early Action or Early Decision, there are also some who have been deferred and some who have been placed on the wait list of their desired first choice. Every year, we work with students to give them their […]
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