In younger years, I was more attached to prestige for prestige sake. I have mostly let that go. But I also scoff at cocktail party chatter from some Shoreline Connecticut parents who dismiss prestige entirely. Most of the time, they are reflecting their desire that no one else care about prestige while they secretly do. […]
Read MoreAs I have started our college counseling for Connecticut juniors with greater intensity, one constant has emerged: “I am shocked that high school is almost over.” The pandemic hit when high school juniors were in their second half of freshman year. The pandemic was in full form during sophomore year. The pandemic has been a […]
Read MoreLeigh had the exasperated voice that I know so well: a caring mom who had tried for many years to inspire her son to work harder. Andrew, a student at Daniel Hand High School in Madison, CT, had never been particularly motivated but the pandemic brought his academic energy to a new low. Getting him […]
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 MoreIf you are a parent of a high school junior, your son or daughter will have turned in all – or close to all – of their college applications by the end of THIS CALENDAR YEAR! Moreover, for those who will apply Early Decision, they will know where they are going to college if admitted. […]
Read MoreApproximately 60% of college students are women. Delighted for the success of women. But it also confirms the thesis of my book: boys are underachieving at a dizzying rate. Anecdotally, I noticed the problem in my SAT classes. I started teaching test prep in Guilford, CT in 2002. Our classes would fill the big back […]
Read MoreAs early action and early decision results come in, I get many kind notes and calls from our college counseling clients as well as our past tutoring clients. Of late, one comment has been consistent; “We went through the process in a much more emotionally positive way than we would have without you and […]
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 MoreDo we have a mental health emergency among today’s youth? The Surgeon General just said so. And, this is one of those rare areas that is not a partisan issue. A few years ago, I saw one of my college classmates who lives in a different part of Connecticut last year around this time. His […]
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