I’ve been working with students for 15 years. At this point, The Learning Consultants has likely had about 10,000 students use our services. Of those 10,000, the most common element separating the successful is not IQ but rather motivation. When I work with a motivated student, I know that “things will turn out alright.” This […]
Read More“Go far.” That was Professor Moore’s single piece of advice. I was 17 years old and attending a summer program. We were listening to a panel of education experts. Professor Moore continued with his reasoning: “you need to experience different parts of the world. Get away from your parents and your friends. Create some distance […]
Read MoreNo. Or, more precisely, it depends. Let me add a few parameters to the question. I will assume most anyone reading this article lives in suburban Connecticut or some similar location. While there are a lot of really wealthy parents in this area, I’ll further assume I’m addressing an audience that has concerns about how […]
Read MoreI’m biased but think that the batch of high school students I see in Shoreline, CT are among the best of the bunch in terms of character. I’m from New Jersey so my comparison is likely a tough group! I delight in college admissions season because I get wonderful notes from parents. They are happy […]
Read More“Should my child take the SAT or the ACT?” I am asked the question a great deal. My advice will not be generic. All that matters to me is the student and family before me. So, there will not be a magical blanket answer for everyone. Anyone who gives one has not taken the time […]
Read MoreIn my last post, I pointed out the challenges that excessive time playing sports creates for our Connecticut youth. But, the truth is, I am a recovering sports fanatic. Moreover, I do think that athletics creates opportunities for learning. Hard Knocks is an HBO documentary show on preseason NFL training camp. Each year a different team […]
Read MoreI have written about this topic elsewhere: Academics Trump Sports. A few months ago, I was working with a European educator on a joint project. He commented that he was astonished by how much time and money American families spend playing sports. “I don’t understand.” he said. “Do these parents think their children will be […]
Read MoreA few years back, a young entrepreneur approached me to discuss his fledgling business. I was highly impressed by both him and his new company. I then thought about a recent comment from a 17 year old boy from Branford, CT. He said, “school doesn’t matter. It doesn’t teach you anything you need in the […]
Read MoreLast year, I started a subsidiary of The Learning Consultants focused on career counseling: Career Counseling Connecticut. The work was “mission based.” So many of my former high school students were now college graduates but floundering in the real world with some variation of unhappiness or lack of success. I spent a great deal of […]
Read MoreDuring our college consultations, the subject of the gap year has become an increasingly common topic. Conceptually, the gap year seems attractive: the high school graduate takes a year to develop himself further before heading to college. Greater maturity, independence, and experience are almost always developed. Freshmen who took a gap year are in a […]
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