As always… all names and identifying details are changed when describing interactions with our college counseling clients. Steve and Linda are well meaning parents from Old Lyme, Connecticut. I met with them several years ago in relation to their son Kyle. Reading from what seems to be the current “good parent playbook”, they said that […]
Read MoreI know that part of the reason The Learning Consultants’ college counseling has been so busy of late relates to our career counseling expertise. Parents are not readily departing with hundreds of thousands of dollars anymore simply for their child to have a great college experience. To be clear, I think the whole child-adult transition […]
Read MoreWe are in the midst of a work revolution that started well before the pandemic. Arguably, the great disruption started with the age of computers in the 1990s but certainly the disruption was magnified with extreme intensity due to the Internet. Other forces – globalization, automation, artificial intelligence – have further created a work revolution […]
Read MoreRemember reading about the Industrial Revolution during history class? Remember learning about those farmers who had no idea that the work world was radically changing? As such, they advised their children to follow them into the family farming business, unwittingly setting them up for a life of economic hardship. “We” – as in the bulk […]
Read MoreHaving worked with Connecticut high school students for the last 20 years, I have a deep understanding of the psychological and practical challenges faced by parents as they send their children off to college. Having done so with three of my own (last one leaving next week), I fully understand the enormity of the process […]
Read MoreThe stakes for choosing a college major have never been higher. I do not like the view that 18 year olds should already be immersed in career planning. But there are many other things about the world that I don’t like either. We have to deal with “what is”. And, the New World of Work, […]
Read MoreWe help all college counseling clients find the right fit for their child. We do not push our college counseling clients to seek out top colleges. But we happen to be quite successful at helping those who have such goals. During the past year, we have helped students gain admission to every Ivy-league college […]
Read MoreThe 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 MoreIn 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 MoreDuring the height of the pandemic, there were around 50 million Americans unemployed. I knew almost none. I asked my friends if they knew people who were now unemployed. They, too, knew almost no one. I then realized, as elitist as it sounds, that most everyone I know had a college degree and, I dare say […]
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