In working with teens through the years, I have deep anecdotal evidence that their social skills have been declining at a rapid rate. The pandemic merely accelerated but did not create the decline. We are facing an epidemic of anxiety and depression in teens. Given my work, I’ve researched and considered the issue extensively. I’m […]
Read MoreI’m an ethnic kid from NJ public schools. So I’m hardly elitist. Given that approximately 40 million Americans had their jobs disrupted (laid off permanently or temporarily) during the pandemic, the fact that not a single one of my close friends lost their job is statistically highly unlikely. But there is a cringe-worthy elitist explanation: […]
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 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 MoreI am a lawyer by training. I left full time practice in 2000 to pursue my calling as an educator-counselor and started The Learning Consultants in an effort to help parents with their college counseling, test prep, and tutoring needs. I was suddenly an entrepreneur and was faced with doing my now more complicated taxes. […]
Read More“I figure what’s the worst that can happen. I’ll come back here and live in a big house by the water.” said Liam a completely honest junior from Guilford High School. This was a decade ago. I had pressed Liam about the obvious: did his family situation dull his motivation? Liam’s response was surprising […]
Read More“That’s part of my brand.” So said a Harvard student to my daughter as he was trying to woo her with his impressive credentials. He was a clown but he was stating some part of the truth. I’ve grown away from the prestige seeker I once was. The self-esteem that seems attached to name […]
Read More“This really matters much more than back in my day.” Ted, a father of a Guilford High School student noted. He went to UCONN. His wife went to UCONN. His brothers went to UCONN. He started thinking about how much the decision mattered when he saw what was happening in the economy and when he […]
Read More“Jake is coming home. He fell in with the wrong group and he basically failed out.” Jake’s mom had called in relation to sorting out how he could regroup. “I know you cautioned us…” Jake’s mom remembered our last college counseling session when she relayed that he had chosen a particular college known for its […]
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