We 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 MoreI wrote Motivate Your Son in 2012. Based on my Student Mastery (student training) and college counseling work, I noticed that girls were outperforming boys in school and far more invested in the college process than boys. Research proved my anecdotal evidence correct. My normally upbeat way of being did not prevent me from sounding […]
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 MoreI have some sense of optimism regarding the return of normalcy or at least post-pandemic normalcy. Given my work related to both teaching and counseling students in Connecticut, I have noticed in the last few years a profound need for more educational counseling. The epidemics of anxiety and depression and various subcategories of each have […]
Read MoreSingle Men My first book was Motivate Your Son. I was surprised by its commercial success. I was surprised by how many people from all over the country bought the book. I was stunned when those from other English speaking countries tracked me down. I thought it was a book to help those in Shoreline Connecticut and […]
Read MoreHope brings its friends optimism, happiness, and excitement. Having worked with teens/young adults in Shoreline, CT for 20 years, I wish that I could bring back the amount of hope that I saw when I first started. Hope derives from the thought that something better lies ahead. Back in the not too distant past… most […]
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 MoreYears ago, I had a fellowship to work at The Brookings Institute, long considered America’s top think tank. At the end of the fellowship, I told my wonderful Brookings Scholar (as they were called) that I thought the mission of think tanks was great “generate ground breaking ideas through sophisticated research”, I wanted to be […]
Read MoreUnstructured time. That’s when greatness is built for those who are self-motivated. That’s when gaps occur between those who are self-motivated and those that are not. And… most teens in suburban Connecticut are not self-motivated! The pandemic created an enormous amount of unstructured time. There will be education gaps. Make sure your child is on […]
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