Outliers, the great book by Malcolm Gladwell highlighted a study that demonstrated (1) the value of supplemental education (education outside the school setting) and (2) the inequality of education. In simple sum, parents from affluent backgrounds – like many in the Connecticut and New York suburbs – were able to supplement the education of their […]
Read MoreThis Washington Post article explains what our children are facing. Among the quotes: “Years of research shows that online schooling is ineffective — and that students suffer significant learning losses when they have a long break from school. Now they’re getting both, in a hastily arranged mess.” …, “the “summer slide” has been studied for […]
Read More“I’m losing my mind.” That may be the most common refrain that parents – mostly mothers – have led with when calling The Learning Consultants during the Coronavirus lockdown. We can help. In addition to our normal tutoring, which has seamlessly moved online, we are offering an additional service: Student Mastery Organizational-Planning-Accountability Check-ins Our Student […]
Read MoreI wrote Motivate Your Son eight years ago. I was initially surprised that readers from across the country would find the book and contact me. I no longer am since I realize that unmotivated students – particularly boys – is not simply a Connecticut (or New York) problem but a nationwide one, and according to readers […]
Read MoreWhat are the early reviews regarding distance learning? Online learning is effective for what we call “check the box” learning. Most students move through assignments as quickly as possible to ensure completed work – the checked box – and then move on to video games, SnapChat, NetFlix, and every other online distraction. Their education is […]
Read MoreThe early returns on distance learning in Connecticut schools range from “it’s a joke”, to “it took me a half-hour”, to “this was super easy but I didn’t learn much.” Let me be clear that Connecticut educators are heroically battling a Black Swan event. This is not their fault. They are doing the best they […]
Read MoreShoreline CT schools are going to a distance-learning format next week. I have been teaching online college classes for 20 years. So while I am a “fan” compared to most, I also know the following: Distance learning is an entirely suitable replacement for what I call “check the box” education. Busy work – those homework […]
Read MoreWe all need time to process the surreal impact of the Coronavirus. After we grapple with reconfiguring our daily lives, we will then be faced with the notion that “life goes on.” Parents will need to earn money and children will need to learn. We suffer over even the appearance of profiting from a crisis, […]
Read MoreOver the next two weeks–and possibly longer–CT students will have a lot of time on their hands. They’ll need and want purposeful activities to fill the hours previously jammed with homework, sports, after-school activities, and socializing. But, these weeks out of school don’t have to be an educational wasteland. Learning can continue even though schools […]
Read MoreSchool closings will have several effects. The big positive: limiting the spread of coronavirus. The big negatives: children will not be leaning material that they will be expected to know – at some point – and that will create a foundational challenge. Boredom, lack of purposefulness, increased social media/video games/texting drama are additional negatives. I’ll […]
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