I have been teaching online courses since 2001 through Connecticut’s college distance learning program. Online learning is effective for what I’ll call “check the box” learning. There is no difference between writing papers and doing homework assignments online or in person. Basic mastery is possible for most subjects. But even as an early proponent of […]
Read MorePunctuation matters more than you might think on the SAT. Especially now with the combined writing and language score, students who aim for top schools and need near-perfect SAT scores should invest some time brushing up on their knowledge of essential punctuation rules, including comma usage, the difference between colons and semi-colons, and the purpose of dashes.
Read MoreThese days, if you’re a good writer, you’ve almost certainly future-proofed your career, according to Forbes writer Greta Solomon. The ability to write well “is one of the best ways to remain consistently employable,” says Solomon. Especially in a global economy (“How Mastering Writing Skills Can Future-Proof Your Career,” Forbes, Aug. 9, 2018). Here, […]
Read MoreIn very broad strokes, there are families that – in a healthy way – take the college transition process seriously and there are those that bury their heads in the sand. With the former, they realize (1) their child is about to undergo a major life transition (2) they and their child are about to […]
Read MoreSTARTS THIS WEEKEND!!! We believe our class has been so popular due to the results and our teaching. Our classes have proven clearly superior to in-school programs but our super flexibility also has helped our busy students and parents. We have 4 classes. Students can attend any of the classes on any given weekend. No notice needed. We will also […]
Read MoreSome transition points in life are HUGE. High school to college is one of those. As I tell students in our SAT-ACT Mastery seminar, the transition between 4th and 5th grade was something but nothing compared to (1) moving away from home (2) meeting an entirely new set of people (3) working in an entirely […]
Read MoreIf you fight reality, you’ll lose every time. So said a modern sage. Parents of Connecticut high school juniors usually understand reality but most teens do not. Here’s what I mean: The “big life transition” is happening. Like it or not, high school is ending. Oddly, despite the pervasive thought of “I can’t wait to […]
Read MoreOver the years, we have received an enormous amount of positive feedback regarding our class. The dominant reason: our results. Our students have gone up so much in their SAT (and ACT) scores that Kaplan, Princeton Review and other national franchises have shut down classes in this part of Connecticut because The Learning Consultants has […]
Read More“One reason for isolation is shrinking social contact with people we don’t know. Not so long ago, strangers talked to each other a great deal in public — in buses, at the airport, in line at the bank. Why? Because there was not much else to do. The emergence of smartphone technology, promising to connect […]
Read MoreSince many of my old students from college test prep days are now of the age to apply to graduate school, I have been working with many students on the LSAT (as well as the GRE/GMAT). But my experience with the LSAT is fairly unique. Having practiced law for nearly a decade and having attended […]
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