As a parent of three, I wish the work world was going to be easier for my children than for me. When I give college and career talks throughout Connecticut, I see parents nod their heads when I say: “it used to be that if you graduated from a decent college with decent grades, you […]
Read MoreIn general, the Connecticut suburbs create an idyllic atmosphere. As a transplant to this state – having lived in the Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and New York areas for the first 31 years of life – I might appreciate Connecticut’s people (nicest I’ve met) and suburbs (most peaceful and charming I’ve seen) in a different way […]
Read MoreAs I wind up my meetings with tired teens ending the school year throughout the Connecticut shoreline, I remind parents to plan the summer. The summer provides an unusual gift: free time. Some part of the summer should be for complete relaxation and rejuvenation. Most Connecticut high schools are ending this week. Doing nothing but […]
Read MoreIf I had to recommend one book for parents to read on education, I might recommend Outliers. Malcolm Gladwell studied the “greats” – those out on the edges of performance – and revealed what The Learning Consultants has promised Connecticut parents for years: greatness comes through work character. There is a lot to be said […]
Read MoreIn our SAT-ACT Mastery Seminar, held in Old Saybrook and Madison, I routinely speak to dozens of 17 year olds. When I discuss college for the first time, I see anxiety. When I meet with parents and their children for college counseling, I often “feel” the anxiety of parents. My college counseling work has led […]
Read MoreI was recently interviewed by The Hartford Courant. I met the author about a decade ago as she has been an education journalist in Connecticut for years. She asked about “our magic”. Why is that The Learning Consultants has such a cult fan base? Whenever I speak with parents about your company, they seem to get […]
Read MoreIn providing educational services to Connecticut parents for the last 16 years, I have heard most every variation of challenge that faces parents. Certainly, most calls start with inquiries about test prep or tutoring or college counseling but many quickly evolve into discussions that relay to the personal challenges of teens. Due to my book […]
Read MoreCallie was a junior at Daniel Hand High School in Madison and was taking an SAT course at our Madison, CT office. She is one of those good kids who does all her work and earnestly tries her best. Her grades were good. Her PSAT scores were not. The very first thing she said to […]
Read MorePSAT scores are back for most every school in Shoreline, CT. I have heard that Daniel Hand High School in Madison may have a delay in providing its PSAT scores but otherwise students from Guilford, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, East Lyme and other Southeastern, CT high schools have sent me their PSAT results. As always, […]
Read More“I didn’t do well on the SATs.” I hear this statement quite a bit. But I have learned to filter according to the student’s high school. For example, when a student from East Lyme High School makes this statement as one recently did, I’m pretty sure the student probably did well compared to the rest […]
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