General Education Advice

We recently were discussing a happy tutoring experience with a client from Madison, CT. “I’m not the nag anymore”, our student’s mother exclaimed. She then described what we have heard often: “half of my conversations with my son had been about doing his homework or caring about school.” She relayed that her once close relationship […]

“Einstein didn’t do well in school”. I’ll hear a parent tell me with some hope that I’ll agree that not doing well in school is a fine thing. That’s not what I am thinking. Einstein did well in his career in spite of not excelling in school not because of not excelling in school.  And, […]

I’m generally soft-hearted.  I treat all of our students with kindness and gentleness, particularly if those that are stressed about school. Kindness, however, involves teaching children about the world “as it is.”  Competition is part of reality. The first round of American Idol provides a glimpse at the lunacy of the anti-competition movement. Many of […]

The missing question regarding school and work success When I give presentations on student success to groups in Connecticut, I am often asked very specific educational counseling questions: When should my son take the SATs?   What should my daughter do to prepare for the AP exams?  How can my son improve his writing? What […]

Despite our tepid recovery from The Great Recession, many Connecticut teens are growing up in an environment of material abundance. They have little idea that your investments have been flat and that you are struggling to save enough for college. They remain rich in their world of video game systems, big screen TVs, and smart […]