“You got her to think about the future.” Mr. Rutledge said in relation to his daughter Tonya, a junior at Coginchaug Regional High School in Durham, Connecticut. “Normally, the longest she thinks into the future is what will she text next.” Tonya had come to SAT class with that vacant look of “why am I […]
Read More“I had her do the SAT problem of the day.” Mrs. Barry said about her daughter Julia, a junior at Daniel Hand High School in Madison. “I’m really surprised that she did so poorly.” Let me clear: doing the SAT problem of the day is better than doing nothing. Indeed, starting with something small is […]
Read More“I finally have a reason to work hard in school and even come here on Saturday mornings.” Brendan said after SAT class. It was the highest form of compliment that one can get from an unmotivated 17 year old. Brendan’s mother had called earlier that week when signing up for SAT class. She had the […]
Read More“He’s a genius. He went to Yale and Harvard.” Two different people led with this introduction when describing John (John Elway comes to mind as his pseudonym because he looked like the Hall of Fame quarterback. For younger readers, think Tom Brady, same basic premise). Our mutual friends were introducing John to me because he […]
Read MoreMy wife is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut’s Nursing School. For students interested in nursing, UCONN is fantastic because it is not only a great nursing school but it might be the best value for students who hope to work in one of Connecticut’s many hospitals after college. Recently, she spoke […]
Read MoreI am surprised by the continued success of Motivate Your Son. This is neither false modesty nor subtle bragging. The book was published in 2012. It continues to sell beyond expectation despite zero marketing in the last few years. Reader e-mails tell me the reason: I was correct in my view that we have an […]
Read MoreKevin was a freshman at East Lyme High School. An athletic, social, guy, reasonably smart, and, like most boys his age, decidedly more interested in playing video games and hanging out with his friends than making the most of his academic potential. I met with Kevin formally as part of our Student Mastery program. I […]
Read More“You’ll be happy and surprised to hear that Alyssa thanked me for setting up all that math tutoring!” Mr. Rhodes, Alyssa’s father, said as she was just accepted to a top liberal arts college. Alyssa had first started working with us in 8th grade when she was at John Winthrop middle school in Deep River, […]
Read More“How do you and your team do it?” asked Mrs. Keil, the parent of four rambunctious teens from Madison, CT that have worked with The Learning Consultants through the years. “We are not their parents.” I responded. She laughed, tried to compliment us again and then agreed that we have a competitive advantage. “Whatever you […]
Read More“I was really irritated with you last night when I saw the unchecked box.” Drew said. A sophomore in the Clinton, Connecticut school system, Drew often “forgot” to do one of his homework assignments. He was kidding about the checklist system that I had him put in place to ensure that each of his assignments […]
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