Feb 2, 2016
“Teach them to fish and they’ll eat for a lifetime.” This phrase came to mind as we were making preparations for our new offering at New England Tutors – Executive Skills Coaching. “Teach them how to learn” was one of the first concepts we had in mind as we started....
Sep 15, 2015
If you live near a high school, you’ve probably already heard the marching bands practicing, the skirmishes in football, and maybe even the activities on the soccer and lacrosse fields. School is open, the teams are working and the spirit is soaring. But what about...
Aug 24, 2015
You’ve met the roommate, stacked the bunk beds, and taken him out for one last dinner. Before you left you loaded his bank account with cash. Quick hugs, and then, you drove home crying. Three weeks later, you get the first plaintive call asking for more money. If...
Aug 3, 2015
Testing is in our lives, just about from the moment we are born. In fact, we get two tests performed on us in the first 6 minutes of life: the Apgar Test. And from then on, it’s a race to the finish of each successive test. But of course, this is how we measure...
Jun 9, 2015
My guess is that the most common answer to the question “What’s your favorite subject in school?” is RECESS. Well, maybe not the most common, but certainly at the top-of-mind for kids in primary school. I remember when I was a student, that breaks throughout the day...
