When Tutoring is not Enough

What happens when tutoring is not enough? We have a good number of parents who come to us after spending years and sometimes hundreds, even thousands of dollars, only

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Creating Success in School and Beyond

People have often asked me how our students are able to see such long-lasting and dramatic improvements in school when nothing else has worked.  In today's post, I

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Finding the Right Career: A Different Approach

Do you have a student wondering what career they should pursue?  Are you helping a student apply for colleges and/or selecting a major, but they're just not sure

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How are we different from tutoring services?

One of the questions that I often get from parents is, “How are you different from tutoring services?” So in this post I want to address some of

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7 Great Sports for Brain Development

We sometimes get this question about what sports are best for kids and their overall brain development. Here are a few sports we recommend to students for better

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What Standardized Testing Doesn’t Measure

This is the story of an extremely bright student who, although he was captain of the his nationally recognized robotics team, had all but given up the idea

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Band-Aids and Quick Fixes

According to the Institute of Functional Medicine, “Integrative medicine is healing-oriented medicine that takes into account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of

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This Child Just Can’t Remember!

When I hear this statement my mind switches into a questioning mode. What kinds of things don’t they remember? Can you give me an example of what they

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The Missing Link to Learning

"I'M NOT DOING THIS ANYMORE! My head hurts, I keep losing my place, and I can't remember what I read!" These words assailed me as I walked into

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What’s the big deal about CFU? Ask Brian.

“Brian can’t tell the difference between a 5 and a 3 and he sure can’t begin to read! Good luck with that one!” That was my first introduction

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