My neighbors—both full-time working parents—have a daughter in kindergarten. While visiting their house this week, I watched as their five-year-old sat patiently at the dinner table while her mother painstakingly crafted a stack of valentines. Apparently, the kindergarten class’s forthcoming Valentine’s Day celebration came with the following requirements. Not only did the students need to bring […]
Read More >Reach the carrots by ignoring them
Author Daniel Pink’s Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, which is also nicely summarized in his 20-minute TED Talk, argues that the carrot-and-stick approach doesn’t lead to long-term motivation. Telling someone, “If you do this, you’ll get this” works for simple, rote tasks. But for 21st century jobs requiring creative thinking and innovation, the extrinsic […]
Read More >Prove the yes’s right
We’re hiring for a number of positions at Collegewise right now, all of which have generated dozens (and dozens) of applications of interest. Some are easy no’s, especially for those people who don’t read our post all the way through, don’t follow directions, and don’t seem to care enough to do more than send the […]
Read More >Your best self on a bad day
It’s easy to show your best self when you’re getting what you want. When you get the elected position you wanted, the grade you wanted, the college acceptance you wanted, etc., you’ve got a pre-existing lift that makes it easier to be nice, polite, and grateful. But how do you behave when things don’t go your […]
Read More >Feeling pressured to commit before May 1?
Senior families, are your acceptance letters implying—or outright stating—that waiting until May 1 to commit could somehow have adverse implications, like being left out of classes, housing, or special programs? If so, please read this past post, Do you really have until May 1 to decide? (Spoiler alert: as long as you didn’t apply in […]
Read More >We’re hiring assistants in Southern California
We’re trying an experiment in our Southern California offices. Collegewise counselors do almost all of their own work. They don’t just meet with families, help build the college lists, and manage the application process to make sure everything proceeds smoothly and thoughtfully. They also book their own appointments, do their own follow-up with families, field […]
Read More >Your place in their class
Cassia, one of our community organizers in Newton, Massachusetts, shared this Harvard Crimson Op-Ed, Flipping the Script on College Acceptance. Penned by Harrison Satcher, a Harvard sophomore, he sets out to argue in favor of affirmative action within college admissions. But in doing so, he also lays out why colleges’ efforts to put together the […]
Read More >What classes should you take?
Now that many high school students are about to begin selecting courses they’ll take next fall, the folks at Challenge Success have just released their Tips for Making Wise Choices. It’s aimed at parents who want to encourage their students to choose courses that won’t just prepare them for college, but also leave them engaged and challenged […]
Read More >When you don’t believe
In a “fit of passion,” a high school teacher in the high-performing Palo Alto Unified School District in California’s Silicon Valley penned this piece, Kids With a 3.1 GPA: It’s an Honor to Write a College Recommendation Letter For You. And I enjoyed the encouragement for those students who don’t always set the curve. “You might want […]
Read More >On high-pressure parenting
Loyal reader George sent me this recent Economist piece, “High-Pressure Parenting,” which poses the following: “We invest far more time and money in raising our children than our parents did. [Writer] Ryan Avent wonders whether we’re doing it in their best interests – or in ours.” As often as I share advice on this blog […]
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