Note to my Families: University updates, 13 July (US, UK, France, Hong Kong, IB,..)
Dear Families, Students, your resilience amid all of this uncertainty is inspiring. Please don't let go of it and continue to pursue...
The real (& unfortunate) outcomes of too much parental control
We’ve been reading loads of articles in the past week-- including this one from the NYTimes --about the overly involved--sometimes...
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Privilege + Expectations [should] Have No Place in Education
The issues foment when privilege is tied to expectations and favoritism and that the privileged expects certain favors, results and actions
Why the university admissions process is such a problem
Mutter the words “university” and “admissions” and you’ll feel stress around you—verbal, visceral, corporeal, mental. Have you ever seen...
Yoga and Rankings
I was just settling into a relaxing shoulder opener before class when I overheard two of my yoga buddies in the row behind me: --Well, I...
Scared about your child’s pending departure for university? So is she.
Leah has never been to the US before. Neither have her parents. Yet, she’s going to be heading there in two months to spend the next...
Why every school should offer its students a career counseling & university guidance "inten
I’m finishing up preparing for a university guidance “bootcamp intensive" I’ll be running with the Canadian International School in...
A Welcome Calm in the University Admissions Process: Regular Decision
For those of you not involved or touched by the university admissions process—in particular that of the US—it may surprise you to read...
Learning life skills through the university admissions process
I’m a firm believer that the admissions process itself lends to a beautiful opportunity for the student to learn about herself, build...
What if I don't like what I think I want to study?
The best question I've received all week. All month. When my students ask me this question I know they are really starting to think...