Growing Beautiful Minds in 2021 What a relief that 2020 is now “hindsight.” At Beautiful Minds, we’re taking this opportunity to reach higher in helping young people find their greatness. The New Year started with us receiving our tax-exempt status from the IRS, allowing us to write for grants and seek support so that our […]
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It’s hard to believe that 2020 is coming to an end – who isn’t excited to turn a new page and become invigorated with hope again? I am personally really looking forward to 2021 and have a few dreams ready to take off. In my household, my last child (of 4) is going to be […]
Remember “Reading, Writing and Arithmetic”? This phrase appears to have been developed in the 19th century and was the standard by which learning and educational effectiveness was evaluated. We’ve come a long way from then and we feel it’s time to redefine The Three R’s – The New R’s. Widening Our Approach We’ve widened our […]
Tutoring & Therapy: How Success Coaching Fills The Gap between Tutoring and Therapy Kara, co-founder of Beautiful Minds Coaching for Teenagers, was at the end of her rope last year when her youngest son was a junior in high school. After making some decisions that did not serve him well, he’d lost his way and […]
I remember watching my black lab, Chopper, in the act of vigorously licking himself or eating horse poop or engaging in other pretty disgusting doggy-acts and this occurred to me: he’s just doing what dogs do. Let’s apply that to a teenager who, by nature, will also engage in behavior that is maddening, ridiculous and […]
If you’ve ever endured an emergency, you know those sirens mean help is on the way. No doubt we are in an educational emergency. When I learned that most schools were going to continue the online learning format, my heart stopped. Semester two of 2020 was, in my view as a teacher, parent, and grandparent, […]
Beautiful Minds Coaching for Teenagers is not a subject matter tutoring service. We complement the traditional or online educational experience. Let us explain what we problems we are here to solve for your teenager – and for you, as the parent and guardian. Our educational system has been desperate for on overhaul. From overcrowded classrooms, […]