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Reaching Intellectually Gifted Underachievers

November 12, 2009no comments

By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest I spent a few minutes in Barbara Cunningham’s (Summit Preparatory School) Wednesday presentation “Intellectually Gifted Underachievers: The Oxymoron Unraveled.” She’s done nice work in establishing some correlations and common experiences of kids who fit this profile and developing strategies to move them toward fulfilling their potentials. In a word, these kids … Read more »

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Wednesday Keynote: Daniel Pink Makes Case for Forward Looking Education

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By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Rule the Future made the case for faster changes in American educational structures- arguing that we’re missing the future by basing our school educational models on our past. It’s tough to shift our thinking, basing our educational approaches and philosophies- not … Read more »

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Schools, Consultants, Customer Service…

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By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Everyone on campus or in your office conveys messages and sells the school or your services. We all think we practice pretty good customer service. Do we? Beth Black, Cherokee Creek Boys School, made the case for service in her presentation, “Everything I learned About Marketing, I Learned from a Mouse.” … Read more »

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Speed Meetings Provide New Approach to Exchange Information

November 11, 2009no comments

By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest A new conference approach has enhanced the way educational consultants & schools exchange information. Hello Speed Meetings. Nice to meet you. The speed meeting approach gives admission officers and educational consultants a quick, defined time to exchange substantive information. It could be a new introduction. It could be catching up on what’s … Read more »

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Photos from Day 1 at IECA

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By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest Enjoy this set of photos from the opening day of the conference. You can check out the originals by visiting the IECA’s Flickr pool: Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. share:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on Linkedinshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postPrint for laterBookmark … Read more »

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School Showcase: The Carolinas and the South

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By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest This afternoon I attended “School Showcase: The Carolinas and the South.” It reminded people that Southern boarding schools offer a series of programs & approaches across the educational spectrum. Representatives from 14 schools of all types- from all-boys boarding to military to single gender to co-ed boarding/day- highlighted a series of … Read more »

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Change is a Good Thing

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By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest The first official morning just concluded. Formats and offerings have changed and that’s good. I talked with Mark Sklarow from the periphery of the Speed Meeting sessions to get his take on the conference and the new approaches. In a word, there’s more meat. The conference has tightened its focus on … Read more »

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Speed Meetings Underway…and A New Level of Networking Comes to IECA

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from the IECA Conference in NC I am blogging live from the Speed Meetings, one of the pre-conference events here in Charlotte, NC. The speed meetings allow schools and consultants to hold a series of brief (7 minute) one-to-one meetings. Held back-to-back through the morning, the meetings will allow … Read more »

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What Does it Take to Put on a National Conference?

November 10, 2009no comments

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA, from the National Conference in NC Here we are on the eve of the 2009 Fall Conference. Even before we officially open the gathering at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, we will have completed visits to more than 15 campuses by over 140 consultants, 130 attendees will have taken part … Read more »

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Tagged: boarding schools, Charlotte Conference, college consulting, College Fair, College tours, IECA board of directors, IECA Leadership, IECA members, IECA's Information Swap, international consulting, Social media, Therapeutic Consulting

Live Vibe: Teaming Up To Tackle the Curves Ahead

November 6, 2009no comments

by Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest The Independent Educational Consultants Association Fall Conference (Teaming Up To Tackle the Curves Ahead) opens a new chapter in networking and connecting educational consultants. IECA members and admission officials from schools, colleges, and programs, have new opportunities to experience the conference and events trends through social media. We’re thrilled to work with … Read more »

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