Episode 8: The Helicopter Mom Has Landed

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Episode 8: The Helicopter Mom Has Landed

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May 17, 2017

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Ted talks with self-professed “helicopter mom” Courtney Jane about her high-achieving children, Jamie and Cece, who were also students of Ted’s test prep program. Jamie just completed his junior year at Harvard and Cece will be starting at Brown in the fall; clearly this mom is doing something right! Courtney discusses what she thinks has […]
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Episode 8: The Helicopter Mom Has Landed: Ted talks with self-professed “helicopter mom” Courtney Jane about her high-achieving children, Jamie and Cece, who were also students of Ted’s test prep program. Jamie just completed his junior year at Harvard and Cece will be starting at Brown in the... by Tutor Ted Talks College Admissions
38 min listen
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