CLIENT SUCCESS STORY
Julia & Martin: a Working-Parent Success Story
How Vested Academics helped a busy family successfully manage the demands of online learning and working from home
How It All Started
With their two parents working from home offices, Julia and Martin were independent for much of the day. Although there was schoolwork to be done in their online classrooms, Martin raced through his and played loudly, while Julia and her frustrated whining echoed through the walls, disrupting important business calls. Their parents did their best to provide support between work obligations, but everyone felt overwhelmed and exhausted.
Drowning in tension, their parents quickly realized they needed help. That’s when they came to Vested Academics.
Parent Perspective
- Struggled balancing work with providing academic support
- Inconsistent and unable to enforce homework policies
- Felt guilty and unsuccessful in parenting and work roles
Julia's Perspective
- Couldn’t find her assignments
- Didn’t know why school had become so hard
- Felt “stupid” and completely discouraged
Martin's Perspective
- Raced through all his “easy” schoolwork
- Admitted to being bored and unchallenged
- Wanted to learn about the things that interested him
How the Vested Academics Team Helped Julia, Martin, and Their Parents
Academic Coaching
Regular one-on-one sessions with their own academic coaches gave both children the structure and tutoring assistance they needed to stay organized, engaged, and on track.
Modern Tutoring Support
Trained in modern learning technologies, we helped Julia and Martin navigate the online platforms and apps provided by their teachers, as well as access new helpful resources and learning websites.
Parent Updates & Follow-Up
We kept both parents up to speed on all the critical details they needed to know, including important updates and any concerns about Julia or Martin’s progress.
The Result?
While Julia required direct instruction to access her work and coaching to get through it, Martin needed additional resources to explore his academic interests.
By starting here, both students began to gain more independence and better manage their time, allowing their parents to return to work and the family to feel more comfortable in their challenging situation. In fact, things went so well that Julia and Martin kept studying with their academic coaches after they returned to in-person school.
In Their Words
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