Richard Comeau, M.Ed. · Education Specialist

Your child isn't broken. They need a better system.

I find the exact point where learning breaks and build personalized tools using AI to transform your child's learning experience.

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From shame to thriving

When your child is struggling, learning is broken.

Whether your child is working themselves to exhaustion or has completely checked out, the result is the same: they are not learning. Under the hood, there are three specific places where the process is failing:

1. There is no way in.

The material isn't tangible for your child. There is nothing for them to actually do with the information to take it in. They aren't making sense of the material because they often don't realize there is sense to be made from it in the first place. Without a clear entry point, they are left staring at a wall of information they don't know how to penetrate.

2. There is no reason to stay.

When the material feels intangible to your child, there is nothing for their brain to "grab onto." They can't sustain attention because there's no meaningful feedback and no way to encode the information. Without that engagement, the material never moves from the page into their long-term understanding.

3. There is no way to monitor progress.

There are no metacognitive checkpoints. If your child doesn't know exactly what they are trying to achieve, they have no way to tell if they are on the right track. They end up working on what they assume they need to do, but it's often not what is expected. They don't know how to check their own work, and they don't know that their understanding is incomplete.

When your child isn't learning, they're coping.

When there are no meaningful actions to take, your child assumes the only option left is to memorize. Some will grind away at memorizing for hours; others will put it off until the last possible second; others will shut down completely.

If you are not solving these specific problems, no matter what you do, you are going to get the same results.

Your child has been stuck in habits that don't lead to learning for so long that they have forgotten what real learning feels like.

How I work with your child

I pinpoint what's going on

I meet with your child and figure out exactly where the "entry points" and "checkpoints" are missing.

I design what they need

I build the scaffolds — the tangible tools and feedback systems — that your child needs to engage independently.

I make sure it works

I work with your child until they can navigate these systems on their own.

I don't tutor. I don't coach your child to try harder. I restore their access to meaningful learning.

How I restore your child's access

Subject overhaul

A handcrafted system designed to guide your child through a specific course that bypasses the information processing and executive function load so your child can meaningfully engage with what the professor really intends for them to understand. What the material is for, what it means to actually know it, and what makes it genuinely interesting. It includes:

Material translation

Your child uploads their lecture slides and notes, and the system produces a sequenced learning flow designed to make the material genuinely fascinating, clear, and rigorous.

Audio walkthroughs

Engaging two-voice audio that walks through their specific materials in a way that makes sense. At any time your child can pause and ask questions for clarification.

Interactive concept building

Your child works through the material building their understanding through answering questions that press them towards clarity and coherence.

Forensic exam analysis

The system analyzes how their professor builds tests so your child can practice in that exact format.

Custom builds for understanding and completing assignments

Your child may require support outside of making their material meaningful and accessible. Here are some examples of supports I have built for other students.

Writing support

Helps your child become aware of their patterns in writing and guides them to plan, structure, and develop their ideas through ongoing reflective questions as they write.

Material primers

Makes abstract material concrete by supporting your child to understand how they are supposed to approach the material and how they are expected to think about it, without telling them what to think or what the answers are.

Science centre exhibit

Turns physics equations and mathematical concepts into engaging explorations with interactive tools, where your child breaks down complex formulas into what each part means and why it's arranged that way, and can explain and predict the behaviours modelled.

Assumption checker

Catches when your child thinks they understand what they are supposed to do but their understanding is incomplete. Compares what they think with what is actually expected and shows them what matches, what is missing, and what might be off track.

Once your child experiences real learning, they simply don't go back.

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I know how much money you've already spent trying to solve your child's school struggles. I price my work deliberately for accessibility because I believe every student should be able to access education that works for them.

A Solution Session

$225

We meet. I listen. I tell you what I see. You leave with a clear picture of what's actually happening and what needs to change.

A Custom Build

$450

I build a specific tool or support around a single problem. We sit down together, I make sure your child can use it, and we refine it until it works independently.

Focused Problem-Solving

$750

We define one clearly scoped problem and solve it over four sessions. Includes a custom-built tool to ensure the solution sticks.

Ongoing Course Support

$275–$500/mo

Full course load rebuilt for accessibility. $275 per month for one course. Capped at $500 per month for everything.

If cost is a barrier, ask me about partnership options. I'd rather find a way to make it work than have your child stay stuck.

What changes when your child has access to meaningful learning.

Sarah

70s → 93%

Topped out in the 70s no matter how hard she worked. I built her a writing tutor and an assumption checker. Her mother said: "You can articulate what's been going on with my kid better than a therapist."

Marcus

Checked out → 80%

Walls of text made Global Politics feel impossible. I rebuilt the material so it became a tangible story about power and conflict.

Nadia

C's → A's

Third-year biology. Grinding through the material and topping out at C's. I rebuilt her course materials into a system she could actually engage with.

Priya

90% midterm

University student. "It's nothing I've ever seen before. It is saving me with this course."

Richard Comeau

Richard Comeau, M.Ed.

I've been doing this work for seventeen years. Hundreds of students. When I started, I was coaching and tutoring. I had a lot of success, but there was a group of students who, no matter how much they got it in session, could not independently create the structure I was providing. It was like asking them to build the plane and fly it at the same time.

When AI came along, I saw immediately how it changes the game. Most students don't require ongoing support. They require structure and the ability to make sense of information. Once they have that, they can move forward when no one else is in the room.

There is nothing wrong with your child's brain. The material was never presented in a way that works for them. And nobody showed them how to make it work. That's what I do.

From parents and students

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Questions parents ask

What I build removes the overwhelm that prevents your child from engaging, so they can actually do the thinking. It asks questions, pushes back, and requires your child to demonstrate understanding at every step. It will not give them answers.
What your child is getting from these tools is real learning. They are making sense of material in real time, and for many of them it is the first time that what they are trying to do actually feels doable. Some students eventually internalize the structure and move on. Others keep using them because that is the scaffolding their brain needs. Both are fine. The learning is real either way.
No. ChatGPT is a general-purpose tool your child has to figure out how to use. What I build is a custom system designed around your child's specific brain, their specific material, and the specific thing that is getting in their way.
A tutor reteaches the lesson. I figure out why the lesson didn't land. Most of the students I work with have already tried tutoring. It helped them keep up. It didn't solve the problem.

Let's restore access to your child's learning and school success.

A free 20-minute call. You tell me about your child. I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.

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