Now that school is back in full swing and teachers have become acquainted with their students, more and more parents are receiving notes and calls from their children's teachers. These calls are rarely a good thing, and are often to address behavioral problems the child may be having. Many parents will react to these phone [...]
The internet is a powerful thing. It can be powerfully good, or powerfully evil. Parents want to ensure their children experience the powerfully good part. This is easier said than done. Technology is moving at such a rapid pace it can be hard for a parent to keep up. The intention of this article is [...]
As students transition back to school, those in the upper-level grades are thinking about graduation and beyond. What college they want to go to, what advanced classes they should take, and how they will succeed in getting into the college of their choice are some of the questions on their minds. However, one area that [...]
Every child is unique with specific learning styles and learning methods that are just as distinct. Modern education has trained us to view these differences as something to fear or avoid. Wouldn't education be far simpler if every student learned the exact same way or at the same pace? This type of mentality is false [...]
In today’s competitive college admissions environment, high school administrators and school boards regularly grapple with the question of whether to rank graduates or not. This is a relatively recent phenomenon. When most of today’s high school parents graduated from high school, there was no question class rank would be reported to colleges. There was also [...]
Raising a student who is diagnosed as gifted and talented is a wonderful challenge. You're excited by their obvious gifts, but you may also struggle with the fact that your child will struggle to fit in within a normal school environment. Thankfully, there are programs in place to ensure that your child will be able [...]
To help your child have a more fulfilling and successful life, teach them to delay gratification. If you can train only one thing, this would be the best focus. While some might disagree with this assertion, objective proof of this assertion has roots in “The Marshmallow Experiment.” In 1960, two Stanford professors conducted the Marshmallow [...]
The Tenney School is looking forward to seeing our parents tomorrow for Parent Night. Our art class students have even beautified the auditorium for you. See you tomorrow at 6pm!
Considering today's highly competitive educational standards, it's not hard to see why more and more high-end schools are encouraging students to spend time outside of school with tutors. In order to keep up with a highly competitive school's rigorous standards, tutors are often a seemingly necessary part of a young student's education. However, despite the [...]
