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 [...]
Research now shows the human attention span is shorter than a goldfish. This is not good news for teachers. In 2000, the start of the smart phone era, the average attention span was measured 12 seconds. In 2015, our attention span was measured at 8.25 seconds. This is 0.75 seconds shorter than the attention span [...]
If you have kids who are school age, you know that there is constant discussion about public schools and its alternatives. Have you wondered what the difference is between public and independent schools? Let's go over them: Curriculum In public schools, who sets the curriculum? The National Center for Education Statistics said, even back in [...]
Why choose a private school? This is a fundamental question every parent must ask and answer for their child. Though a private school may be better for your child, is it worth the extra expense? Public schools are free. Do the benefits of private school justify the expense? This is a very personal question that [...]
ADD and ADHD are on the rise in America with more school-aged children then ever before receiving a diagnosis. The statistics are impossible to ignore. According to the CDC, 11% of children between the ages of 4 and 17 were diagnosed with ADD/ADHD in 2011. That was up from 9.5% in 2007, and 7.8% in [...]
Learning is a unique experience. In a room full of students, there can be as many types of learners as there are students! One thing that parents and teachers can do is to implement set of learning techniques that each student can apply to their own educational journey. Here are 7 learning techniques you can teach your [...]
How many times have we heard it said by some well-meaning parent, “If only my child would do as well as I know he can do.” Or, “I know she can do better than the grades she gets!” It is certainly frustrating when you realize your child’s ability, yet something hinders that student from fully [...]
In 2013, Texas made big changes to the rules for high school graduation. House Bill 5 implemented new requirements for graduation referred to as the Foundations High School Program. The question is, how will the Foundations High School Program effect college admissions? While there is no sure answer to this questions, there are a few [...]
