10 Reasons to Send Your Child to a Private School
The things that a child (or teenager) learns at school will stay with them for the rest of their life. So, you want to make sure that your child learns the things that will equip [...]
Positive Student-Teacher Rapport Helps Students Overcome the Challenges of Online Learning
The beginning of the school year is an exciting time for students and the teacher. It's also a critical time for a teacher to begin connecting positively with the students. Over time, the connection becomes [...]
How to Know When You Need a Tutor
Everybody has off days when they don't perform their best on a test or major project. Getting a bad grade—even an F—once in a while doesn't mean you need to rush to find a tutor. [...]
The Long-Term Impact of a Year Without Learning: How You Can Help Your Child Learn in the Time of COVID-19
The educational system in the United States suffered problems and shortcomings long before COVID-19 became a problem in almost every aspect of our lives. We don't need to remember back very far to recall the [...]
Five Facts That Make Eleventh Grade Extremely Significant
Is there a specific year in a student's education that seems like a throwaway year? Or is there one grade that seems more important than the others? This has been a topic of discussion for [...]
5 Characteristics of an Effective Tutor
Many parents will be hiring tutors this school year to help their children reach academic goals. The one-on-one teaching approach of tutoring allows students to catch up on subjects they have fallen behind in, or [...]
How to Prepare Your Children for a HyFlex Educational Experience
In the wake of COVID-19, parents and teachers need to prepare for a new style of education. In our Tenney School Summer Session, we are already implementing a HyFlex approach. HyFlex (or Hybrid-Flexible) uses a combination [...]
Not All Online Learning Is Created Equal
As we prepare for an unprecedented school year, many parents are looking toward online school as a solution for their students. Others are still debating the pros and cons: is online learning effective? Can their [...]