Jenny Anderson

London

Contributing Columnist at TIME

London-based journalist & author, 10-year vet of @NYTimes. Coming Jan 2015: The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better and Live Better (Crown)

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Carnegie Mellon Alumnae Earn Two 2025 Tony Awards®

2 weeks ago | yourgv.com | Jenny Anderson

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Carnegie Mellon Alumnae Earn Two 2025 Tony Awards®

2 weeks ago | romesentinel.com | Jenny Anderson

Previous CMU alumni recognized with 66 Tonys to date — onstage and be… Next Up SHENZHEN, China, June 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ZTE Corporatio…
The Teen-Disengagement Crisis

Feb 26, 2025 | theatlantic.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Many parents are probably familiar with a certain type of teen and their approach to school: These kids turn up. They do their homework. They get good-enough grades. They comply, which in academic terms means they’re behaviorally engaged. But they’re not investing in what they’re learning, nor are they that interested in trying to make sense of it.
The Teen-Disengagement Crisis

Feb 26, 2025 | flipboard.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop

2 days agoBirth rates are crashing around the world. Should we be worried? Societies do collapse, sometimes suddenly. Nevertheless, prophets of doom might keep in mind that their darkest predictions have been, on the whole, a little premature. In 1968, Paul Ehrlich, a lepidopterist, and his largely uncredited …
The Teen-Disengagement Crisis

Feb 26, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jenny Anderson

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Many parents are probably familiar with a certain type of teen and their approach to school: These kids turn up. They do their homework. They get good-enough grades. They comply, which in academic terms means they’re behaviorally engaged. But they’re not investing in what they’re learning, nor are they that interested in trying to make sense of it.
How to Get Teens Out of ‘Passenger Mode’

Feb 26, 2025 | flipboard.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop

2 days agoBirth rates are crashing around the world. Should we be worried? Societies do collapse, sometimes suddenly. Nevertheless, prophets of doom might keep in mind that their darkest predictions have been, on the whole, a little premature. In 1968, Paul Ehrlich, a lepidopterist, and his largely uncredited …
Don’t Try to Rescue Your Kid From the ‘Learning Pit’

Feb 6, 2025 | msn.com | Jenny Anderson

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Parents have way more influence than they realize in shaping their children’s success

Feb 3, 2025 | youthtoday.org | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop

Talking to them about what they learn in school and what’s happening in their lives makes all the differenceThis story was originally published by The Hechinger Report. Parents can be tricky for teachers and administrators to manage. They love their kids dearly, but the way that love gets expressed to teachers and school leaders can sometimes be less than constructive. Teachers often report that managing parents is among their least-favorite parts of the job.
Parents have way more influence than they realize in shaping their children’s success

Jan 13, 2025 | datiak12.io | Rebecca Winthrop |Jenny Anderson

This story about parents and school success was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s weekly newsletter. Parents can be tricky for teachers and administrators to manage. They love their kids dearly, but the way that love gets expressed to teachers and school leaders can sometimes be less than constructive.
Here’s A Whole New Way To Talk To Your Teens This Year

Jan 7, 2025 | scarymommy.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop

a different resolutionAfter all, discussion is to adolescence what cuddles are to infants: necessary for brain growth. Written by Jenny Anderson & Rebecca Winthrop4 minutes agoRebecca Smith/Moment/Getty ImagesThis may not sound like breaking news, but how we talk to our teens directly influences what they hear.