Jenny Anderson

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.

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.

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.

Jan 7, 2025 | hechingerreport.org | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop

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. But just like students who behave badly because they don’t know how to manage their emotions, parents sometimes behave badly because they feel powerless to help their child succeed.

Jan 2, 2025 | nytimes.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop

This approach works because it teaches kids strategies they'll need to succeed in work and life - and keeps them invested, too. But a survey of over 66,000 young people that we conducted with the Brookings Institution and the education nonprofit Transcend showed that very few middle and high school students regularly have the opportunity to work this way. Only 33 percent of 10th graders report that they get to develop their own ideas in school. The result?