Sleep in, watch TV, go to camp, hang out with friends and play video games – that about sums up my tween’s plans for the summer. It came as a bit of a shock to them when I grabbed the pages from their school work books that they hadn’t finished and started assigning them a… [Read More]
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Encouraging a Love for Science – A Visit to the Miami Science Museum
Disclaimer: Los Tweens was provided with one adult and two tween passses to the museum to complete the review and video. However, all opinions expressed are our own. In our last #CelebrateEdu post, we interviewed Liz Elser from Ford Motor Company. We learned from her that parents are crucial to encouraging their children… [Read More]
My Bilingual Child Hates Spanish Class
by Tracy López for Mamiverse It’s the worst nightmare of a parent trying to raise a bilingual child. “I hate Spanish class and I have all my foreign language credits now—I don’t want to take it next year. Are you going to make me?” Those were the words of my 14 year old son, a… [Read More]
Los Tweens and Ford Partner to Empower Latina & Multicultural Tweens
Los Tweens is proud to announce its partnership with Ford to support the Celebrate Education/Educación (#CelebrateEdu) series. In conjunction with the Ford Latino team, Los Tweens will be brining its readers advice and positive role models to encourage the celebration of educational and extra-curricular achievements of children ages 7-12. Articles will include interviews with female… [Read More]
A Case for Bilingual Education
A Case for Bilingual Education in the U.S. School System By Barbara Mascareno Is it possible to administer a great educational system for all children, from all cultural background, and languages? That’s what Maria’s parents thought when they moved their family from Central America to the United States. Maria had a strong foundation in Spanish,… [Read More]
Tips for Understanding the First Report Card
by Kathryn M. Núñez (5th Grade Teacher) As the first round of report cards begin to make their ways home, parents are probably worried about whether or not their child has performed above or at minimum at average to their grade level. They hope that the marks reflect their child’s efforts and worry about… [Read More]
Talking to Tweens About Politics
Although students give speeches and made promises, the vote in her class room boiled down to who had the most amount of friends and least amount of enemies. Perhaps that is all it can be in 5th grade but as adults voting on the leader of our nation, our vote can’t be cast because we… [Read More]
Preparing for the New School Year – Tips from a Teacher
; By Kathryn Nuñez, 5th Grade Teacher As you cross out the days on your calendar, it’s becoming painfully clear to us teachers, parents and students that the first days of school are fast approaching. As summer is nearing its end and the adventure of a new school year begins along with the managing of… [Read More]
Is Your Tween Being Bullied?
Bullying is not always easy to detect in our children. Children who are bullied or threatened at school may deny or minimize their bullying experiences for a number of reasons. For example, they may want to preserve a perceived friendship, maintain participation in a social circle, or fear that if their parents become involved, they… [Read More]
Missy Franklin: New Queen of Swimming Takes First Individual Gold Medal – ABC News
Missy Franklin: New Queen of Swimming Takes First Individual Gold Medal – ABC News. college essay writing services Why are we posting this story? Because we feel that Missy Franklin is such an inspiration for all- but young kids in particular. She always has a smile and seems genuinely supportive of her fellow swimmers and… [Read More]