Raising Engaged Kids: What Every Parent Can Learn from the Disengaged Teen, Featuring Jenny Anderson
Curious Cardinals is excited to present a conversation with Jenny Anderson, co-author of The Disengaged Teen and award-winning journalist, in dialogue with Audrey Wisch, Co-Founder and CEO of Curious Cardinals. The event is co-hosted by Crystal Springs Uplands School.
Date: Wednesday, April 15
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Crystal Springs Uplands School: Upper School Cafe
400 Uplands Drive
Hillsborough, CA 94010
This event brings together both sides of an urgent story: the research revealing why students are checking out—and the real-world model showing how to bring them back in.
About The Disengaged Teen
Jenny Anderson's book is a landmark study on today’s student engagement crisis. Drawing on input from thousands of students, parents, and educators, she uncovers:
The four learner modes shaping how kids engage
Why one-size-fits-all schooling no longer meets students’ needs
How rapid technological change, especially AI, is widening the engagement gap
Concrete strategies to build motivation, adaptability, and resilience
It’s both a clear diagnosis and a powerful blueprint for what must change.
Where Curious Cardinals Fits In
If The Disengaged Teen explains the problem, Curious Cardinals offers a solution.
Our mentorship model brings the book’s key findings to life for K-12 students: trusted relationships, real-world relevance, personalized learning pathways, and experiences that build confidence, purpose, and adaptability in an AI world.
This conversation will show how evidence becomes action—how ideas move from research to execution—and how parents, educators, and innovators can support this generation more effectively.
Why Join Us
This isn’t another talk about an “education crisis.”
It’s a conversation about solutions—about what families and educators can do right now to help kids thrive.
We’re excited to share Jenny's extraordinary book and dive into the ideas shaping the future of learning and childhood.
RSVP now! This is an event you won't want to miss.