Blog Category: Posts for Teachers
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Maggie Dent on how to talk to young kids when someone they love dies – ABC Radio
Maggie Dent, who has supported many children and parents when someone they love has died, ...
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Building Connectedness in the Classroom
An extract from Maggie’s ebook, Dare to Be An Exceptional Teacher The best-kept secret to ...
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Show caution when implementing change
In this article forTeachers Matter, Maggie writes about changing fads in education and how we ...
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Sensitive kids starting school
As school holidays run out faster than the water out of the bath, parents know ...
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Teaching with the teen brain in mind
Over the past 15 years there has been a massive outpouring of research that explores ...
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In praise of a common-sense revolution
Recently I was listening to a radio interview with a motoring expert, and a listener ...
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Helping children to make friends
Maggie urges parents to see their children’s behaviour through a child’s eyes.
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TEDx Youth: Exploring the big question, why am I here?
Joining TEDxYouth@Hale, Maggie addressed young people at Hale School to ask what their spark is.
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Bullying among young children
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie discusses two scenarios of bullying occurring among very young children. ...
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Stop stealing childhood in the name of education
In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie passionately shares her concerns about the ‘push down’ of formalised ...
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Which school is right for your child?
A lot of parents have asked what Maggie thinks about single-sex vs co-educational schools for ...
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Self-care in the age of 24/7 negative news cycles
So often when I tune into the news online, on the radio or on TV, ...
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Taming the teen stress monster
For many of our teens one thing is certain: stress levels are set to rise ...
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21 Things I Wish I had Known as a New Teacher
In this article for Teachers Matter, Maggie wrote about what she wished she’d known about being ...
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Why our children’s ability to think deeply is suffering
I want to chat about thinking. When I explore my building block about life skills ...
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8 ways to nurture friendships in our schools
“We’ll be friends forever, won’t we, Pooh?” asked Piglet. “Even longer,” Pooh answered. ― A.A. ...
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Bringing out the best in all students
Maggie wrote for Teachers Matter about what she learned from neuro linguistic programming and how ...