Blog Tag: Education

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A message for teachers at the start of a new school year

In this video, Maggie shares some tips from her own experience as a former teacher ...

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Why our schooling system is flawed and what we need to change

Over the last month while running seminars and attending conferences I have had many conversations ...

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To homeschool or not to homeschool?

In this month’s Maggie Moment, I share the dilemma that seems to be on many ...

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S2 Episode 7 – How to home school — Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Coronavirus has meant parents across Australia have had to slip into a role they never ...

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How to fight the push down of formalised learning as a teacher

In this month’s “Maggie Moment”, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors – and a staunch ...

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Boys, Schools and the change that is needed

Maggie wrote for Australian Education Reporter on what change is needed in our schools to ...

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Early years education is more than child’s play

Recently I discovered that in some states, early childhood educators with a four-year education degree ...

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The Teen Mask in the Classroom

Maggie wrote for Teachers Matter magazine about ‘Understanding Why Teens Wear a Mask and What it is ...

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Helping badly behaved students

Recent reports have exposed the alarming impact badly behaved students have in Australian schools, both ...

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Secrets of Successful Teaching

Daniel Goleman’s quote from his bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence, is so true: “Happy, calm children ...

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Coping with test-driven education in early years

In this ‘Maggie moment’ Australian parenting author, educator and resilience specialist Maggie Dent shares her ...

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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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Perfectionism in children

In this “Maggie Moment”, Maggie talks about the unintended phenomenon of unhealthy perfectionism and unhealthy ...

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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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What’s with all the angry kids?

As an author and parenting educator I chat to lots of parents and teachers, and ...