Blog Tag: school

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Does your son need more time before he starts school?

An extract from Maggie’s new book, Mothering Our Boys, on making the decision about whether ...

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Boys, Schools and the change that is needed

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

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Getting little ones ready for big school

Most academics and early years experts prefer to reframe “readiness” to mean transitioning into the ...

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Important information re starting age for pre-primary in WA

2020 Update: Please sign Maggie’s petition to Premier Mark McGowan to give concerned WA parents ...

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Motivating Students Beyond Carrot & Stick

How stickers and certificates can undermine students’ self-direction and motivation, and why influence is more ...

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They Didn’t Tell Me (Poem)

When I arrived at my first school full of missionary zeal, enthusiasm and lots of ...