Blog Category: Teachers Matter
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Helping our boys to shine in our classrooms
First published in Teachers Matter magazine, Issue 58, 2023. No matter where you are ...
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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 ...
Shining a Light on Unhelpful Social Norms for Girls in our Schools
“This article originally appeared in Teachers Matter magazine. Click here to view the article as ...
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Helping teen students with death and loss
Every human processes grief differently and depending on a person’s age and capacity for resilience, ...
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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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Are your problem students bad or just struggling?
Here in Australia, there has been quite a bit of media focus on the alarming ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
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Stop Stealing Childhood
Are we setting our children up to fail? In short, there is no evidence that ...
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Creating a safe place for today’s adolescents
According to the Mission Australia Youth Survey 2020, the top four concerns for young people ...
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Keeping a balance in our classrooms
Avoiding the IT Overload Just last week I watched a toddler massively engaged in an ...
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What Boys Need Most
“Boys are found everywhere, on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running ...
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School Readiness – Helping Parents Decide
My oldest son couldn’t write his name when he started school, but heck Michael is ...
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Bullying in Our Schools: A different perspective
“Our world is becoming increasingly violent. Social and political initiatives everywhere are seeking to counteract ...