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A practical parent–teacher conversation: understand the concern, choose a small goal and keep communicating.
Full Interview · November 6, 2023 · Ep. 20
Megan Winkler: Small Moments, Lasting Impact
From classroom planning to a child’s first day, Megan shares practical ways teachers and parents can help children learn, connect and grow.
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Educator · Matt Rhine’s sister
Megan WinklerEducator · Matt Rhine’s sister
Inside the Interview
- Understand the preparation teachers do for children with different learning needs.
- Find a useful way to start a parent-teacher conversation when a concern comes up.
- Help a child practice independence and feel ready for the first day of school.
- Hear why kindness and good decisions matter alongside academic work.
- See what a specific parent note can tell a teacher about classroom culture.
Recorded in November 2023. Megan’s teaching roles and school policies are described as they were then; confirm current school arrangements locally.
Meet the Guest
Megan Winkler
Megan Winkler, formerly Megan Rhine, is Matt’s sister and an educator. While still in school, she found that she enjoyed helping teachers and teaching math to students who needed extra support.
More about Megan Winkler
She went on to teach fourth and fifth grades, then worked as a math resource teacher. At the time of this November 2023 conversation, she was teaching preschool. Megan is candid about the planning and energy the job takes—and about the creative problem-solving she still loves when she helps a child learn.
Her perspective is warmly practical: give children room to try small tasks on their own, keep parents and teachers talking when a concern comes up, and notice the ways a classroom can help a child feel welcome. A parent once wrote to thank her for the culture in her preschool room. That simple note stayed with her.
- EducatorElementary classroom and math resource teaching
- Preschool teacherHer role at the time of the 2023 interview
- Matt’s sisterA conversation about teaching and family
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