25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

This updated edition of the bestseller helps teachers become more sensitive educators by recognizing teaching mistakes and discovering better ways to address challenging and stressful situations.

Carolyn Orange is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She teaches Psychological Basis of Learning, Learning and Development of the School Age Child, Human Growth and Development, and Psychology of Human Motivation. She has a PhD and Master of Arts degree in Educational Psycho logy from Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harris Stowe State College. She began her teaching career in the St. Louis Public Schools where she taught for a number of years. Her work as an educator has spanned about 25 years. That period includes some time that she worked for two corporations. She has worked as a researcher and educator in a variety of educational settings: elementary, secondary, English as a Second Language (ESL), Montessori, special education, adult education, art, and higher education. She has produced a video on self-regulation and has developed a Self-Regulation Inventory. She has published numerous articles in journals such as the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, The Journal of Experimental Education, The Roeper Review, Journal of Communi­cations and Minority Issues, The Journal of Black Studies, The NASSP: Curriculum Report, and The High School Journal. In 2001, she was appointed to the review board of the Journal of Communications and Minority Issues. She is on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scout Council of San Antonio. She was included in Who's Who in the World for 2005; Who's Who Among American Teachers for 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2003; Who's Who in America 2001, 2002, and 2003/2004. Her current research interests are envirosocial factors that affect student achievement. She is the author of 25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them (2000) and Quick Reference Guide to Educational Innovations: xiv FM-Orange.qxd 11/12/2004 4:21 PM Page xv About the Author xv Practices, Programs, Policies and Philosophies (2002). 25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them is a bestseller and has gained worldwide popularity. It has been reviewed in India and translated into Thai, Chinese, and Slovenian. She was inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame in 2004.

Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Part I. Discipline
1. Mistake 1: Inappropriate Discipline Strategies
2. Mistake 2: Physical Aggression
3. Mistake 3: Purposeful Alienation
4. Mistake 4: Public Ridicule
Part II. Teacher-Student Relations
5. Mistake 5: Favoritism
6. Mistake 6: Physiological Discrimination
7. Mistake 7: Personal Attacks
8. Mistake 8: Inappropriate Teacher-Student Relationships
9. Mistake 9: Deliberate Mistreatment
10. Mistake 10: Racial and Cultural Differences
11. Mistake 11: Humiliation
Part III. Classroom Policies and Practices
12. Mistake 12: Inappropriate Classroom Policies
13. Mistake 13: Inappropriate Toileting Practices
Part IV. Classroom Management and Instruction
14. Mistake 14: Inappropriate Educational Strategies
15. Mistake 15: Inappropriate Assessment
Part V. Personality and Professionalism
16. Mistake 16: Teacher Insensitivity
17. Mistake 17: Academic Shortcomings
18. Mistake 18: Poor Administration
19. Mistake 19: Teacher Reputation
20. Mistake 20: Teacher Misjudgment
Part VI. Teaching Style and Behavior
21. Mistake 21: Teacher Bias or Expectations
22. Mistake 22: Unethical Behavior
23. Mistake 23: False Accusations
24. Mistake 24: Inappropriate Reactions
25. Mistake 25: Sexual Harassment
Part VII. Teacher Confessions of Worst Treatment of a Child: Their Motives and Feelings
Epilogue
References
Index