25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them
25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them
25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them
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228 <strong>25</strong> <strong>Biggest</strong> <strong>Mistakes</strong> <strong>Teachers</strong> <strong>Make</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Avoid</strong> <strong>Them</strong><br />
33.4. Was your behavior justified? If so, why?<br />
Absolutely not! You should never judge a student before he/she arrives.<br />
33.5. Do you regret your action(s)?<br />
Yes, I could have made a difference.<br />
33.6. Do you ever think about this incident? If yes, approximately how<br />
often since the occurrence(s)?<br />
Yes, several times.<br />
33.7. If faced with the same or a similar situation, what would you do?<br />
Not act like that. Be more open <strong>and</strong> nonjudgmental.<br />
Commentary<br />
The faculty lounge is the source of much gossip about students. Tea chers<br />
exchange student problems, form opinions, make judgments, develop expectations,<br />
<strong>and</strong> consequently ruin students’ chances for a clean slate <strong>and</strong> new, better<br />
behavior. To avoid prejudgment <strong>and</strong> unfair treatment, teachers can ignore<br />
faculty lounge gossip. They should welcome new students with the intent <strong>to</strong><br />
create a better learning environment for those students <strong>and</strong> help them succeed,<br />
even if they are labeled as troublemakers. Remember, in some cases, the child<br />
may be truly innocent of any wrongdoing <strong>and</strong> indeed, the teacher could be at<br />
fault. Such a case would warrant a fresh start for a child, free of bias.<br />
Teacher # 34<br />
A Scenario of a Teacher’s Worst Treatment of a Student<br />
It was my second class of 2000 <strong>and</strong> school house policy was no sleeping, or the appearance<br />
of sleeping. One male airman could just not stay awake in class. No matter how<br />
many times I had <strong>to</strong> tell him, he would just fall asleep. One day, I brought in a digital<br />
camera <strong>and</strong> when he fell asleep, I <strong>to</strong>ok some digital pictures, then downloaded them<br />
<strong>and</strong> displayed them in front of the whole class. The class was laughing hysterically,<br />
but he still did not awaken. At this point I was concerned so I scheduled him for an<br />
appointment at the Air Force medical center. It turns out he had sleep apnea.<br />
Motive Probe<br />
34.1. Describe the problem <strong>and</strong> your specific role in it.<br />
An airman was sleeping in class. My job was <strong>to</strong> keep him awake.<br />
34.2. Why did you do what you did?<br />
I wanted <strong>to</strong> make an example of him.
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