25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

Index 263
public ridicule, 36–37
teacher misjudgment, 14–15, 236–237
unethical behavior, 166–167, 172
Fat affliction, 47–48
Favoritism, 43–46
Fearfulness
bias, 166
control issues, 117
corporal punishments, 15–16, 32
extreme punishments, 13
humiliation, 71–72
inappropriate reactions, 237–238
as motivation strategy, 125, 128
safety concerns, 49
teacher insensitivity, 131
teacher reputation, 152–155
throwing objects, 22–23
See also Academic trauma
Feedback
constructive feedback, 82–83
inappropriate assessments, 123–127
low achieving students, 91
punitive environments, 178–179
rigid policies, 92
unethical behavior, 171
Fight-or-flight responses, 172–173
5 D’s of misbehavior, 241–243
Flanders, N. A., 172
Flexible behaviors, 83–84, 86–87, 90, 92–93,
111–112, 135–136
Food addictions, 172
Forced participation, 113, 127–128
Forced public confessions, 35
Foreign accents, effects on instruction, 159
Forgery, 35
Forgetfulness, 34
Friendships
adolescents, 57–58
adults, 44–45, 147
children, 73
Froyen, L. A., 177
Gagne, R., 10, 39
Galloway, C., 10
Garcia, E. E., 66
Gardner, H., 108, 113
Gearheart, B. R., 50
Gearheart, C. W., 50
Gelman, D., 136
Gender bias
false accusations, 175–177
favoritism, 44–45
nonconforming behaviors, 54
physical punishments, 30
student-to-student behaviors, 155–156
teacher expectations, 164, 187–188
teacher insensitivity, 144–145
Gersten, R., 67, 70
Gibbs, J., 155
Gifted students, 105–106
Giggling, 16
Glasbergen, R., 8, 42, 78, 104, 130, 162, 190
Glaser, R., 122
Global punishment, 16, 17, 22
Goldberger, N. R., 119, 143
Good, T. L., 44, 108, 118
Gossip, 54
Gottfredson, G. D., 142
Grading papers, 131–132
Grief, 136–137
Griffith, F., 158
Gronlund, N. E., 51, 120, 174
Group competition, 82
Group consequences, 16, 17, 22, 126
Grunwald, B. B., 54
Haines, D. E., 73
Hair pulling, 29, 32
See also Physical aggression
Hall passes, 98–100
Hand-me-down clothes, 137–138
Harris, J. D., 58
Harvard University, 36
Hatred reactions, 12, 15–16, 63–64, 113–114,
181–182
Heath, S., 64
Henson, D. T., 57–58
Heuristic approaches, 111
Hispanic students, 63, 65–66, 69–70, 223–224
Hitting students, 12, 14–15, 16, 20,
114, 194–195
See also Paddling students; Physical
aggression; Spankings
Homosexuality/homophobia, 54
Honest mistakes, 157–158
Honesty, 82–83, 166, 171
Honors students, 55–56
Hostile environment, 184
Hugs/hugging, 32, 137, 143, 240
Humiliation
belittling behaviors, 217–218
chalkboard settings, 71–72, 107–108
competitive sports, 113
crushes, 74
erroneous assumptions, 216–217
false accusations, 36–37, 176