25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

Index
Loss of control, 148–149
Lying, 127–128, 166, 172, 233–235
MacDonald, R. E., 37
Macias, R., 68
Magnuson, D., 20
Make-up assignments, 80–81, 115–116
Malicious gossip, 54
Mandatory attendance policies, 83–84,
86–87, 92–93, 111–112
Maple, S. A., 145
Martin, J., 15
Martin, M., 91
Maslow, A. H., 96
Mason, D. A., 108
McCelland, A., 69
McConnell, S. R., 73
McFee, I. N., 35, 38, 244
Mean-spirited teachers, 61–62, 87
Medical problems, 173–174
Mental disorders, 32, 165–166
Messick, S., 122
Migraine headaches, 135
Minority students, 10–11, 63–64
Miscommunication, 30–31, 38, 63–64,
127–128, 159
Misjudgment, 154–160, 199–200,
227–231, 236–237
Mistakes as learning tool, 1–5
Mistreatment
avoidance strategies, 249–253
emotional triggers, 243–246
motives and explanations,
191–240
outcomes, 246–248
underlying causes, 241–243
Moll, L. C., 66
Monitoring strategies, 32–33
Moral realism, 112
Moral reasoning abilities, 155, 171
Morine, G., 172
Motivation strategies, 82, 141, 178–179,
202–203, 205–206
Motives for mistreatment, 191–240
Multicultural education, 63–70
Multiple intelligences, 73, 108, 113
Name-calling behaviors, 10, 22,
106–107, 138–140
Name pronunciations, 182–183
Neck squeezing, 28–29
See also Physical aggression
Negative expectations, 163–164,
168–169, 208–209, 234–235
New students, 38, 79–80, 109–110,
120, 138–139
Noise control, 179–180
Nolan, J. R., 29
Nonconforming behaviors, 54, 149
Non-English-speaking students, 10–11,
63–70, 223–224
Nonverbal behaviors, 10
Observational learning, 3
O’Connor, M., 123
Odom, S. L., 73
Oja, S., 16, 39, 53, 69, 115, 179–180
O’Leary, K. D., 19, 39
O’Leary, S. G., 39
Omnipotent syndrome, 143, 201
Orange, C., 1, 106, 126, 203, 253
Organization problems, 159–160
Originality, 149
Origin vs. pawn concept, 97
Ormrod, J. E., 22, 153
Outdated teaching methods, 38
Overweight students, 47–48,
137–138, 204–205
265
Paddling students, 16, 21–22, 27, 30, 65, 194
See also Physical aggression; Spankings
Parent, A. D., 73
Participation issues, 109, 113,
127–128, 143–144
Patience, 207–208, 232–233
Pedophiles, 58–59
Peer mediation, 20
Peer tutoring, 107–108, 118, 120
Pepper, F. C., 54
Perceptual outcomes of mistreatment, 247
Performance assessments, 117–118, 122, 141
Personal attacks, 53–56, 124–125, 205–210
Personal boundaries, 29, 50–51, 186–187
Personality conflicts, 131–140, 141–149, 150–
151, 152–153, 154–160, 223–231, 236–237
Physical aggression, 27–33, 73, 170–171,
194–201
Physical disabilities, 145–146
Physical punishments, 10–16, 20–21,
27–33, 114, 125, 194
Physiological discrimination, 47–52, 203–205
Piaget, J., 58, 112, 141, 155
Pinching students, 31
See also Physical aggression
Placement issues, 122
Plagiarism, 171, 183
Planning strategies, 150–151,
195–196, 209–210