25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

Index
Self-competition, 82
Self-efficacy, 108
Self-esteem issues
ability grouping, 108
adopted students, 133
corporal punishments, 15–16
deliberate mistreatment, 61
extreme punishments, 12
gender bias, 175
non-English speaking students, 64
physiological discrimination, 47–48
public ridicule, 37
reading problems, 115
shyness, 154–155
social isolation, 169–170
socioeconomic status, 138
Self-evaluation skills, 126, 132
Self-fulfilling prophecies, 163–164
Sense of industry, 117
Sensitivity. See Insensitivity
Sexual harassment, 23–24, 58–59, 184–188, 240
Sexual stereotypes, 44–45, 175, 187–188
See also Gender bias
Shaken baby syndrome, 73
Shaking students, 20, 30–31, 73
See also Physical aggression
Shaming
competitive sports, 113
handedness, 51–52
as motivation strategy, 141
non-English speaking students, 10–11
self-esteem issues, 38–39
speech problems, 84
teacher misjudgment, 228–229
teacher–student relationships, 71–74
See also Humiliation
Shaping strategies, 118
Shore, S., 173
Shyness, 71–72, 115, 127–128, 154–155, 216
Sibling comparisons, 62
Silence strategies, 9–10, 179–180
Silver, E., 122
Skill-level grouping, 50–51, 80
Skinner, B. F., 18, 24, 36, 81, 113, 118, 183
Slander, 177
Slapping students, 12, 15, 186–187
See also Hitting students; Physical
aggression
Slavin, R. E., 108, 146
Sleeping in class, 22–23, 173–174, 228–229
Smith, T. M., 69
Smoking, 181–182
Snobbery, 43–44
Snow, R. E., 110
Social interactions, 57–58, 241–243
Social isolation, 10–11, 30, 67,
164–165, 169–170
Socioeconomic status, 137–138
Sociograms, 73
Spankings, 14–15, 29, 32–33, 80, 125
See also Paddling students; Physical
aggression
Special needs students
bias, 232–233
inappropriate classroom strategies, 221–223
non-English speaking students, 10–11
physical aggression, 199–200
physiological discrimination, 49–50
racial/cultural discrimination, 63–70,
214–215
Speech problems, 84, 146
Sprague, M., 252
Sprinthall, N., 16, 39, 53, 69, 115, 179–180
Sprinthall, R., 16, 39, 53, 69, 115, 179–180
Squeezing students, 28–29, 31
See also Physical aggression
Stage, F. K., 145
Standing/sitting in the corner,
12, 21, 28, 36, 192–193
Stealing, 229–230
Stiggins, R. J., 126
Stoddard, K., 17
Stress management, 152–153, 180
Student illnesses, 83–84, 86–87, 135–136
Student input, 150–151
Student offenses, 224–225
Students’ names, 26
Students with disabilities, 49–50, 145–146
Student–teacher relationships. See
Inappropriate student–teacher
relationships; Teacher–student relations
Stupid questions, 39–40, 88–89, 110
Suicide issues, 85–86
Surprise tests, 80–82
Suspensions, 25
Swearing, 238–239
Talking
extreme punishments, 11–12, 15–18, 25
outdated classroom policies, 179–180
physical aggression, 28–30
public ridicule, 36–37
punitive environments, 80
rude behaviors, 226–227
teacher insensitivity, 137
Tangents, 90, 147
Taping student’s mouth, 12, 16
Tardiness, 213–214
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