25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Orange, Carolyn.
25 biggest mistakes teachers make and how to avoid them/Carolyn Orange. — 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4129-3787-0 (cloth)
ISBN 978-1-4129-3788-7 (pbk.)
1. Teacher-student relationships—United States—Case studies. 2. Effective teaching—
United States—Case studies. 3. Interaction analysis in education—Case studies. I. Title.
II. Title: Twenty-five biggest mistakes teachers make and how to avoid them.
LB1033.O73 2008
371.102′3—dc22 2008011275
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