25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

By Carolyn M. Orange

Book Overview

"Orange offers us a great opportunity to learn from the mistakes of others -- so we don′t have to make them ourselves This book is easy to read and tremendously informative."
Greg Freeman, Columnist

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO

"Fantastic scenarios This book should be required for all teachers. The prescriptions can be put to use both in classrooms and at home."

Janet E. Haskins, Teacher
Tyan Elementary School,
San Antonio, TX

"Orange uses insight, courage, and humor in this poignant book."

Susan Dudley, Teacher
Rhodes Middle School
San Antonio, TX

"A must-read for new as well as seasoned teachers who want to create a safe and nurturing learning environment for all children."

Billie S. Mayo, Divisional Assistant
Office of the Associate Superintendent
St. Louis Public Schools, MO

Rx for improved teaching

Gain valuable insight into how to be a more sensitive and effective teacher by analyzing the mistakes of other teachers. Learn how to avoid the most prevalent and hurtful mistakes so that students can be more successful learners.

Some teachers do and say things that traumatize students, leaving them psychologically scarred from childhood on into adulthood. Carolyn Orange has collected over 300 scenarios from teachers recounting their worst experiences as students. In 25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them, she presents brief scenarios in the former students′ own words and follows each with an Rx -- a prescription for a better solution. These recommendations are based on the author′s many years of teaching and sound educational theory.

The scenarios are organized into six sections:

Discipline Teacher-Student Relations Classroom Policy and Practices Classroom Management and Instruction Personality and Professionalism Teaching Style and Behavior

The solutions and recommendations provide teachers with a map to successfully navigate the academic terrain. Whether used for professional and staff development workshops or as a tool for individual teachers, this book offers alternative strategies that will help create better teachers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761975179
• ISBN13: 9780761975175
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Corwin Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.5" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

A Reflective Opportunity for Teachers

I have been an educator for 15 years. This book is the first to actually identify the mistakes teachers make and how these mistakes "traumatize" students. This book affords teachers the opportunity to become aware of how their words and actions can influence the lives of students. 25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them encouraged me to take a reflective look at myself. This book is a must read for new and veteran teachers.

A MUST READ FOR TEACHERS OF ALL AGES!!

Teaching is said to be one of the most important careers a person can have. Dr. Orange's book uses short scenarios written by her former students give us a chilling look into how easy it is for acedimic trauma to occur. She then uses her years of knowledge and expierence to provide appropiate advice and solutions for teachers faced with these situations. The book is very easy to read and filled with excellent tips and advice on how to be a happy and effective teacher. It's a must read!

Every Teacher Needs This Book!

This book is an excellent portrayal of situations that have gone on and continue to happen in our classrooms every day. The mistakes that teachers make have huge effects on our students. This book makes you think about how what you say or do to your students will affect them in the long run. I remember a lot of these insidences happening in school when I was young and nothing was ever done about it. This book now brings those situations into the open and tells ways to avoid them. Every teacher needs to read this book so that they do not make those very same mistakes. I really enjoyed reading this book, there were times when I my eyes got watery just thinking about how the people felt whent hey were kids.This is truly a fantastic book!

A definite must for all teachers!

I absolutely love this book because it is a reality check for all teachers. School districts should really consider using this book for staff development as it reminds us of how having one bad day can forever scar a student. Hats off to Dr. Carolyn Orange for bringing this "taboo" into the light.

Teaching to Teach

This is a must read for anyone planning to teach or is already in the profession. It gives a teacher the one skill that is usually missing, the ability to communicate with all students without alienating them. The scenarios the author present find common ground with most teachers and students. It can be used both professionally and as a staff development workshop. It's readers will gain valuable insight into how to be a more sensitive and effective teacher by analyzing the mistakes of other teachers.