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A tender rosebud on the verge of blooming, basking in the light of new loves and life promises was snipped and crushed in a dark moment of despair. Surely those are her sweet petals being carried away gently and lovingly by a winged messenger of the kingdom. Goodbye Robertta, you were and always will be loved. This book is dedicated to my Goddaughter, the late Robertta O’Neal Washington, August 4, 1984, to September 21, 2007.

Copyright © 2008 by Corwin Press All rights reserved. When forms and sample documents are included, their use is authorized only by educators, local school sites, and/or noncommercial or nonprofit entities that have purchased the book. Except for that usage, no part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All illustrations by Randy Glasbergen. Used with permission. Copyright © Randy Glasbergen. www.glasbergen.com For information: Corwin Press A SAGE Company 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 www.corwinpress.com SAGE Ltd. 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom Printed in the United States of America 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 This book is printed on acid-free paper. 08 09 10 11 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SAGE India Pvt. Ltd. B 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Far East Square Mathura Road, New Delhi