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`A must-read for new as well as seasoned teachers who want to create a SAGE and nurturing learning environment for all children' - Billie S Mayo, Divisional Assistant Office of the Associate Superintendent, St Louis Public Schools, Missouri

All teachers make mistakes - in the form of uninformed strategies, impulsive acts, unconventional discipline tactics, inadvertent slights, remarks in jest, and more. Teachers make these mistakes because they are unaware of the impact and long-term effects of their words and actions. In this book, the author illustrates examples of these mistakes from the now-adult students' point of view. She has collected approximately 325 scenarios from pre-service teachers, recounting their worst experiences in school. The author's goal is to help teachers become aware of their overt and covert negative teaching habits, ultimately helping students become better-adjusted, successful learners.

The author presents brief scenarios in the former students' own words, and follows these with an `Rx' - a prescription for a better solution, based on the author's many years of teaching. Twenty-five categories of mistakes are identified and organized into six sections. These scenarios provide an important teaching tool for teacher preparation classes, and can help preservice teachers, practicing teachers, administrators, and others concerned with effective teaching.