Title: Avoiding Teacher Bias and Erroneous Beliefs
Headings: Avoiding Teacher Bias and Erroneous Beliefs
Avoiding Teacher Bias and Erroneous Beliefs
Some Students Can't Learn
It Is Impossible to Individualize Instruction
Gifted Students Need No Extra Help
High School Students Require Less Praise
A Teacher's Job Is to Present the Curriculum
Once a Bad Student, Always a Bad Student

Content: Otherwise, a teacher would simply assign students a reading in the textbook and then test them on the information. Sadly, some teachers do just that. A teacher needs to find the best method for presenting each lesson. Since students learn in different ways, it is important ​to facilitate learning by varying your instructional techniques. Whenever possible, make connections to reinforce student learning, including: Connections to the real world
Connections to other courses
Integration of previously learned information
Personal relevance to students
Only when educators provide students with a way to latch on to the material will they truly be teaching. 06
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Once a Bad Student, Always a Bad Student
Students often get a bad reputation when they misbehave in one or more teachers' classes. This reputation can carry over from year to year. As teachers, remember to keep an open mind. Student behavior can change for a variety of reasons.