Author:Cowley, Sue. Dont let the title fool you; this is an essential guide and resource for any aspiring teacher. A must for any teachers bookshelf! Teaching Skills for Dummies (UK Edition). Being a good teacher is a difficult goal to achieve, being largely dependent on a huge variety of skills outside of the main curriculum.Teaching Skills For Dummies focuses on these soft skills of teaching, from maintaining discipline to creating engaging lesson plans and monitoring performance.