Apart from that, I agree with your list, but I'd like to add a number 11: flying the circuit with reference to the runway, rather than with reference to ground features.
I could never get the rationale behind teaching this way.
As already stated it can make landing out interesting. "How can I land there? There's no barn or valley to turn at"
I was taught the clock / runway method (if that's what it's called but I think you learned bods will know what I mean) and it's always worked fine. As far as I can recall I've never had to worry about looking for ground features (apart from noise abatement and missing power lines, etc.).