Experiment with raised pots

[PinkSteel]

By checking, you are giving up:
(1) Opponents making a mistake of folding when your hand is unimproved
(2) Opponents making a mistake of calling when your hand is better
(3) Opponents making a mistake of paying too much to draw out on you
(4) The information gained when they respond to your bet
(5) The opportunity to build a pot when you are ahead

You are gaining:
(1) The opportunity to trap opponents with mediocre hands into thinking they may be best when they aren't

I think you're giving up too much, especially at the low levels where players make first-level flop mistakes so often when given the opportunity.