tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post114222544388604978..comments2023-12-26T00:08:21.129+13:00Comments on Brain Stab: Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428777233351272669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1142399075260203302006-03-15T18:04:00.000+13:002006-03-15T18:04:00.000+13:00You let the students call you by your first name, ...You let the students call you by your first name, and you'll be calling them sir in a month.<BR/><BR/>Of course this doesn't apply to hippy schools, not to teachers who have nervious breakdowns and run screaming from school one windy lunchtime. Actually, it does apply to that last group...Apathy Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665899730591411188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1142374633205586872006-03-15T11:17:00.000+13:002006-03-15T11:17:00.000+13:00Ah, but my initial point was about schools rather ...Ah, but my initial point was about schools rather than universities. Also, I have taught at the secondary level (I've also adjucated speech competitions at the Primary; I need early education experience to complete the set).That Morthos Starehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631902183661240588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1142373970829040162006-03-15T11:06:00.000+13:002006-03-15T11:06:00.000+13:00Surely there's a difference between the relationsh...Surely there's a difference between the relationship between university students and their lecturers/tutors and the relationship between school pupils and their teachers?<BR/><BR/>When I were a lad, any teacher who let pupils call them by their first name instantly lost a ton of respect. (And if my 5th Form English teacher was anything to go by, letting kids call you by your first name was the first step towards going crazy and leaving the school after a nervous breakdown...)Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428777233351272669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1142368081305597632006-03-15T09:28:00.000+13:002006-03-15T09:28:00.000+13:00I suppose it does largely depend on the decile; I'...I suppose it does largely depend on the decile; I've been to (and taught at) schools where teachers are known by their first names. The schools I attended either used 'Mr. Blah (where blah is a surname)' or sometimes Blah's first name (depending on whether the teacher was 'hip' or not. Personally, I still get shudders when a pupil sends me an e-mail addressed to Mr. Dentith. I feel like I'm not doing my job properly when that happens. I'm Matthew the lecturer/tutor/teacher, not Mr. Dentith. He was probably my grandfather.That Morthos Starehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631902183661240588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1142357261170408502006-03-15T06:27:00.000+13:002006-03-15T06:27:00.000+13:00Of course: That's what you call teachers.None of t...Of course: That's what you call teachers.<BR/><BR/>None of them use my name, I'm either "Mister" or "Sir". It's interesting which students use which title - there's some personality test in there somewhere...Apathy Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665899730591411188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1142243279862094452006-03-13T22:47:00.000+13:002006-03-13T22:47:00.000+13:00Do your students actually call you 'Mister' and 's...Do your students actually call you 'Mister' and 'sir?' I used to hate it when mine did that.That Morthos Starehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631902183661240588noreply@blogger.com