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View Poll Results: go wtih the the last name or first?
last name "miss" 12 54.55%
first name 10 45.45%
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Old Sep 20, 04
I <3 House
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Should they call me by my LAST or FIRST name at school???

Ive just started working as a special education teacher assistant. Its cool cus im the more cool one compared to the teachers... but what im trying to decide is if I should get them to call me by my last or first name? Its kinda cool being call miss.... and kinda makes my job more proffesional, but then I feel the kids would be more relaxed and cool with me if they call me by my first?

BTW both names are hard for the kids and staff to pick up at first lol
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Old Sep 20, 04
u dont compare
 
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first name

but if it gets out of hand u gotta lay down the law

.. they would have a realll fuckin hard time callin me by my last name haha
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Old Sep 20, 04
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I often wish people would call me Miss McIntosh just for the hell of it these days, it makes me feel important.. :p

perhaps I should make all my staff at work do it, effective immediately! haha
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Old Sep 20, 04
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i'd prefer first name....i dont like the sound of Mr.Wood

hah...unless i was in the army and i was Major Wood
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Old Sep 20, 04
I <3 House
 
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Iduno I was thinking of putter 3 stickers on my name tag?

*wishing well*bumble bee*heart*
miss Well-be-love
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Old Sep 20, 04
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Student "Is it true you are a DJ Miss. Wellbelove's?"
Rhia "Why yes..."
Student "Teach me to be the next DJ sensation?!.... And what is team drunk?"

lol.
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Old Sep 20, 04
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^yeah my biggest fears... hopefully ill be working in elementry schools mostly
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Old Sep 20, 04
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Become "retired". Then you won't have to deal with that.

Ps: Spooky=me and you shaking it.
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Old Sep 20, 04
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lol,
student "hey, i remember you..u were spinning at *insert party name here*..i was SOOO fuckin high yer set was amazing"

Rhia "okay...i dont wanna hear that, what u do on the weekend is yer own business...and SHhh about me being a dj"
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Old Sep 20, 04
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Well, when I was in school, once I got to know the teachers, I would usually just end up calling them by last name only. ex. "Hey, Tonsaker, are we playing hockey today?"

It all depended on the teacher, if they were one of the cooler ones, like yourself, then they would be fine with it. It just made it feel like you had a special connection with them that way.
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Old Sep 20, 04
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Rhia, use your last name.
The other teachers won't approve if you have students calling you by your first name, ESPECIALLY in elementary school.

As for the name tag, that's a great idea. My mom used to work in a Kindergarten class, and the teacher's name was Miss Starbird. She drew a picture of a star and a bird (duh!) and it made it 100x easier for the kiddies to remember!

Forget about the "wishing well" part...they won't get it.

Just write WELL, then draw *bee* and *heart*. They'll get it!

EDIT: Or, you could just have them call you "Miss. W"
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Old Sep 20, 04
The Orginal Trance Addict
 
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last name, its more professional
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Old Sep 20, 04
The Toothbrush Guy
 
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Old Sep 20, 04
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I would definitely have to recommend that they call you Ms.insertlastname here.

I once TA'd a gr.3-4 class and had them call me by my first name. I found that, although they obviously felt more buddy-buddy with me because of it, they didn't quite show the respect and sense of seriousness that they did with other teachers or their assistants.
After that year ended, I had students call me by my last name, and I did notice a bit of difference. Since we're quite young compared to the experienced/elder teachers, the 'Ms' at the beginning of the name just adds a bit of authority.

Similarly, my little sister (who is only 16) has been teaching Tae Kwon Do for a couple years and has noticed the same thing. Since students call her Miss, no one has ever challenged her about her youth or even asked her how old she is (lots of them just assume she is in her mid-20s).

My ten cents!

*Jen*
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Old Sep 20, 04
not colbert
 
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by ur last name obviously
think when u were in elementary
u didn't call ur teachers by the first name did u
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Old Sep 20, 04
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^ awww thats so cute. You last name sounds like one of a kindergarden teacher. I think you should go with niko's name tag. It's cute and helpful.
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Old Sep 20, 04
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Haha Niko, that pic definately rocks!!!


Hehe and I say First name :)
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Old Sep 20, 04
The Toothbrush Guy
 
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Scary thought, Rhia:

With the downward trend age-wise of ravers today, we might end up having to contend with grade 7 FnKers. Wouldn't that be funny, to have students that were also on FnK.

*shudder*
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Old Sep 20, 04
GO SENS!
 
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I'd say first name also.
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Old Sep 20, 04
where's the beach
 
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my auntie is mentally handicapped and i know that she called all of her teachers by their first names just because it was easier for her to say the one name rather than the miss\mrs\mr in front of another. talk it over with the staff youre working with. i think it depends on the environment the already present staff have created.
personally i would try to go by my first name.
in art one year i had a student teacher and we called her by her first name, but it was a pretty relaxed art class - we were self directed. she still had plenty of authority and respect, but more so in that "we really like you as a teacher so as a class we are not going to cause you any trouble" kind of way.
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Old Sep 20, 04
I <3 House
 
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^silly thing is I think my last name is easyer then my first :P
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Old Sep 20, 04
GO SENS!
 
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Séguin will become famous soon enough
Rhia is pretty easy to say.
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Old Sep 20, 04
break dance, not hearts
 
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rhia you have one of the prettiest last names..use it! and like everyone said..its a lot more professional.
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Old Sep 20, 04
twisted.ca
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
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nikos pic name tag

the name tag rocks - just wear that!

(and yes, i'm aware this thread has nothing to do with me - just sounded interesting)

and yes - my opinion - your last name rocks, so use it :)


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Originally Posted by Niko
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Old Sep 20, 04
I <3 House
 
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awww yes niko earned some solid karma for that one :D
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