I once had a student who insisted on calling me “Mrs.”...

[debgeisler]

...and I made it very clear that if he kept doing it, I would leave the room and skip our appointments because it was clear that he was not talking to me.

My name is Deb. If that’s too hard, they can call me “Dr. Geisler” or “Professor Geisler.” And “Dr. Deb” sounds idiotic. I had a boss who insisted on being called “Dr. Bob,” and I found that fatuous and annoying.

Comments

[vettecat]

Very good point.