Day 17 (of SOL 2025) names – not allowed Mx? This is why I go by my first name or last name without Mr…
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Our school is pretty informal with names – teachers et al (admin) are often referred to by their first name (admittedly many use my last name as many first connected with me as principal of a bricks and mortar school…
Names are a funny thing – North American society loves interesting names and nicknames… even though my first name is pretty short… I still got called “E”… which many ‘name bylaws’ would no longer allow… nor would my football coaches have been allowed to refer to me by my secret nickname (bonus points for those who know 😇)
A delightful exchange via Now This Impact: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSD4dwHqb/
Let people use the names pronouns nicknames etc that they want, not that you wish they wanted…
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