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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Not Listening

"What's your name?"

I get the question all the time. It's why I carry a name magnet and put it up every day.

At the beginning of every period I introduce myself. I wait until the class has settled (read: is silent). I pronounce my name (sometimes I do this a couple times) and tell the class that they may call me Ms. A. Then I move on to their assignment for the day.

Last Thursday I had a 7th grade science class. It was 3rd period. I did my usual introduction, and we were just about to go over the answers to their study guide when a boy raised his hand and asked me that question. Yep, he asked me my name after I had just spent two minutes introducing myself.

I shook my head at that. There's only so much I can do. After that, I let them remain ignorant.
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3 comments:

  1. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderOctober 23, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    Was he deaf? He could have had a hearing disability.

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  2. M.J. FifieldOctober 23, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    My students called me by my first name (it's just what we did at our school). It was weird to hear one of them use my last name.

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  3. J E FritzOctober 23, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    If it was me, I probably would have forgotten by that time. Yes, I was that student.

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