I find it hard to believe that the people I work with are not mostly trying to be calibrators. I am far from perfect with this but, from year 1 to now year 22 here at SHCSD, names are not getting easier to pronounce and they are quite often names that I have not come across before. I very much try to get it right and ask students to assist so I can. I have, I am sure, been guilty of putting a kid on the spot who may not enjoy that spotlight during class. Doing these things in private or after class makes sense. I think it is important to at the very least let them know that you find it important to get it right. The hardest time I ever had was during covid with masks on. Hearing the students pronounce was 1 thing, but I typically do well when I can put a name to a face in my classes. That made things tough and I recall asking students if I was saying their name correctly more than a few times when we first met.
