I have had some students in the past who, when meeting them for the first time said, “My name is _______, but you can call me ______.” They seemed to attempt to give me an out since they knew their name was more challenging than many of their classmates. I found that asking them privately, if they really wanted me to use their nickname versus their real name seemed to be appreciated. A few students went with the nickname and seemed very happy with it, but others helped with their name pronunciation and then we went with that moving forward in lieu of the nickname.
The Ryan Seacrest story isn’t surprising. I would guess that there are quite a few of those stories out there. He is also a tool.
The Ryan Seacrest story isn’t surprising. I would guess that there are quite a few of those stories out there. He is also a tool.