I recall growing up with a friend names Cheyenne and in the school I went to, that was unusual for them. We were a small school but every year it took the teachers a couple days to say her name correctly. There were teachers who would check in as they said her name and there were others who just said what they thought and kept going. Cheyenne would always interrupt to correct those who said it wrong. She let their be awkward silence to teach the teachers correctly. By the time we were in 3rd grade, all the teachers new her name correctly. As having a school with ENL students I feel it is extra important to take the time to learn students and how to say them correctly. I never thought to try to learn it after the class or later privately. I never thought of how trying to learn a students name and not quite getting it right there, might make them feel embarrassed/humiliated. That is something that I will use if I am truly struggling to say their name correctly. I enjoy that this is an option to make them feel important and respected.
