ahhh the nickname. We get that a lot at Sweet Home. Student XYZ will want to go by ABC. This is crossing over into the land of LGPTQ studies when our students are also playing around with their whole identity and may try on a different name than appears on their school records. This does come with its challenges.I do take efforts to learn a child's name as he/she/they would like it pronounced . I seek 1:1 feedback on how I'm doing. Honestly, I find it hard to switch gears and learn a nick name after I've learned name 1.0. I do make the effort however. I revert back to what I wrote in my last reflection. I will ask a person what they call themselves, and if they would like me to call them that. I do have to be ready, that the name may not stick for the entirety of the school year. Recognizing, that adapting is on me...not the way the other human would like to be addressed.
