We had a student years ago, who was in kindergarten, and we thought we were pronouncing his name correctly. When the parents were in for conferences, we heard how they were pronouncing his name, and felt very foolish. Of course it’s important to use names correctly and I hope we helped this young man feel comfortable when we made the correction. I feel the Hollywood story is ridiculous because if you’re going to be on TV in front of the world, you really show that you are a complete jerk when you don’t pronounce someone’s name correctly. I love that the gentleman put up a video of how to pronounce that little girl’s name. I hope people like Ryan Seacrest learned from that and do better in the future.
I have not done name of the day activities, but will start. I will write letters to parents, asking how they chose their child’s name, and what the significance is to them. I hope these activities will make each student feel special and important in my classroom.
I have not done name of the day activities, but will start. I will write letters to parents, asking how they chose their child’s name, and what the significance is to them. I hope these activities will make each student feel special and important in my classroom.