This segment of the podcast hit home for me. I can relate to any student that has his/her name butchered by an adult. I try very hard at the beginning of every year to read over and pronounce the name of each of my students. If I have a question on how to pronounce a name I will then seek out the assigned counselor. Counselors are a very good resource for pronouncing names of a student(s). They also have information about each student that allows me some insight into their background. Which then allows us a chance to strike up meaningful conversations.
