I have had students who have introduced themselves with a name that differed from the official name under which they were registered. I never thought to question why they had done that and am not sure if they had made the decision to go by a different name because they wanted to or if they felt like they were required to use a more "American" name. I think that in the future I will privately ask them the pronunciation of their given name and ask if they would prefer that I call them by that name.
The story about Ryan Seacrest speaks to the work that we still need to do. Hopefully because of the work that we do all of our students will have a better understanding of the importance of everyone's name than previous generations.
The story about Ryan Seacrest speaks to the work that we still need to do. Hopefully because of the work that we do all of our students will have a better understanding of the importance of everyone's name than previous generations.