tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post6265383248957115363..comments2024-03-16T08:56:35.554-07:00Comments on Economics for Teachers: Musings about Teaching Economics: Compliment, disrespect, or just "these kids these days"?Jennifer Imazekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-15595305397223289612010-05-13T00:08:02.482-07:002010-05-13T00:08:02.482-07:00As I say, I'm 62. And I still call my college...As I say, I'm 62. And I still call my college debate coach "Dr. Weiss." Somehow unable to call him "Bob," although he has told me I should.<br /><br />My undergrad adviser (in econ), however, is Ralph, and has been since the mid-to-late 1970s.Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-58995304066365513062010-05-12T08:09:30.843-07:002010-05-12T08:09:30.843-07:00@Doc: Wow, I hadn't even thought about what...@Doc: Wow, I hadn't even thought about what's going on in high schools - I would NEVER have called any of my high school teachers by their first names! But that's good to know...<br />@Derek: I have wondered if the fact that I'm in California has anything to do with it. It's a cliche but things ARE more laid back out here. I guess what both these comments are telling me is that I should probably not take any of this personally...Jennifer Imazekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-60139908475529303992010-05-10T10:32:26.115-07:002010-05-10T10:32:26.115-07:00There's a cultural component here, of course. ...There's a cultural component here, of course. I grew up in South Carolina, and it never occurred to me to refer to my K12 teachers or college professors by their first names. Later, I taught college in the Northeast and found that many of my students wanted to call me by my first name. That was the standard practice at my institution, but it didn't seem natural to me. I was very clear with my students what I wanted them to call me, but I had a couple of students who kept using my first name in their emails to me.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592511479434162146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-47938110138221367292010-05-07T10:28:40.699-07:002010-05-07T10:28:40.699-07:00I've also noticed an increase in the number of...I've also noticed an increase in the number of students who address me by my first name...and I'm male, 62 (and look older--imagine Santa Claus, but not so ruddy in complection). I discourage it, because I find it valuable to maintain a considerable social distance between myself and my students. (Makes it easier when I have to be the bad guy, frankly.)<br /><br />I've also noticed that the students most likely to use my first name fall into two groups--the oldest cohort of students (we have a fair number in their late 40s and up) and the youngest (just out of high school). In speaking some with igh scholl econ teachers, I discover that the use of first names by high school students when speaing with their high school teachers is becomeing relatively common. Which may be a partial explanation...Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.com