Why do people with Ed.Ds put DOCTOR ____ on *everything*?
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Anonymous
Your kid can't learn to call someone Dr. X? I don't understand how it's any different from learning Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss. You call people what they want to be called. It's basic politeness. And no, I don't have a doctorate of any kind. I go by Ms. or Mrs. because that is the appropriate title for me. I just don't understand why anyone cares if someone wants to be called by a title they have earned. |
Anonymous
Why? I'm not familiar with the diff |
Anonymous
Two teachers have done this in the past and they were both two of the worst teachers! I think it's a desperate attempt to "distinguish" themselves, cover up lack of ability in teaching. |
Anonymous
So, depending on what field you're in, it's considered gauche to insist that people call you "Dr." when you have a Ph.D. At my workplace, probably a third of the people have Ph.D.s and nobody knows or cares, because people only care about the work you do, not your degrees. This is obviously different in different settings. I think OP's observation is that Ed.D.s tend to ask to be called Dr. more often than in some other fields. |
Anonymous
Dear Doctor X, Your grammar is atrocious! Best wishes, Ms. S. |
Anonymous
Ph.D here. Apparently there's an original research component here that's not present in the Ed.D. track although I think in some places you can find Phds in Education. That being said, I think they are doctoral degrees and have no problem calling them as such. |
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Old subject but I have an Ed.D (Doctor of Education) and prior to entering the doctoral program I had to have an Educational Specialist Degree, pass a comprehensive exam before moving on. Once in the program I had to perform internships, shadow an administrator, conduct research and then write a dissertation; which goes before a committee for accuracy. On top of that the dissertation goes through a computerized process called turn-it-in which checks for plagiarism. However the dissertation committee has the final say so.
A lot of work and energy goes into earning an Ed.D and I am proud to call myself Doctor. By credentials are as such BS. MS, Ed.S, Ed.S, Ed.D I promote education. |
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LOL. When I got to college, I heard my fellow students calling our professors (of political science) Dr. This and Dr. That.
I mentioned to my peers that I was surprised that these faculty members were teaching political science, when they could be practicing medicine. It had never occurred to me (at age 18) that someone who's not a medical doctor would call themselves that! |
Anonymous
Yer dumb, too. |
Anonymous
Doesn't sound that difficult to me. I cringe for people who do this. Also attorneys who sign emails Pompous Smith, JD. Blech. |
Anonymous
Yes it does |
Anonymous
| I have a PhD fwiw. I think EdD are real docs. What I don’t like are physical therapists calling themselves “doctor.” It’s deliberately misleading. I can think of a couple of people in this area who work wit kids with special needs who do it. You always have to ask “doctor of what?” And from where. |
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They ARE doctorates, but I agree that Ed.D.s are the worst about insisting that people address them that way -- including Jill Biden.
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Anonymous
Are your kids also confused by calling their dentist “Dr.?” |