“His name is NOT Larlo A!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine has a teacher who called him a different but similar name - think Tim/Tom or Nat/Nate. He kept doing it after being corrected over the first two weeks of school, so my kid gave up, though still signs his papers with the correct name. When the teacher said the wrong name in conferences, I corrected him, several times, and by the end of the conference I gave up too!

I don't really care, but now that everyone in the class jokes about it, I'm afraid it will become a nickname that sticks. This happened to my brother's friend when a teacher miscalled him Michael for a year, and for 10 years after, everyone called him Mike when his name was actually John.

We've had teachers like this. I got a nasty phone call from one teacher who said my child wouldn't respond to his name. I told her if she called him by the right name that would help. He's been told by us its fine not to answer to the wrong name as its nothing like his name.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can you just start calling him Larlo Lastname? Because she can’t deny that they IS his name.

+10000

It sounds like you’re dealing with quality parents right there.

+10001 Totally agreed.

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Anonymous wrote:Just call him Larlo. That's not a big deal one way or the other. It won't fix any problems but it won't cause them either.

In a class with another Larlo?

Is your opinion of children really that low?

No, fool. I have a kid with the same name as another boy in his class- years and years of being together in the same classes, from kindergarten through high school. They are called Larlo S and Larlo W by virtually everyone they know, including parents. “Low opinion” of children doesn’t enter into the equation and is a ridiculous assertion on your part.

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Here is what would happen if you only call Larlo.

Larlo and Larlo B both unmute: which Larlo are you calling on?

Teacher: You, Larlo.

Larlo A and B: which one?

And you just waste time. And then Susie’s mom emails complaining about class time wasted calling on students who can’t decide who should answer.

Calling kids first name last initial has been going on forever in school! People make a big deal or such nonsense.

Got it. Very low opinion of kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

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Anonymous wrote:Just call him Larlo. That's not a big deal one way or the other. It won't fix any problems but it won't cause them either.

In a class with another Larlo?

Is your opinion of children really that low?

No, fool. I have a kid with the same name as another boy in his class- years and years of being together in the same classes, from kindergarten through high school. They are called Larlo S and Larlo W by virtually everyone they know, including parents. “Low opinion” of children doesn’t enter into the equation and is a ridiculous assertion on your part.

+1

Here is what would happen if you only call Larlo.

Larlo and Larlo B both unmute: which Larlo are you calling on?

Teacher: You, Larlo.

Larlo A and B: which one?

And you just waste time. And then Susie’s mom emails complaining about class time wasted calling on students who can’t decide who should answer.

Calling kids first name last initial has been going on forever in school! People make a big deal or such nonsense.

Got it. Very low opinion of kids.

Are you losing it? It is not a reflection of how the teachers feels about children.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like the parent handled it poorly. However, as someone who was called everything from "Larla A." to "Larla #3" as a child due to my extremely common name, I have some sympathy for the kid here. And the fact that he hasn't been coming to class or doing work is cause for alarm. It sounds like he is having a tough time with DL, and that the way you are naming him in class is alienating him further. Maybe try to look past the parent's behavior to see what she's saying about her child. Can you schedule any 1-to-1 time with him to see what's going on and if there is a way to connect with him?

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Mom must not be a Jenny 😂

Sixth grade, 6 Jennys (maybe some spelling variation, but that doesn’t help), I don’t remember but I’m sure we were Jenny A, B, C... by HS I had a nickname associated with my last name

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

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Agree with the posters that kids with duplicate first names have been called First Name, Last Initial since the beginning of time.

Both of my kids have duplicate names in their class this year:

DC #1 has two boys with the same name and the teacher is calling them by their initials.

DC #2 has two boys who use the same initial nickname, like PJ. The teacher calls them by their given names (e.g., Peter and Paul)

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

You ask if they'd like to pick their own nickname. I have a common name and whenever I need an alternate name due to someone else having the same one, I go by my first and middle name together (my middle name is very short). I know other people who have a family nickname they would choose.

Is it really that hard to understand that a small child would feel a little hurt by this? Kids need to feel seen and recognized by the adults in their lives. This is so basic and I find it weird that so many teachers don't seem to get that. I know it's hard with lots of kids in class and so much on your plate, but it's such a simple thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Just call him Larlo. That's not a big deal one way or the other. It won't fix any problems but it won't cause them either.

In a class with another Larlo?

Is your opinion of children really that low?

No, fool. I have a kid with the same name as another boy in his class- years and years of being together in the same classes, from kindergarten through high school. They are called Larlo S and Larlo W by virtually everyone they know, including parents. “Low opinion” of children doesn’t enter into the equation and is a ridiculous assertion on your part.

+1

Here is what would happen if you only call Larlo.

Larlo and Larlo B both unmute: which Larlo are you calling on?

Teacher: You, Larlo.

Larlo A and B: which one?

And you just waste time. And then Susie’s mom emails complaining about class time wasted calling on students who can’t decide who should answer.

Calling kids first name last initial has been going on forever in school! People make a big deal or such nonsense.

Got it. Very low opinion of kids.

Huh? New poster here. My name is Emily I am 37 I was born in 1983. That means I have gone by Emily K in school my entire life sometimes I had to go by my full last name because there were two Emily Ks. So I don’t understand what you mean about low opinion of kids? Sometimes lots of kids have the same name. That can cause confusion

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

You’re kidding right? The PP probably did ask (as most teachers do during the first day) what nicknames the kids had. And my guess is all three of these Abigails wanted to be called Abby. Then what should the teacher do? Say Abby isn’t going to work so do you have another nickname? That seems unfair. So it’s Abby A, Abby B and Abby C. And if this is the most egregious thing that ever happens in their life they should consider themselves lucky!

[Anonymous]

Just use his last name too. If she complains say "I have to distinguish them because the other Larlo is paying attention and responding and doesn't need to be called on"

[Anonymous]

Just call him Snowflake.