Teachers: Your e-mail signature

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why you need to add both the she and her? Is there ever a she/him? Seems redundant

I know some people who do this, but it's rare.

I think it’s more for people using invented pronouns, like “ze/zer/zem” because no one would know what they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why you need to add both the she and her? Is there ever a she/him? Seems redundant

I know some people who do this, but it's rare.

I think it’s more for people using invented pronouns, like “ze/zer/zem” because no one would know what they are.

And there’s a snowball’s chance in hell that I’d ever agree to referring to anyone using those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why use pronouns if you (presumably) use Mr. or Mrs.?

I don't use Mr. or Mrs. My pronouns are she/her/hers and the titles Mrs/Miss are leftover from a patriarchal society in which women did not have their own name. I am most certainly not Mrs. DHFirstName DHLastName (a vestige of the days when women had no credit themselves and signed their DH's name, the name on the account, but with Mrs in front -- hard to believe, but when I was born in 1970, no women had credit cards), nor am I Miss FirstName DadLastName. I'm Ms FirstName LastName if forced into a title, but I prefer to avoid it all around. I prefer FirstName LastName -- no one needs info about my gender or marital status in my signature.

Even with my annoyance with the misogynistic origins of Mrs/Miss aside, "Mr. or Mrs." titles reinforce a binary that 1) doesn't exist, and 2) harms some of my nonbinary colleagues. So -- I support everyone normalizing the use of pronouns.

Good heavens.
I can’t imagine how you introduce yourself to your students.
Please be respectful to your colleagues who use Mr. /Mrs. titles for THEMSELVES. Some of us still identify as sane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers, do you have these in your e-mail signature and why or why not?

Pronouns, degree(s), land acknowledgment, inspirational quote, etc

I’m judging people who put all that, especially pronouns, degrees and the inspirational quotes. Mine is basic.

Larla Smith
English Teacher
VA High School
555-555-5555

[Anonymous]

My emails end:

Sincerely,
Mr. Smith

Thomas Smith
Front Street ES