“His name is NOT Larlo A!”

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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.

Then the parent should offer an alternative that is not just "Larlo". Is it really that hard to understand that the teacher is not psychic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Girl; I didn't read the entire thread but in 5th grade I was Jane* 5. Yes, Jane 5. Why? Because there were two Janes with the same last name initial so we all got numbers. And yes, My name is basic and I hate it. I love when people call me by my last name only...it's not a great last name but it's not Jane FFS.

*** my name is not jane but think 1970s....

Hey Sarah!

[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.

Just call him by his last name only, like the principal in Breakfast Club.

This.
Or, like in Ferris Bueller. Bueller? Bueller?

[Anonymous]

Last year, my kid had 3 Davids in her class and they all went by David A, David B and David C. Nobody complained.
OP, do you think it's cultural? Is the kid in question a first-gen immigrant? Certain Asian nations care a lot about proper naming.

[Anonymous]

Why can't we use last names instead of "A", "B" and "C"?

Larlo Smith
Larlo Jones
Larlo Frankenstein

Its more polite than anything else…

As an aside, my first job in high school was at a (now defunct) chain shoe store in the mall. The two managers were men, the rest of us were women and they called all of us Jane so they wouldn't have to remember our names. So yeah, being generic about names is annoying to me (but I'm not the mom in this scenario, I promise )

[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???

Then, you call all three Abby.

In Zoom how are the Abbys supposed to know which one the teacher means?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't we use last names instead of "A", "B" and "C"?

Larlo Smith
Larlo Jones
Larlo Frankenstein

Its more polite than anything else…

As an aside, my first job in high school was at a (now defunct) chain shoe store in the mall. The two managers were men, the rest of us were women and they called all of us Jane so they wouldn't have to remember our names. So yeah, being generic about names is annoying to me (but I'm not the mom in this scenario, I promise )

A, B, C is a stand-in for the child’s last name first initial so that a crazed mom doesn’t write a principal to say I’m Abigail Lerner’s mom
And her teacher write about her on DCUM this weekend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Girl; I didn't read the entire thread but in 5th grade I was Jane* 5. Yes, Jane 5. Why? Because there were two Janes with the same last name initial so we all got numbers. And yes, My name is basic and I hate it. I love when people call me by my last name only...it's not a great last name but it's not Jane FFS.

*** my name is not jane but think 1970s....

Hey Sarah!

Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, and Heather McNamara.

[Anonymous]

Jane from the 1970s is undoubtedly Jennifer, that's the name that would have 5 in one class. Last initials were never enough.
To anyone who thinks that "you call all three Abby" you have no idea of the everyday confusion of a common name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jane from the 1970s is undoubtedly Jennifer, that's the name that would have 5 in one class. Last initials were never enough.
To anyone who thinks that "you call all three Abby" you have no idea of the everyday confusion of a common name.

It’s really not difficult to ask a kid their preferred name, even with multiples.

One might want to be Jane Smith, while the other is fine being Jane Elizabeth or her last name, Zalenski. Between the three Janes and the teacher, they can figure it out without hurt feelings.

- Someone who was Smitty for a few years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jane from the 1970s is undoubtedly Jennifer, that's the name that would have 5 in one class. Last initials were never enough.
To anyone who thinks that "you call all three Abby" you have no idea of the everyday confusion of a common name.

It’s really not difficult to ask a kid their preferred name, even with multiples.

One might want to be Jane Smith, while the other is fine being Jane Elizabeth or her last name, Zalenski. Between the three Janes and the teacher, they can figure it out without hurt feelings.

- Someone who was Smitty for a few years.

This might work well with adults and older teens, but not so well with younger children. You end up with four kids that all want to be called the exact same nickname.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jane from the 1970s is undoubtedly Jennifer, that's the name that would have 5 in one class. Last initials were never enough.
To anyone who thinks that "you call all three Abby" you have no idea of the everyday confusion of a common name.

It’s really not difficult to ask a kid their preferred name, even with multiples.

One might want to be Jane Smith, while the other is fine being Jane Elizabeth or her last name, Zalenski. Between the three Janes and the teacher, they can figure it out without hurt feelings.

- Someone who was Smitty for a few years.

This might work well with adults and older teens, but not so well with younger children. You end up with four kids that all want to be called the exact same nickname.

You under estimate kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jane from the 1970s is undoubtedly Jennifer, that's the name that would have 5 in one class. Last initials were never enough.
To anyone who thinks that "you call all three Abby" you have no idea of the everyday confusion of a common name.

It’s really not difficult to ask a kid their preferred name, even with multiples.

One might want to be Jane Smith, while the other is fine being Jane Elizabeth or her last name, Zalenski. Between the three Janes and the teacher, they can figure it out without hurt feelings.

- Someone who was Smitty for a few years.

This might work well with adults and older teens, but not so well with younger children. You end up with four kids that all want to be called the exact same nickname.

You under estimate kids

Based on experience with Katelyn/Caitlin/Catelynne and Co.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand the problem. All the Larlos surely don't have the last name. So:
Larlo Smith is Larlo S
Larlo DuBois is Larlo D
Larlo Garcia is Larlo G

Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the problem. All the Larlos surely don't have the last name. So:
Larlo Smith is Larlo S
Larlo DuBois is Larlo D
Larlo Garcia is Larlo G

Problem solved.

Mom didn’t like that.

So call Larlo Smith, Larlo Smith, or Larlo James, or LJ.

A simple email or phone call will help.