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Reply to "Teachers - do you mind being called by your first name (by parents)?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I think it reflects a misplaced form of status anxiety. Some of those responding seem to believe that the use of Mr/Ms reaffirms the professional status of the person being addressed, but these days I think the opposite is true. With the exception of doctors, people whose professional status is beyond dispute tend to be called by their first names (your lawyer, your accountant, etc.), whereas those whose status is less clear or seen as less elevated tend to be addressed as Mr/Ms (your postal carrier, the person you deal with at the DMV, etc.).[/quote] Who, exactly, has the status anxiety here? Because I don't think it's the teachers who want to be called Mr./Ms. Lastname.[/quote]
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