Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 18:56     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 18:48     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Ignore them and continue doing your job. This is not an important issue. Let them call your supervisor and make a fool out of themselves.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 17:07     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
One of the reasons I will never name my child Charlie, Isabella, Sophie, Olivia, etc
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 14:17     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Definitely must have hit some nerve with her. My kids have always been in class with multiple common names and that is what the teachers always do. There is Jackson A, Jackson B, Jaxon C. I bet she's just pissed bc she thought she had a unique name and he got to school and every parent had the same idea. Does it seem like it even bothers the child?
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 14:11     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Anonymous wrote:
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.


I would worry about the mental acuity of a teacher like this. I’m awful with names, but calling a kid in your class by the wrong name for weeks, after seeing it written repeatedly and having the parents correct you? That doesn’t seem healthy.


I used to learn names spatially. I would sit kids in ABC order and walk around the room saying their names after school, creating a mind palace. I wonder if the teacher would be having this trouble if we were back. Do you know anybody in another person’s class?

I would also say that it got harder over the years, because my mind palace had been used so often. By the end of their careers, teachers have memorized thousands of names, if you include knowing the parents.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 14:07     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you just start calling him Larlo Lastname? Because she can’t deny that they IS his name.


*that


Agree with this. Do this and just fail him if you don't hear back about anything else. There are a lot of sensitivities with names. You hit a nerve somewhere. You should back off gracefully and focus on what's important.


I think this is probably the best advice. Parent must not have grown up with a popular name. My name is Jennifer. I've had as many as 4 Jennifer's in a class growing up (with a couple of Jenny's thrown in) and in some of my classes there were two Jennifer S's.


My son had to be JackMe one year to differential from JackMo. They were of course good buddies and were referred to as Me and Mo.


I hope you didn't put a sign with JackMe around his neck to stand in line for carpool.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 14:06     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hahaha Jaxxonn?

Just call him full first and last name. You could try to explain that there are two Jacksons in the class, but that would probably be like talking to a brick wall. No need to waste the effort.


I’ve only seen this happen with Nathaniel. All the boys went by Nathan so it was always Nathan A, B and C.


Once I had two kids with the same unique name. Both families were clearly annoyed that someone else had used it.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 14:06     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Anonymous wrote:This is the subject line of an email I just got. The student is one of two Larlos in the same class of and one of four that I teach currently. There’s a fifth “pronounced Larlo” but kre8tivleigh spelled with an X and two Ns. I call them Larlo A, Larlo E, Larlo M...

The kicker is that I’ve been emailing mom and dad for eight weeks about missing work and Larlo A only attending class for 2-3 min before turning his camera off and not answering when I call him or send a message in chat. Mom didn’t address the academic issues, just that she’s sick of me calling him Larlo A and wants me to call him Larlo period.

My hope is that once I drop the A, he’ll start doing his work.


LOL now you know what this kid is dealing with at home. Poor kid.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 14:04     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Anonymous wrote:My son has a class with 5 Emma's.

Hopefully he's being taught possessives and plurals in his class.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 14:01     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
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.


I would worry about the mental acuity of a teacher like this. I’m awful with names, but calling a kid in your class by the wrong name for weeks, after seeing it written repeatedly and having the parents correct you? That doesn’t seem healthy.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 13:57     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
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.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 13:50     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Anonymous wrote:Can you just start calling him Larlo Lastname? Because she can’t deny that they IS his name.


This.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 13:50     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
My son has a class with 5 Emma's.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 13:48     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you just start calling him Larlo Lastname? Because she can’t deny that they IS his name.


*that


Agree with this. Do this and just fail him if you don't hear back about anything else. There are a lot of sensitivities with names. You hit a nerve somewhere. You should back off gracefully and focus on what's important.


I think this is probably the best advice. Parent must not have grown up with a popular name. My name is Jennifer. I've had as many as 4 Jennifer's in a class growing up (with a couple of Jenny's thrown in) and in some of my classes there were two Jennifer S's.


My son had to be JackMe one year to differential from JackMo. They were of course good buddies and were referred to as Me and Mo.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2020 13:43     Subject: “His name is NOT Larlo A!”
Oh good lord. I agree with the others that said just start calling him Larlo Lastname, and stop trying to reach out to the parent. Give him whatever grade he naturally gets, and if that's a failure, well, maybe mom will finally realize what's more important in life.