Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic View Post
Those are some good ones.

Slightly off topic (but you started it) I am totally fine with what people call me, as long as it is within reason. I was in J's classroom helping last Friday and the teacher asked what I wanted to be called and I said my first name. She said, "okay, well, would MS first name be fine?" LOL, I wanted to say not really, just call me first name, but figured I wouldn't be invited back to help out if I didn't get with the program.

Just not into all that Ms/Mr stuff.
I am a docent at a local historic site. We give tours to 40,000 fourth graders every year. That is lots of kids.

One of the more experienced docent told me - "always introduce yourself as Ms. Last Name - not your first name." So I changed to that and I found it DID make a difference in the behavior of the children.

Jo, perhaps that teacher knows this too and was trying to politely nudge you in that direction?

Kids in school know that a Mr/Ms is someone they must listen to, someone in charge. First name - not so much....