Thursday, April 8, 2010
Question????
Hey teachers out there......what should I do about changing my name with my kids that I see? My name with my kids in EI and at the clinic is fine, it's "Miss Amber". However, I see kids at the school and they call me Miss Knott. I see some kids for 3 years in a row, so some of them have known me as Miss Knott for 2 years. I'm getting married in October, so do I start the year as Miss Knott and then change to Mrs. Hardy? I usually see kids in pairs of two, and it could be a mixture of a new kid with an old kid. So, I can't have my old kids call me Miss Knott and my new kids call me Mrs. Hardy. What should I do????
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Just change it when you get married. Some kiddies will still call you Miss Knott, but they'll eventually get used to it!!
ReplyDeleteI got married in October as well. They will adapt...although it will take some longer than others!
ReplyDeleteWell I can't speak as a teacher, but I can speak as a former student who had teachers get married and as a professional worker who got married-I personally would do the switch when you get married and have them start calling you that-all of them call you Mrs. Hardy-old and new-in Oct when it happens. For those that have known you a while it will be odd-heck, it's gonna be odd for you and everyone else who has known you so long-but it's sort of unbelievable how quiclkly everyone adapts to the new name-you, your family, friends, and students. It seems weird now, but a month or two after when everyone has made the change, you'll see it was fairly easy and seamless. :)
ReplyDeleteJust have them call you Mrs. Hardy after you get married. Just tell them you got married, they'll probably understand.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember some of my teachers changing their name in elementary school, and it took a while, but we all got used to it. :)
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