BG I teach adult students online. /end BG
Every now and again, I think about a student I had about four years ago. This was in an online business writing class, so as you can imagine, there was an emphasis on being respectful and polite. And following directions/standard formats.
Because this was an online class, my name was plastered everywhere. Just like this discussion board, my name is tied to every post I make. One could just copy and paste my name, in fact, instead of having to type it out.
But this one student consistently misspelled my name -- Miss Fatalie instead of Miss Fatale. An error that I thought was just a typo or something the first few times it happened. But it kept happening. . . .
I sent the student a note saying, "Here's how my name is spelled, in the business world it's important to get names correct, blah blah."
Student replied, "Okay, but I don't really pay attention to names. If you want me to, I'll spell it correctly."
I've often wondered about that student and how various managers and supervisors (and coworkers) have felt about that.
Every now and again, I think about a student I had about four years ago. This was in an online business writing class, so as you can imagine, there was an emphasis on being respectful and polite. And following directions/standard formats.
Because this was an online class, my name was plastered everywhere. Just like this discussion board, my name is tied to every post I make. One could just copy and paste my name, in fact, instead of having to type it out.
But this one student consistently misspelled my name -- Miss Fatalie instead of Miss Fatale. An error that I thought was just a typo or something the first few times it happened. But it kept happening. . . .
I sent the student a note saying, "Here's how my name is spelled, in the business world it's important to get names correct, blah blah."
Student replied, "Okay, but I don't really pay attention to names. If you want me to, I'll spell it correctly."
I've often wondered about that student and how various managers and supervisors (and coworkers) have felt about that.
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