In case I forget at the end, Merry Christmas!
At work-school the students call me Mrs. Decker, understandably. Unlike the teachers, my first name is not easily accessable to the students. It is not on their schedules, not above a door or on a school blog. I think, for no other reason than they just don' know it, my first name has become kind of a special secret to me. There really is nothing wrong with them knowing what it is, as long as they don't call me by it, but for some reason whenever someone asks me what it is, I feel like it is a special secret that they have not earned the right to know. Maybe I am like all those fantasy magical books where knowing the name of something gives you power over it. ha. I have their name but they don't know mine!
Anyway, the other day I was in a class and a student asked me to remind him of what my name was. I said "Mrs. Decker."
Student: "Oh yeah, Mrs. Decker. Hey, what is your REAL name?"
Me: "Mrs. Decker."
Student: "No, what is your first name, Mrs?"
Me: "No."
Student: "What is your...maiden name?"
Me: "Gray."
Student: "Gray? Your name is Gray Decker??"
Me: I stared a him for a bit, realized he had no idea what a maiden name was, said no, and walked away.
Another attempt thwarted.
At work-school the students call me Mrs. Decker, understandably. Unlike the teachers, my first name is not easily accessable to the students. It is not on their schedules, not above a door or on a school blog. I think, for no other reason than they just don' know it, my first name has become kind of a special secret to me. There really is nothing wrong with them knowing what it is, as long as they don't call me by it, but for some reason whenever someone asks me what it is, I feel like it is a special secret that they have not earned the right to know. Maybe I am like all those fantasy magical books where knowing the name of something gives you power over it. ha. I have their name but they don't know mine!
Anyway, the other day I was in a class and a student asked me to remind him of what my name was. I said "Mrs. Decker."
Student: "Oh yeah, Mrs. Decker. Hey, what is your REAL name?"
Me: "Mrs. Decker."
Student: "No, what is your first name, Mrs?"
Me: "No."
Student: "What is your...maiden name?"
Me: "Gray."
Student: "Gray? Your name is Gray Decker??"
Me: I stared a him for a bit, realized he had no idea what a maiden name was, said no, and walked away.
Another attempt thwarted.
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