tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post300318810405614642..comments2024-03-15T03:54:16.131+00:00Comments on Pen and Paper: What's In A Name?Felicity Grace Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-70309690972424984592009-09-10T13:53:38.789+01:002009-09-10T13:53:38.789+01:00The longer you teach, the more pupils you come acr...The longer you teach, the more pupils you come across with the same name. If I were to make any sort of assumption based on most of the names you list, I've taught so many completely different characters by each of those names - so many Bens and Jacks, Callums, Connors - it makes the idea of judging by a name a bit silly, doesn't it? Those who are not teachers are far more likely to make such judgements, as most people don't build relationships with up to 100 new people every year.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-92166381995009202932009-09-09T11:39:53.582+01:002009-09-09T11:39:53.582+01:00It may well be just as bad but I'm afraid it i...It may well be just as bad but I'm afraid it is, sadly, so often the case. I (as a once upon a time teaching assistant) tried not to generalise but all too often found if we had major problems with a child, we were more than likely to have problems with other members of that family. There were, of course, some exceptions to the rule but unfortunately not very often.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-12889127276073393002009-09-09T11:13:24.325+01:002009-09-09T11:13:24.325+01:00When I was teaching I never made assumptions by na...When I was teaching I never made assumptions by name. I always made assumptions according to who they were related to in the school. That is just as bad isn't. Assuming all members of the same family would be naughty.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-51640623800341070572009-09-09T03:57:02.823+01:002009-09-09T03:57:02.823+01:00Never knew the teachers make assumptions related t...Never knew the teachers make assumptions related to names. Don't think it happens over here.chitrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162975193030085486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-45784608911047064182009-09-09T00:11:36.338+01:002009-09-09T00:11:36.338+01:00my sister is Margaret Elizabeth. She started using...my sister is Margaret Elizabeth. She started using her middle name recently. i will ask her if she gets treated differently when she uses her middle name.<br /><br />i am a mary...everyone assumes i am a goody goody. it is one of those names.(M)aryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753777348163655324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-70819301942215181722009-09-08T20:13:41.790+01:002009-09-08T20:13:41.790+01:00We also have 'an exception to the rule' in...We also have 'an exception to the rule' in our family, Kelly.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-1663327316194269432009-09-08T18:09:37.024+01:002009-09-08T18:09:37.024+01:00That's certainly interesting.
There is a Ja...That's certainly interesting. <br /><br />There is a Jack and a Courtney (male) in my husband's family... both probably the kind the teachers based their future assumptions on! <br /><br />My kids' names didn't fall on the bad list. But, they weren't on the bright list, either. Ah, well. There are exceptions to every list!<br /><br />Hope you were able to get into the freerice.com site. It really is clever and fun.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.com