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re: Do you call your children's teachers "Mrs."?
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:15 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:15 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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My parents are Grandma and Grandpa too. Same reason.
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Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:16 pm to BurningHeart
I do when I speaking about the teacher in front of my children, or in (the teacher's) professional setting. If I'm speaking with the teacher in non professional setting, such as a social (non-school related) setting where my child's teacher is a guest, I will call her by her first name.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:17 pm to BurningHeart
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Like "Mrs. Smith" instead of just her first name?
My wife does this but I cant bring myself to put a Mrs. in front of a name especially when they're younger than me.
Definitely wouldnt do it for male teachers, just sounds a bit pansy for a man to call a younger man Mr.
If my kids are present I call them Mrs Smith, if they aren’t or if we’re in a social setting I call them by their first name.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:19 pm to BurningHeart
yes because that's what my kids call them, and since i rarely speak to or about my kids teachers without the kids being present, i call them Mrs or Ms.
same reason i call their swim team coaches "coach" despite the fact that they're like 18 or 19. it's just respectful.
same reason i call their swim team coaches "coach" despite the fact that they're like 18 or 19. it's just respectful.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:19 pm to KCkid
Mr. FirstName I would say is acceptable. But I agree with you.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:20 pm to BurningHeart
You sound insecure
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:25 pm to KCkid
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My 9 y.o. Has a music teacher at school. He/she wants everyone to use her first name only. No Miss/Mr. I told my son that this is not the proper etiquette to use in the real world.
I think that’s the best way to handle that scenario.
Teacher introduces herself as Jan, I still expect my kids to caller her “Ms. Jan”.
If Ms. Jan insists the kids drop the “Ms” then they’ll do that (because that’s the respectful thing to do in this case). But “Outlier Jan” doesn’t change the general rule.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:28 pm to BurningHeart
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My wife does this but I cant bring myself to put a Mrs. in front of a name especially when they're younger than me. Definitely wouldnt do it for male teachers, just sounds a bit pansy for a man to call a younger man Mr.
Before I get to know them well, I call my law clerks Mr./Ms. and sir/ma’am. I can’t imagine being as insecure as what’s stated in this OP
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:37 pm to BurningHeart
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Like "Mrs. Smith" instead of just her first name?
I don't even know the first names of my kid's teachers.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:53 pm to BurningHeart
As a teacher myself I haven’t to my coworkers but started feeling a little bit of conviction about it recently. I think if you’re trying to set a precedent for children it’s a good habit to follow through on. The principal I work with always addresses us as Mr/Ms whatever and I’ve noticed it helps set a professional tone for all of our interactions. Even if it’s not something super serious.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 1:54 pm to BurningHeart
I’m not sure why you wouldn’t. Seems like basic respect to me…
Posted on 5/29/26 at 3:08 pm to BurningHeart
I don't talk to my kids teacher.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 3:15 pm to CP3forMVP
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I've never been in a situation where I had to call a teacher by their name, regardless if I put Mrs, Mr, or Miss in front of it.
You’ve never spoken to your kid’s teacher?
For me, it’s a case by case basis.
For those that say that you call them by what you expect your kids to call them, do you do the same for your adult friends? For example, if you have a friend named Joe, surely you would expect your kids to refer to him as Mr. Joe, but also I’m sure you don’t call him Mr. Joe when you’re speaking to him in front of your kids, right?
Posted on 5/29/26 at 3:32 pm to Epic Cajun
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For those that say that you call them by what you expect your kids to call them, do you do the same for your adult friends?
Hey, Joe, you want a soda? (Joe says sure)
Kid, get Mr. Joe a Coke, please.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 3:39 pm to Epic Cajun
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You’ve never spoken to your kid’s teacher?
Of course I have, but I've never been in a situation where I had to address them to get their attention or something like that. It's always in a private or one-on-one sort of situation.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 4:02 pm to SallysHuman
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Hey, Joe, you want a soda? (Joe says sure) Kid, get Mr. Joe a Coke, please.
Right and that’s exactly how I’d handle it too. But, there were people in this thread saying they refer to the teacher by Mr. or Mrs. because that’s how they want their kid to refer to them.
Just seems like faulty reasoning because I doubt it’s consistent among all adults that they want their kid to refer to by Mr or Mrs.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 4:05 pm to Epic Cajun
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Just seems like faulty reasoning because I doubt it’s consistent among all adults that they want their kid to refer to by Mr or Mrs.
Joe never was a mister in your example... Mrs. Teacher though is always Mrs. Teacher.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 4:09 pm to SallysHuman
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Joe never was a mister in your example... Mrs. Teacher though is always Mrs. Teacher.
I have no idea what this means.
The people I’m referring to say they call their kid’s teacher Mr or Mrs in front of their kids because that’s what they want their kid to refer to them as.
My contrary example was, you want your kids to refer to your adult friends as Mr or Mrs, but you don’t always refer to them as Mr or Mrs when speaking to them in front of your kids.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 4:12 pm to BurningHeart
Little Johnny looks up and says, dad that bitch ain’t married.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 4:12 pm to Epic Cajun
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I have no idea what this means.
My point was different settings and levels of familiarity.
With the exception of the OP, I imagine most of us in the south adhere to these principles.
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