How do you address your former teachers and coaches?

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Oct 11, 2013 6:48 PM
I hated school.
Oct 11, 2013 6:48pm
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BRF

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Oct 11, 2013 7:45 PM
Belly35;1516475 wrote:Many of my coaches who are still alive I call them Coach
Those teachers that I had it's Mr /Mrs ........ some we have become friends with an we use first name now.
Annnnnnd.......another time that my pal comes through with my exact feelings on the matter.

Thirty six year retiree from the public school system here.

I will tell you all that when a former student addresses me by my first name......I don't particularly care for it.

IF I get to know them better in their adult life, then that changes.

Former student = not a close friend of mine = Mr.
Oct 11, 2013 7:45pm
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Ironman92

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Oct 11, 2013 10:38 PM
If they are a coach....I call address them as coach, especially the ones that coached me.

Former teachers....typically just make eye contact and then talk.
Oct 11, 2013 10:38pm
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hasbeen

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Oct 11, 2013 11:08 PM
BRF;1516595 wrote:
I will tell you all that when a former student addresses me by my first name......I don't particularly care for it.
They probably do it to piss you off and they succeed.
Oct 11, 2013 11:08pm
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Oct 12, 2013 7:31 AM
BRF;1516595 wrote:I will tell you all that when a former student addresses me by my first name......I don't particularly care for it.

IF I get to know them better in their adult life, then that changes.
Do you expect all adults you meet to address you as Mr. *******? Why should former students? Guess I just don't see the big deal.
Oct 12, 2013 7:31am
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Belly35

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Oct 12, 2013 8:46 AM
Many of the teachers and coaches of my daughters address me as Mr., some of those who we have become friends we use first names now.
Garden35, redrocket and BRF can call me Belly everyone else it Mr.Belly to you :)
Oct 12, 2013 8:46am
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Oct 12, 2013 10:14 AM
GoChiefs;1516692 wrote:Do you expect all adults you meet to address you as Mr. *******? Guess I just don't see the big deal.
No, that didn't come out right.
Oct 12, 2013 10:14am
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Oct 12, 2013 10:26 AM
Mr./Mrs.
Coach
Oct 12, 2013 10:26am
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Oct 12, 2013 10:28 AM
hasbeen;1516658 wrote:They probably do it to piss you off and they succeed.
Maybe. But as I said, I don't particularly care for it. It doesn't "piss me off".
Oct 12, 2013 10:28am
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Oct 12, 2013 2:22 PM
Mr./Mrs. and coach. The only way I've ever addressed them as. No reason to change it.
Oct 12, 2013 2:22pm
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Oct 12, 2013 6:27 PM
I work with a couple of my ex teachers, and I call them by first name but when I left school it was Mr. or Mrs. Coaches are coach as well.

I coached my sons 4th grade football team and a retired coach whos grandson plays on the team helped me. The kids wanted to keep calling me by my first name and I battled that all year to just call me coach! They started calling the other guy by his first name and it took everything he had to keep from hollering at them to call him coach as well. 10 weeks and they finally got there!

I call my students miss or mr and their last name in class as well.
Oct 12, 2013 6:27pm
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Oct 14, 2013 2:59 PM
If it's a teacher or a present coach, I say Mr./Mrs.

The guys that coached me in high school are now good friends that I can call Al and Chuck away from the field, but it's always Coach if we are around the field or around kids.
Oct 14, 2013 2:59pm
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Oct 14, 2013 4:18 PM
I call all my coaches "Coach".

I don't care about any of my former teachers. I am smarter than all of them and they probably hated having me in class.
Oct 14, 2013 4:18pm
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Oct 14, 2013 7:01 PM
Mr. Sleeper: Congratulations on your Rep Power of 39.

I will give you one more to get you to an even 40.

edit: took out "fucker".
Oct 14, 2013 7:01pm
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Oct 14, 2013 7:26 PM
I will never allow someone to call me Mr., Sir, Coach, etc. I was given a damn name, I want people to call me by it. I dont understand the old school "respect" thing. Fuck that. Use my name... my parents gave it to me for a reason!!!
Oct 14, 2013 7:26pm
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hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

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Oct 14, 2013 7:32 PM
Laley23;1517965 wrote:I will never allow someone to call me Mr., Sir, Coach, etc. I was given a damn name, I want people to call me by it. I dont understand the old school "respect" thing. Fuck that. Use my name... my parents gave it to me for a reason!!!
Whatever you say, sir.
Oct 14, 2013 7:32pm
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Oct 14, 2013 8:25 PM
Aye Aye, Mr. Laley23.
Oct 14, 2013 8:25pm
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Oct 16, 2013 8:13 PM
Laley23;1517965 wrote:I will never allow someone to call me Mr., Sir, Coach, etc. I was given a damn name, I want people to call me by it. I dont understand the old school "respect" thing. Fuck that. Use my name... my parents gave it to me for a reason!!!
So one could assume your given name is Laley? i'm guessing you are more like a Richard. I'm not sure how to address you Kind Sir...err I guess Kind Fucker?
Oct 16, 2013 8:13pm