I am up from extremely sketch sleep -- I am coughing and hacking like mad -- to drink something hot and try to get tmy throat clear for a second. Ugh.
From my experience, sir/ma'am is definitely a southern thang; Missouri is a weird state, because i's not Southern, but Southern Mo is NOT wholly Midwestern, and a lot of people with Southern roots have migrated here, so you get a real mix of mannerisms.
I always Mrs./Mr. and sir/ma'am old people -- I mean grandma/grandpa-type people. I sometimes sir/ma'am people my parents age, always Mr./Mrs. unless I know them well.
Other than that? I refered to my students as ladies and gentlemen, and downgraded to boys and girls, to let them know they were acting immature. Sometimes, I bellowed ninas y ninos, and a couple of times I got to SPERM! OVA! which had them benefit of startling them enough that they actually listened to me.
Emily, this article might give you some hints on your students' mindset.
I went to an alternative school where we called our teachers by their first name. We even called the principal by his first name. And we were taught to teach authority figures with respect, with of course the understanding that we should question authority too.
Great Kerfuffle Bunny today, Mister Joe. I did try to reply on the website but I'm having issues again, possibly pebcak related. If I could have a KB t-shirt it would be The Bunny himself saying only, "Discuss." But I don't have t-shirt money at the moment.
If I could have a KB t-shirt it would be The Bunny himself saying only, "Discuss."
Hm. Maybe that would be better.
OMG, I am so fucking menstrual.
Someone tell me to quit eating sugar and googling exes.
Someone tell me to quit eating sugar and googling exes.
Back away slowly from the sweetness and pain.
Mine also. My uterus must have heard the Bitch Period Call.
