Six degrees to exasperation
I’ve decided to provide tiny tidbits of advice for those newbie professors out there. Not that I’m so wise - just to be clear.
It is to help you prevent many of the mistakes that I myself have made along the way. And I’ve made many…
So here is mistake number two:
So I know you've seen Dead Poets Society - you can forget about being called oh captain, my captain - but what about the appellation: Mr. Keating. Or how about Mr. Thackeray in To Sir, with Love or even Mr. Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus?
My professors were Dr or Mr. or Miss or Ms. so it would seem a natural expectation to be called Miss X myself. No? Well times have changed - well at least where I've taught (and currently teach) - I'm sure things haven't changed at Oxford, or Harvard, or even the University of Toronto (where I spent many years of my life and where almost everyone was Dr X).
But... make sure you check out what the climate is in your College or Uni and adapt.
If you're the only one who insists on being called Miss X or Dr. X then - yes you guessed it - you may end up in tears.
So I know you've seen Dead Poets Society - you can forget about being called oh captain, my captain - but what about the appellation: Mr. Keating. Or how about Mr. Thackeray in To Sir, with Love or even Mr. Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus?
My professors were Dr or Mr. or Miss or Ms. so it would seem a natural expectation to be called Miss X myself. No? Well times have changed - well at least where I've taught (and currently teach) - I'm sure things haven't changed at Oxford, or Harvard, or even the University of Toronto (where I spent many years of my life and where almost everyone was Dr X).
But... make sure you check out what the climate is in your College or Uni and adapt.
If you're the only one who insists on being called Miss X or Dr. X then - yes you guessed it - you may end up in tears.
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