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I feel like there is a big difference between the grammar/informality issue and the first name issue. I think students using bad grammar or texting language is
by Others 9y ago
I feel like there is a big difference between the grammar/informality issue and the first name issue. I think students using bad grammar or texting language is unacceptable, it's just disrespectful. But I think students being on a first name basis with teachers is — in some ways — actually a good thing. The relationship between student and teacher should be one of collaboration in pursuit of learning, not an authoritative one.
- Void_ 9y agoThe relationship between employee and manager should also be not authoritative, right?
- pyrale 9y ago> The relationship between student and teacher should be one of collaboration in pursuit of learning, not an authoritative one. Collaborating and having an authoritative relation are not mutually exclusive. Teaching is essentially an asymetric relation, and it is important for the student to understand that he is not in a back-and-forth process, but in a receiving position. Of course, there may be situations where this is not true, but it makes sense to optimize the communication protocol in spite of it, because the alternative is more harmful.
- Others 9y agoI respectfully disagree. Even if you don't think it is truly a symmetrical relationship, introducing an arbitrary separation makes it harder for students to develop relationships with their teachers. And learning is definitely enhanced by relationships between students and teachers.