Calling a Teacher SIr or Miss is Sexist?

[Anonymous]

Did anyone see the item in the press about some "academics" who consider that "Calling teachers "Sir" or "Miss" is depressing, sexist and gives women in schools a lower status than their male counterparts."?

Whatever happened to teaching children respect  - for authority, for parents, for their elders?  And I mean proper respect - I am not espousing any sort of Dotheboys Hall regime of cruelty.  As I heard someone say recently how can we expect to bring up a generation that can give orders if they have never been taught how to respect and obey authority?

Gerry

[jonsie]

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@anticpated wrote:

They should just be addressed as "Yo Blud, I has a question fo ya innit".

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Works for me!

[Cleoriff]

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@anticpated wrote:

They should just be addressed as "Yo Blud, I has a question fo ya innit".

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And probably are, in many inner city schools!

[Anonymous]

Yes, I guess you're right there @Cleoriff     

I know a teacher I can ask and will when next seen in my local pub 

see you @Cleoriff in Wanty's soon    

WispaRed7

[Anonymous]

"The world is passing through troublous times. The young people of
today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for
parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as
if they knew everything, and what passes for wisdom with us is
foolishness with them. As for the girls, they are forward, immodest
and unladylike in speech, behavior and dress.”

No - not one of my erudite observations, but an extract (albeit the attribution is described as  "shaky") from a sermon preached in 1274 AD.

Plus ça change... and all that.  

[Anonymous]

Oh I am surprised at you @jonsie   A closet rebel? 

Gerry

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Oh I am surprised at you @jonsie   A closet rebel? 

Gerry

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Definitely @Anonymous 

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

see you @Cleoriff in Wanty's soon    

WispaRed7

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@Anonymous  Thats a certainty. I will be there causing trouble....as usual

[jonsie]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Oh I am surprised at you @jonsie   A closet rebel? 

Gerry

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Without a doubt @Anonymous 

[Anonymous]

Once the idiots who dream this rubbish up stop and do a proper job they will realise there has to be respect

[sheepdog]

Problem with these people is that they get large research grants to investigate a thought (or should I say sponsored by a corporate) they have then it gets turned into something else. These academics are sometimes insular in their experiences - as in they have rarely taken a job outside academia as its secure - so base it all on "proper research". If they can back it up with figures and facts, those can be skewed to produce whatever agenda they want. Usually resulting in another grant and another step on the way to a glittering career of well known works.

In the meantime, the sponsor gets their cause highlighted and gains momentum with the mainstream or these days, the manipulation of social media i.e.  "The Mob" who shout loud enough to get things pushed in regardless of the consequences as they're right. Remember, the kids and young adults have all the technologies these days to believe they are right because they've got a 'like' or a 'retweet'.

On a less cyncial note*, I was never that fond of the use of the word "sir" and Mr/Mrs is still a respectful way to address a teacher. Then again, its difficult to teach kids respect at school when teachers these days are continually complaining about pay and conditions.

*actually way too cynical but I'm ill with flu!