Dear Tipsters, Like Chris's MA supervisor, one of my graduate professors, the late great D. O. Hebb, preferred to be called "Mr.", because he did not wish to be venerated.
For myself, I never make any announcements, but I prefer to keep some distance from students so do not encourage the first name. However, the moment they have taken their last class from me, first name it becomes (and I tell them so). This works fine for most, but old habits die hard. I have had to gently chide some former students who still write "Dear Dr...."! Stuart Date sent: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 09:29:37 -0500 From: "Christopher D. Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Don't Call Me Mister Send reply to: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I went to a college where despite 95% the faculty having PhDs the > > culture was to address them as Mr., Miss, Ms. and Mrs. I am not sure why. > > My MA supervisor preferred "Mr." as well. He said that calling him "Dr." > or "Professor" was to address him by his profession, like calling > someone "Plumber Jones." He felt that "Mr." was more humane. > > Regards, > -- > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, Ontario, Canada > M3J 1P3 > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 > fax: 416-736-5814 > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > ============================ > . > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600 Chairperson, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, Fax: (819)822-9661 3 Route 108 East, Borough of Lennoxville, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 1Z7, Canada. Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
