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Yes, M'am

The other morning I went to Rainbow (grocery store) on my way to work to pick up three candy bars, a reward for three students. It was 7:00 am, and I woke up at 6:30 am (procrastination). Since I only had three items and was paying with a credit card, the entire check out process was quite short. While I was checking out the clerk called my dear and hon. I slept in until 6:30 because it was a night of restless sleep. Neither dear nor hon is a term I would have used to address me after I had only been up for thirty minutes and had little sleep.

I was reminded of this today as I thought of the use of such supposed respectful terms.


M- "...or I am going to send you out."

S- "Yes, M'am"

M- "Please don't use M'am. It makes me feel like I am 92 years old."

S- "Yes, M'am."

This student skipped in close proximity to my last nerve all day. If he had been jumping, he would have been sent out. He merely skipped. It still was as much as I wanted from this particular student. [Why, then, did I let him stay after school with me for an hour working on his math homework? I even gave him a dollar to attend the after school program once he left my class.]

Maybe it's not the M'am as much as the change. When did I become M'am instead of Miss?

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Anonymous said…
I'm not sure when this change takes place. I only know I'm not a fan. I guess if you are a teacher is a sign of respect as you say but when it happens while shopping, or at church, or just in the street - I do not like it.
I guess this is pay back for all the times I said "What would you guys like to drink?" when serving a table of older women who took offense to my use of the term "guys".
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