Should students call high school teachers by first name?

Is it appropriate for high school teachers to allow students to call them by their first name? Is it different for substitute teachers? What about auxiliary positions like coaches and coordinators? I will read every answer before awarding the points so take your time and feel free to edit your response.

Should students call high school teachers by first name?
Ultimately, it's up to the individual teacher.





However, I think teachers who encourage their students to call them by their first names are having severe Peter Pan issues, and don't want to grow up. I'm sure some of the students feel embarrassed calling their teacher "Fred" or "Judy" too.





Any teacher should post his or her preferred name somewhere in the classroom. The students should use it.





Coaches should get the honorific "Coach Knute" or whatever their last name is.





Co-ordinators . . . should use their last names with the appropriate honorific if they want to be taken seriously.





Counsellors might consider the students case by case. There may be students who respond better to a first-name relationship, but . . . it's tricky.





I teach at various schools (kind of a guest-teacher), and my co-worker, who has the same job, goes by his first name. But, in his case, he has valid reasons. We teach in Japan, and kids just murder his last name. They murder his first name, too, so he has the kids call him "Mike-sensei." In my case, kids would murder my first name, but they do well with my last name, so I prefer Mrs. M.





Of course, by my user name, you can see I take honorifics seriously (-:.





Interesting question!



Reply:umm i've only called two teachers by thier first name and i barely ever did





i think while students are in school before high school they should call them by the teachers last name


but once their in high school and the teacher is cool and doesn't mind they can call them by their first name





kids barely ever know subs names and when they do get their attention i think they should call the teacher by their last name
Reply:Well, is not really appropriate, so with the coaches, i call my coach, just coach, or Sir, and for the teachers, i call them by their last name, i think is really inappropriate for a student to call a elder (teacher) by their first name, this is my opinion of course, i like respecting teachers, not hi 5 them or anything like that.
Reply:If the teacher allows it and encourages, I don't see why it's inappropriate. But in general, it's polite and respectful to address ALL elders/adults as Mr./Mrs LastName. This is especially true for people with authority, like teachers.