But now I'm starting to see a general trend in not bothering to learn peoples' names ever--even the people you see several times a week!
Here's another example of just one of the many, many times this happens throughout the school year while my office door is open for office hours. Keep in mind that I teach at a university. These are students who are old enough to vote, hold down jobs, and do lots of other responsible things. I mean, it's possible that there are a bunch of profs who just aren't putting their names or their office numbers on the syllabus, or not introducing themselves to their classes...or that the registrar is flaking on adding instructors' names to the online schedule...but the interaction below happens quite a bit!
Student: Hi, I'm looking for my teacher. Do you know where he is? He's got, like reddish hair and a beard... (makes gestures to demonstrate length and shape of beard).
Me: Um, do you know his name?
Student: I think it's, like, Jeremy, or Jeffery, or something.
Me: So you don't know your teacher's name? Not even his last name?
Student: No...
Me: I would go look up his name and office number on the syllabus.
Student: (with surprise) Oh...ok...thanks...
Again, it's possible that maybe the prof has never made his name or office number clear to students...but surely not enough profs for this to keep happening on an almost monthly basis. Really?!
Is it May yet? Can it please just be May?
Thanks for allowing me to vent :P