What do you call the teachers??

[Iwannabeababynurse]

i was wondering what do you call the teachers at school? do you call them mr./mrs. or do you call them professor??

[xomandalized]

I'm not in school yet but since they're college teachers I assume you would call them professors.

[moongirl]

at my school, they all go by their first names. All the instructors and all the nursing instructors as well

[Pixiesmom, BSN, RN]

I attend the community college and the instructors there are referred to as teachers or instructors since their highest level of education is a Master's degree. Normally at the beginning of class the teacher will let you know how to address them, well the nice ones normally do. Mr. or Mrs. so and so. Good luck!

[MaleRNstudent21, ASN, CNA, RN]

I go to a community college as well. Most of the time they will tell you in the first couple of days what they would like for you to call them. I think its only respectful for you to call them Mr. and Mrs. ect. Since you are in a setting where they are professionals. I haven't ran by a instructor that wanted you to call them by their first name without mr. or mrs., misses, ect. Also we do have teachers who have a ph.d and are consdier Dr. so and so.. teaching in a community college.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Ask.

On occasion I have had an instructor refer to themselves or another instructor as "Ms. Smith", but most of the time not at all. The first day of any new class (or, I should say, new instructor as you will have some classes taught by the same instructor), I have finished the class and then gone to them afterwards and simply asked "How would you prefer I address you? What's the correct title to use?". Since I am approximately the same age as my instructors, it's not a child-adult relationship, (demanded respect in the form of title) I didn't see the need to defer to a title unless they preferred it that way. You'd be surprised how many of them are comfortable with their first names being used (as long as you aren't calling it out all lecture long, lol!).

I had a professor who had a PhD and she said she was Dr. Smith. Perfectly fine. I had one instructor who preferred Mrs. Smith (and she told everyone this up front, so no need to ask ).

Every other instructor I asked told me to use his or her first name; many students who did not do this continued to use the Mrs. Smith title, but I felt quite comfortable with first names.

The way I see it is this: if someone has a PhD and wants to be called Dr., well, they certainly have earned that title and the right to use it. If someone demands to be called Mrs. Smith, well.....I'm married, too, I guess I 'earned' it, so I'd prefer that MY title be used as well .

So I just avoided ever calling the 'Mrs. Smith' instructor by anything! And, I noticed she signed her emails, etc to me with her FIRST name

[lizmatt]

always Dr... or the rare instances that are not PhD - professor ...

This is going to be strange this semester when I begin to have class with a few people who I have known socially outside of class - yeah I don't think I can call someone who has been my friend for 2 years Dr... , but I will do what ever the other students do.

[casi, ASN, RN]

So far most of the teachers I have had are really up front with it. Last semester I only took two classes and both teachers wantted us to call them by their first names. My Phil teacher had a PhD and did not want to be called Dr. _____, Dr. made him think medical Dr. and he wasn't one of those. He wantted us to just call him Steve or Mr. ______. A&P teacher was Professor _____ or Erin. She was the first that I've ever seen want to be called professor though. I'm sure when I get into a 4 year college they'll get stuffy and want to be called by special names. :)

[RANCH GIRL]

Most of my instructors/professors also just use their first name. If you are ever in doubt, however, you can always address them as Sir/Ma'am.

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

You call them, what they introduce themselves as.

[ZASHAGALKA, RN]

When I was in college, I called them all 'Doctor' unless corrected. A phD appreciates the gesture and a non-phD professor is flattered.

Try NOT calling a phD prof a 'Doc' or just calling them Mr./Ms. and they might be insulted.

When it comes to those that decide your grades, it NEVER hurts to play to their egos. And, when it costs me nothing, it never hurts to be a mild suck-up, either.

~faith,

Timothy.

[SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN]

I call all of my teachers Professor so-and-so. I cannot remember if he/she is married (not that it matters in the case of a male) or even if he/she is a doctor and so I do not bother to try!