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You Name It!A new semester means a renewed attitude, new classes, and new teachers. Unfortunately though, with a new set of teachers comes the hassle of relearning names. If your name isn't a simple Kate or Sarah, you can count on them messing it up. You would think that the letters in your name move on the page as they read them with the creative ways they come up with for sounding it out. To help them out, the next thing I will be equipping you with is a name tag. Yes, ma'am, you heard me right...a name tag and not only will your name be printed on it in bold, beautiful letters, the pronunciation will be listed right underneath so there's no excuse for them to come up with their own version.
Your name is the center of your identity. It allows you to define who you are as an individual and you cannot allow anyone to take that away. By claiming your name, you can control your own fate and that is what is most important. Your identity can be your anchor to make it through anything and everything. I used to allow people to say my name anyway they deemed correct because it was "easier" than fixing their pronunciation, but I realized that this was only easier for them. I had lost sight of who I was by being forced to respond to someone I was not. I have learned to claim my name because that is where I have found my greatest strength. Yes, my name is "unique," but when did being different become such a bad thing? Fill out this form to define who you are. A name tag will be emailed to you for printing out. |