I don't know him well enough to know where he went to school, but I do know that much...
Schooling isn't... Necessarily exactly the same here as it is elsewhere, including the US, especially as he likely went to a private school. It's just... Worth mentioning that much, let's say.
I went to a school where we almost entirely called teachers by their first name, from high school onwards (junior high, in the US). While this... Was unusual, even here, it wasn't... That odd.
There's just... A difference in how things work here. Especially in private schools. I'm not saying whether that's a good or a bad thing, but it is, simply, a fact...
we almost entirely called teachers by their first name
Fascinating.
In my high school in England, teacher's first names were pretty much guarded secrets.
They would always refer to eachother by title and surname. If one of them accidentally addressed another by their first name, that would have been seen as an embarrassing fuckup for both of them.
I believe Sen grew up in Australia...
I don't know him well enough to know where he went to school, but I do know that much...
Schooling isn't... Necessarily exactly the same here as it is elsewhere, including the US, especially as he likely went to a private school. It's just... Worth mentioning that much, let's say.
I went to a school where we almost entirely called teachers by their first name, from high school onwards (junior high, in the US). While this... Was unusual, even here, it wasn't... That odd.
There's just... A difference in how things work here. Especially in private schools. I'm not saying whether that's a good or a bad thing, but it is, simply, a fact...
Fascinating.
In my high school in England, teacher's first names were pretty much guarded secrets.
They would always refer to eachother by title and surname. If one of them accidentally addressed another by their first name, that would have been seen as an embarrassing fuckup for both of them.
Literally exactly the opposite then...
Interesting that.
I suppose what you speak of still exists in some private schools in Aus, but really not many...
That level of... Formality would be seen as quite unusual, in most circumstances in Australia, including schools... shrug
Let me guess . . . you were in primary school in the '80s or '90s, if not later. All this touchy-feely bullshit was hatched in the late '70s.