Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Nicknames

I am rarely called "Miss Walters" by my students. Most of my students just call me "Miss", which is very common among students throughout NY. I can't exactly figure out why the last name is dropped...?

A few kids, however, have come up with far more...creative....nicknames for me.
1. Ashley (11th grade) who I had last year and have again this year has decided to call me "Wifey Number 2". I've heard this before, but today she decided that was the only thing she would say to me. The conversation went something like this:
Ashley: Miss, Imma call you Wifey Number 2.
Me: Ok. Can I ask, why number 2?
Ashley: Because Ms. Cronan is Number 1.

The girl has a point. Ms. Cronan is an awesome English teacher. I've decided to take this as a compliment and let it go.

2. Then, Bernice and Simone, two of the seniors that I walked with during the AIDS Walk last spring, came bolting into my classroom...
B & S: SHAWWWTY!!
Me: Hey friends.
B & S: Miss, we gunna call you Shawty, because you our shawty and we go out looking for shawties. (referring to the AIDS Walk when they spent the entire 6.2mile walk searching for boys aka shawties).

On my updated resume, what name shall I put?
Miss Wifey #2 Shawty Walters? It does have a nice ring to it....

1 comment:

  1. hahaha you sound like an awesome teacher, I can't stop reading your blog! You are taking me back to my high school days

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