Originally Posted by FordBroncoVWJeta
Well today I get an email from her because she was upset that I called her Ms. in one of her papers. I have never had this problem before. No one has EVER called me out for trying to be polite. This the direct quote from her email. About the Assignment.
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Please don't use Ms.
I understand that in other contexts it may be a term of respect, but for people who have earned a PhD, it feels less so. I would prefer Dr. (name) or Professor (name), or honestly, even just (name) is better.
I'm thinking about leaving it and just getting my 2 yr degree from the community college and being done with school. I'm starting to think college isn't what it was intended to be.
Am I in the wrong here?
I'm trying my hardest to keep this thread appropriate for BITOG.
It's standard decorum on a college campus to address the instructor as 'Dr' or 'Professor'.
It looks like the instructor did a reasonably good job of trying to teach you that.
You seem inordinately unwilling to learn the lesson, and there is a lesson to be learned here, no matter how well intentioned your original remark to her.
If you can't hack addressing the instructor properly, especially when she appears to have done a reasonable job of correcting and informing you, there's likely a lot more stuff you also won't be able to handle.
Your background information you've provided is also highly political.
If you can't hack being around people whose ideas clash with your world view, there's likely a lot of other things you won't be able to cope with either.
You could address these issues by quitting the institution like you've suggested. This would be the easy route.
Alternatively, you could take a fresh look at how you approached the whole situation and maybe realize that you could stretch your perspective and learn and grow, but also realize that this option may require that you cast your assumptions and preconceived notions about the world aside. Likely much more difficult, but potentially much more rewarding.
Good luck!!!
You'll need it!!!