Teacher Refuses to Pronounce Student’s Name Correctly

Imagine having a unique name that reflects your cultural heritage, only for your teacher to refuse to pronounce it correctly. That’s the frustrating reality for Kanae, a young girl living in Japan with a Japanese name. Her English teacher, an expat from America, insists on calling her ‘Kah-Nye’ instead of ‘Kaa-Naa-EH’, even after being corrected multiple times. The situation has escalated, and now Kanae’s parents are considering taking matters into their own hands. Let’s dive into this story and see what unfolds…

The Name Pronunciation Battle Begins

Kanae’s Brave Attempt

Teacher’s Unbelievable Response

Parental Confrontation

Teacher’s Dismissive Reaction

No Change in Teacher’s Behavior

Considering Further Action

A Note on Kanae’s Background

Clarifying the Mispronunciation

The Decision to Take Action

Kanae’s Stance

Parents’ Goal

Meeting with the Principal

Principal’s Response

Addressing the Language Barrier Excuse

The Dispatch Company’s Involvement

Apologies and Promises

The Final Meeting

A Traditional Japanese Apology

The Teacher’s Apology

A Heartfelt Moment

Kanae’s Forgiveness

Uncertain Career Outcome

Parents Fight for Daughter’s Name Respect ✊

After multiple attempts to correct the teacher and a meeting with the principal, the situation finally reached a resolution. The teacher, principal, and dispatch company all offered traditional Japanese apologies, and the teacher personally apologized to Kanae. Although the teacher’s career outcome is uncertain, Kanae and her family have forgiven her and are moving forward. It’s a heartwarming reminder that standing up for ourselves and our loved ones can make a difference. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

Is the teacher really not the a**hole here?

Commenter suspects racism in teacher’s mispronunciation of student’s name

Pronounce your name your way! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise

Teacher’s mispronunciation of student’s name compared to Kanye West

Standing up for yourself: NTA and get it in writing

Support for Kanae’s name, NTA wins the day

Respectful pronunciation of names is crucial. NTA comment agrees.

Report the disrespectful teacher who refuses to use correct pronunciation

Embrace diversity and pronounce names correctly. NTA comment.

English teacher in Laos agrees NTA, teacher is the a**hole

English teacher supports student, criticizes unprofessional behavior

Respectful teacher supports OP and encourages reporting the behavior

Teacher’s refusal to pronounce student’s name correctly is disrespectful

Stand up for yourself! NTA.

Mispronouncing names is not a small thing, it’s disrespectful

Commenter is not the a**hole for supporting the student

Teacher’s disrespect towards student’s name is unacceptable

Respecting students’ names is important. NTA for correcting teacher.

Teacher misspells student’s name causing confusion, parent intervenes

Respectful English teacher in South Korea shares how to pronounce names

Expatriate teacher in Korea empathizes with the student’s situation

Demanding a written apology and transfer after teacher’s disrespect.

Advocating for your child’s name: stand up to the teacher!

Advocating for cultural respect in the classroom

Commenter defends student, criticizes American expat’s entitlement

Respect your child’s name, it’s a part of their identity

Mispronouncing a student’s name is rude and disrespectful. Report it!

Importance of respecting someone’s identity and teaching manners.

NTA parent stands up for child against teacher’s disrespect

Commenter criticizes American ignorance on cultural sensitivity

Naming rights: who gets to decide?

Parental support for standing up to teacher. NTA.

Commenter not at fault for supporting student’s name pronunciation

Teach her how to pronounce your name in Japanese

English teacher gets schooled on name pronunciation.

NAH. Teacher struggling with unusual name pronunciation, not intentionally disrespectful

A supportive teacher shares their perspective on name pronunciation.

Commenter defends student, criticizes teacher’s lack of effort

NTA for calling out disrespect in school. Public or international?

NTA commenter calls out teacher’s cultural insensitivity

Accusation of cultural insensitivity sparks heated debate

Standing up for cultural identity. Report the teacher!

Teacher’s refusal to pronounce student’s name correctly is shady and racist

Mispronouncing names in Japan due to pressure to teach phonics correctly.

Empowering daughter to embrace unique name, NTA wins support

Name mispronunciation by teacher is unacceptable. NTA.

Parent points out absurdity of teacher mispronouncing student’s name

Misspelling a student’s name is disrespectful and unacceptable

Teacher intentionally mispronouncing student’s name? NTA, report it!

Respectful pronunciation of names is important. NTA for correcting.

Teacher intentionally mispronounces student’s name, NTA calls it out

Standing up to a disrespectful teacher with a clever comeback

Teach your daughter to stand up to disrespect, NTA

Teacher faces backlash for refusing to pronounce student’s name correctly

Respecting someone’s name is important, NTA for standing up

Commenter suspects teacher’s racism in name mispronunciation.

Teacher repeatedly mispronounces student’s name, parent stands up for daughter

Language evolves with common usage, not preconceived notions.

Empower your daughter’s name! Report the disrespectful teacher.

Respectful pronunciation is common sense. NTA

Former teacher suggests a respectful one-on-one meeting with the teacher

Teacher’s behavior raises questions about cultural sensitivity

Standing up for yourself is important, even against tenured professors

Embracing mispronunciation of traditional name, disagrees with teacher’s behavior.

Stand up for your name and culture!

Cultural sensitivity is basic manners, which this teacher lacks

Respectful pronunciation of names is important. NTA.

Standing up for your name and identity is important. NTA.

Teacher in Japan can’t pronounce Japanese student’s name, NTA calls out.

Respecting students’ names is crucial, but pronunciation can be hard

Clever response to teacher’s refusal to pronounce name correctly

Deja vu or not, this post is still infuriating

Teacher’s refusal to pronounce name correctly is unacceptable

Respecting someone’s name is basic human decency

Respecting students’ names is crucial. NTA sets a great example

Student’s name mispronunciation deemed grammatically incorrect by commenters

Respectful pronunciation matters, teacher should listen to the student’s preference

Respectful pronunciation of names is important, NTA for insisting.

Take action! Email the principal or switch teachers

Learning goes both ways, even for teachers ‍

Report the disrespectful and xenophobic teacher. Lovely name though

Teacher’s immature behavior sparks call for accountability.

Respect matters. NTA suggests reporting the teacher for mispronouncing names.

NTA! Glad someone agrees with the student’s frustration

Teacher receives support for respecting student’s name pronunciation

Empowering message for embracing cultural identity and standing up against discrimination

Savage reply to a teacher’s unacceptable behavior

Mom defends child’s name, gets criticized by teacher. NTA!

Empathetic reply to student’s name mispronunciation, calls out teacher’s arrogance.

Student’s revenge plan against teacher’s name mispronunciation

Assertive solution to teacher’s mispronunciation with cultural sensitivity

Teacher refusing to pronounce student’s name correctly is unacceptable. NTA.