Teaching Composition

Being youngish and teaching college composition creates a whole bunch of weird situations and teacher-student interactions. One of my favorite versions of these is the awkward period at the beginning of the quarter when my students try to figure out what to call me. (The fact that I sign all my communications with them “Emily” doesn’t seem to register.)

Things My Students Have Called Me So Far This Quarter

  1. Emily
  2. Miss Toler
  3. Mrs. Toler
  4. Professor Toler
  5. Professor Emily
  6. Professor Etoler
  7. Instructor