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I am a new teacher, and I was wondering about the effect of using the students last name to address them in class and what effect it has.

I usually address people as mr jones or miss smith can I do that with students or will it cause a problem?

Michael,
Addressing students formally and professionally is always a good way to go. You are modeling a behavior that you want your students to learn as they move through your course and this will help prepare them for how they should conduct themselves and address colleagues once they have graduated.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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