I'd appreciate some perspective on this, because both DH and I are getting quite annoyed about this now.
My DD has a double-barrelled surname. It's long. That's one of the reasons she doesn't have a middle name and her first name is very short. Let's call her Sticky Got-Stuck.
She started school in September. On her school books her surname was misspelled (say Sticky Gott-Stuck). We corrected that. It keeps cropping up misspelled. We don't want to be a nuisance so haven't pointed it out again, but felt we'd have to at some point soon. Then last week she brought a new book where the order was reversed to Sticky Stuck-Got. (Just why? ).
I spoke to her teacher on Friday, and when I politely pointed out that it has been spelled in many different ways, could we please stick to the one version, she asked me "How would you like it, just 'Got' then?". I replied "No, just spelled correctly". I started to explain that DD is learning to spell her name properly and she is getting confused with so many versions. And she cut me off saying "well, yes, it's very long isn't it?".
I came away feeling patronised and with the distinctive feeling that it inconveniences her.
So any teachers with any strong opinions/extensive experience out there? Does it really make your life difficult?
I will just point out that one of her classmates also has a double-barrelled surname (athough much shorter) and this has never been an issue for them.
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Double barrelled surname - teacher's opinions please
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stickygotstuck · 16/12/2013 11:31
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