People have taken to social media and responded, with many criticizing teachers for making such judgments.
One person writes: “Their name is a simple label, not a ‘sentence’ to be hung on them!”
Another comments: “Teachers who place this kind of judgment should not be teachers.”
“The kids didn’t name themselves, their parents did,” points out a third.
Somebody else writes: “Teachers predisposed will end up bringing out the worst of a person instead of bringing out the best.”
In the viral video, Strum begins: “The number one thing which came up time and time again, the absolutely biggest pet peeve, bugbear, that teachers have when it comes to kids in their classroom is a common name with unique spellings. It’s just something that is confusing for the teacher and really confusing for the kid as well.