Trust me, I'm a doctor...

I do tend to roll my eyes at folks who insist on being called doctor.  It reminds me of Little Shop of Horrors, and at least that guy was a dentist:

Orin Scrivello D.D.S.: [yells] Is somebody talking to you?!
Audrey: [says nervously] Oh, no...excuse me.
Orin Scrivello D.D.S.: Excuse me what?!
Audrey: Excuse me.....doctor.  

This comes from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

That's Dr. So-and-So to You

Little seems to inspire as much passion among academics as the question of titles. How scholars feel about them often depends on their age, gender, race, upbringing, educational experiences, and standing in the academic world. 

For some, being called "Dr." is clearly a serious matter. They view the title as hard-earned, after the seven or more years of work and sacrifice they have put into a doctoral degree, and they believe those who don't use it are breaching professional etiquette. Some Ph.D.'s say they use their title as more of a practical matter, to establish authority in the classroom and to separate themselves from students. 

But others scoff at the use of honorifics. Insisting on being referred to as "Dr." is gauche, these critics say, and often betrays an insecurity about identity, accomplishments, or academic status.

Live long and prosper

From: OnlineCollegeCourses.com

Michigan targets teacher education programs

Whose graduates test poorly on state exams.  By Lori Higgins, writing in The Detroit Free Press.

Olivet, Lake Superior St. must phase out training programs after poor exam scores

Lake Superior State University and Olivet College must begin phasing out significant portions of their teacher preparation programs, mainly because student scores on a state exam for teacher certification aren't high enough. 

For Lake Superior, that means it can no longer admit students to eight programs, including those that prepare students to become teachers in English, economics, history and biology. 

For Olivet College, students can no longer be admitted to nine programs, including English, music education, biology and social studies. 

Those programs are targeted because their pass rates on the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) are below 80%. The programs will have to be phased out, Flora Jenkins, director of the Office of Professional Preparation Services at the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), told members of the state Board of Education during a meeting Tuesday.