For all my teachers before university, I've always addressed them with the prefixes Mr., Ms., etc. Even 20 years after school, when some of them told me it's no longer necessary, I still do it, and will likely continue forever.

With other teachers (in the US), after college, I always address them by their first names.

Like Go, there are always exceptions. There is one teacher, since 1987, he'll always be my Sensei.

( Local time Mon Dec 29, 2014. 08:56 am )

I suspect that the students were very young? That usage is similar to the way that mothers will say "Mummy will do that..." in order to make the relationship clear to the child.

In general, calling yourself "sensei" is... distinctly odd, to say the least.

I've heard (Western) martial arts teachers refer to themselves as "Sensei Jim", to add a further level of weirdness.

Hmmm. Sounds to me like Sensei is pulling rank.

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