Why do teachers insist on being called "Professor?" I'm currently in an online school degree mill targeted at military. My barely literate entry level English teacher insists she be called professor. She doesn't have a postgraduate degree. She doesn't develop her own course material, she receives the same curriculum. She doesn't do research. She doesn't lecture.

She grades assignments, she responds to discussion posts with "Sounds great!" and that's about it.

Also I made my profile picture a black guy and started receiving higher marks on my assignments.

Is this a professor?