Do teachers need a "Proper Attire 101"?

lookout123 · 07-05-2005, 11:10 AM

ok, i guess that i i wasn't even thinking about the 50 plus teachers that have their reputation already built by their effectiveness in the classroom. and i think it obviously depends on what class they are teaching. if you are in a shop class, slacks and a tie, might not be the best idea.

Can a teacher in jeans and a tshirt be a good teacher? yes, of course.

Will a button down shirt and tie make an otherwise poor teacher better? not likely.

But I still think that is very important for teachers, especially young teachers without a lot of experience and not too many years difference in age do well to separate themselves from the students in appearance.

07-05-2005, 02:30 PM

Well, giving away my age, but I come from an era when EVERYBODY had to look good for high school, even the kids, never mind the teachers. My high school German teacher had just gotten out of college and she used to wear her hair piled up in a bun to look older. All the guys were madly in love with her anyhow. My English teacher had a really funny crewcut that made his head look square - literally! And he always wore a white short sleeved shirt with button down collar and a perky red bow tie. Everyone really liked him despite this unsual attire and kids were turned away from his overflow classes every semester.

I never had a teacher give away their virginal status or lack of it in either college or high school.

I'm a firm believer in dressing professionally, myself.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2005, 05:26 PM

Didn't matter what the women wore. We had them undressed with our eyes anyway.

No jeans...teachers or students...not even the janitors.

07-05-2005, 11:10 AM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	ok, i guess that i i wasn't even thinking about the 50 plus teachers that have their reputation already built by their effectiveness in the classroom. and i think it obviously depends on what class they are teaching. if you are in a shop class, slacks and a tie, might not be the best idea. Can a teacher in jeans and a tshirt be a good teacher? yes, of course. Will a button down shirt and tie make an otherwise poor teacher better? not likely. But I still think that is very important for teachers, especially young teachers without a lot of experience and not too many years difference in age do well to separate themselves from the students in appearance. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-05-2005, 05:26 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Didn't matter what the women wore. We had them undressed with our eyes anyway. No jeans...teachers or students...not even the janitors. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-05-2005, 02:30 PM	#2
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Well, giving away my age, but I come from an era when EVERYBODY had to look good for high school, even the kids, never mind the teachers. My high school German teacher had just gotten out of college and she used to wear her hair piled up in a bun to look older. All the guys were madly in love with her anyhow. My English teacher had a really funny crewcut that made his head look square - literally! And he always wore a white short sleeved shirt with button down collar and a perky red bow tie. Everyone really liked him despite this unsual attire and kids were turned away from his overflow classes every semester. I never had a teacher give away their virginal status or lack of it in either college or high school. I'm a firm believer in dressing professionally, myself.

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