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Have a little class in the classroom, teachers!
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I opened my newspaper today to find an article on Education. “Perfect! Finally an article on education,” I thought to myself. Unfortunately, my bubble burst when I looked at the photo of the teacher standing over her students. She was wearing a pair of jeans and a tight, black t-shirt. I kept trying to make excuses of why a professional would be wearing such an attire to her job: it must have been dress-down Friday, it was dress-like-your-students day, it was because she was teaching a class on something other than normal, etc. To my dismay, I couldn’t think of one excuse that seemed justifiable. This wasn’t a pep rally; it was a classroom.
I realize that teachers want to feel young, relate to their students, and to feel comfortable while they are teaching, but come on teachers: GET SOME CLASS, especially in your classroom! I am so sick of seeing teachers trying to act like they are 15 years old again when they are teaching our children.
If you want to wear those low-cut, tight shirts or those tight pants that show off your trim (or not so trim) stomachs, then wear it while you go out with your friends in the evening. Don’t wear it in your classroom. There is a time and a place for everything. I am not saying you should wear a prairie dress with a turtleneck either. What I am saying is that you need to use common sense. You are at a professional job where you set an example to children; choose your classroom wardrobe accordingly! If you have a low-cut shirt where every time you bend down we can see your assets, then that is obviously inappropriate. A majority of teachers do a lot of board work in the classroom; is this the place where you want 20 something children looking at your new, tight jeans that accentuate every curve?
You are not at a party; you are at a job. Casual attire has went from a pair of khakis and nice shirt, to a pair of pasted on jeans and a top that is more see-through than my window sheers. Take more pride in yourself and have more respect for your students. You aren’t suppose to be their friends; you were hired to be their teacher. Teach them to take pride in themselves by dressing for success. Teach them through example.
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