ellen
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Jun 30, 2014 12:52:45 GMT
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Post by ellen on Aug 17, 2023 13:10:45 GMT
The contract I worked under said we were to dress appropriately for the classroom. When I first started teaching back in the early 90s, I dressed up for school - heels and nylon stockings even. That lasted several years. By the end of my teaching career (I retired this past May!!!) I was pretty much wearing the outfits of the GYPO Style challenges every single day. I looked put together, but not necessarily dressed up. If I could figure out a way to wear sneakers with my outfits, I did. Teaching is an on your feet all day type of job. Jeans were kind of a Friday thing for many years, but when they started having teachers supervise outdoor recess we all started wearing jeans more often during the cooler months because they are warmer. No one is going to scold a teacher in Minnesota for wearing clothes that are warmer during November - March when you are requiring them to be outside. We also work in buildings that do not have air conditioning. Occasionally during the first weeks of school it will be hellishly hot and the female teachers will wear dresses, but our male colleagues will wear a pair of shorts.
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Post by librarylady on Aug 17, 2023 13:57:41 GMT
One year (thank goodness she only lasted one year) I had a principal who said our official staff dress/uniform would be scrubs. I refused. She called me in and told me in a tone that said, "NOW you will be punished," that I would then have to wear professional dress. That was fine with me as that is what I intended to do. She also ran around the school barefoot.
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ellen
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Jun 30, 2014 12:52:45 GMT
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Post by ellen on Aug 17, 2023 18:46:45 GMT
One year (thank goodness she only lasted one year) I had a principal who said our official staff dress/uniform would be scrubs. I refused. She called me in and told me in a tone that said, "NOW you will be punished," that I would then have to wear professional dress. That was fine with me as that is what I intended to do. She also ran around the school barefoot. That is so odd. Scrubs? Now and then you get some weird people in admin.
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katybee
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Jun 25, 2014 23:25:39 GMT
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Post by katybee on Aug 17, 2023 23:00:14 GMT
One year (thank goodness she only lasted one year) I had a principal who said our official staff dress/uniform would be scrubs. I refused. She called me in and told me in a tone that said, "NOW you will be punished," that I would then have to wear professional dress. That was fine with me as that is what I intended to do. She also ran around the school barefoot. A lot of teachers at my old school WANTED to wear scrubs when we first went back after Covid (masking, social distancing, plexiglass, etc). They didn’t want to get Covid on their clothes. I thought that was weird. We’re not medical professionals. My principal (thankfully) said no.
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seaexplore
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Apr 25, 2015 23:57:30 GMT
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 18, 2023 5:17:38 GMT
One year (thank goodness she only lasted one year) I had a principal who said our official staff dress/uniform would be scrubs. I refused. She called me in and told me in a tone that said, "NOW you will be punished," that I would then have to wear professional dress. That was fine with me as that is what I intended to do. She also ran around the school barefoot. A lot of teachers at my old school WANTED to wear scrubs when we first went back after Covid (masking, social distancing, plexiglass, etc). They didn’t want to get Covid on their clothes. I thought that was weird. We’re not medical professionals. My principal (thankfully) said no. We had a few who did the same and still do! I don’t get it but whatever. I asked them why and they said that scrubs are comfortable and can take hot water wash and high temp dry so they could help prevent getting Covid. Well, ok then.
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artbabe
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Jun 26, 2014 1:59:10 GMT
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Post by artbabe on Aug 18, 2023 11:12:31 GMT
Some of you are mentioning that the teachers have the same dress code as the students. Our students have no dress code. Well, actually it is "anything that does not disrupt learning". Which pretty much means anything goes. I'm not a fan. But my district has decided to not fight that battle.
I see so many bare stomachs, butt cheeks, and cleavage. Lots and lots of cleavage. I teach 11-14 year old kids! It is crazy. No way would I let my kid out of the house dressed like that. I am so glad I have nephews instead of nieces. My youngest nephew is very fashion conscious and I know if he were a girl he would definitely be trying to do the stomach/butt/breasts thing.
I might wear jeans and t-shirts but I am totally covered.
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The Great Carpezio
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Jun 25, 2014 21:50:33 GMT
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Aug 18, 2023 12:07:56 GMT
Some of you are mentioning that the teachers have the same dress code as the students. Our students have no dress code. Well, actually it is "anything that disrupts learning". Which pretty much means anything goes. I'm not a fan. But my district has decided to not fight that battle. I see so many bare stomachs, butt cheeks, and cleavage. Lots and lots of cleavage. I teach 11-14 year old kids! It is crazy. No way would I let my kid out of the house dressed like that. I am so glad I have nephews instead of nieces. My youngest nephew is very fashion conscious and I know if he were a girl he would definitely be trying to do the stomach/butt/breasts thing. I might wear jeans and t-shirts but I am totally covered. We do have a dress code, but it is pretty lightly enforced. To be honest, I’ve rarely referred someone for dress code. It’s been almost always for wearing a racist/gross tshirt. The few girls where I felt I had to say something, I’ve tried to deal with it one on one. We had one with super short shorts and no underwear this spring. Had to tell her when she bent over we could see everything. I do think the dress code is a decent guide; ours isn’t overly strict, but they are so hard to enforce well. Anyway, it’s a good guide for staff at least. Lol
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