February 22, 2006

Proper School Attire

As i am once again working in schools, i find myself distracted by the eye candy, especially as spring approaches. It might be wise to consider having a jeans and sweatshirts dress code that has only learning appropriate clothing in the classroom. Undergarments cause distractions and that's not where attention needs to be. Another benefit would be that we parents wouldn't have to spend near as much on clothing, since a no glintz/glamour setting would lead to less competitive shopping behavior. Crass materialism is fine on one's own hours, but if school is going to serve any purpose beyond babysitting, the discipline to dress appropriately needs to be enforced. And not with the all same as one brittany schoolgirl or dork with the bow-tie approach. After all, we adults don't show up for our work inappropriately dressed (much)(do we?)

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