I've always said the clothing we traditionally wear in
the US is on the wrong gender. Men should be wearing
the scimpy little outfits and women (exclusive of the
hotflash set) should be wearing the layers. After all,
the men are usually too hot and the women too cold!
Years ago someone really goofed up on that one. :)
--- Rubaiyat <cclark@PLEASANTHILLSCHOOLS.COM> wrote:
> Not that I really want to start a long thread on
> this, but I just wanted =
> to
> crawl up on my soapbox. =20
>
> Would someone explain to me why it is that once it
> starts getting warm, =
> it
> becomes acceptable for the female teachers to start
> wearing =
> shorts/skorts
> (sp) and sandals? But it's in appropriate for me to
> wear the same thing
> (minus the skorts). Especially in the era of AC in
> most buildings, yes =
> I
> know not all buildings have AC. We only got our
> entire building air
> conditioned this past winter--so it will be
> interesting if shorts among =
> the
> teachers will be acceptable in a few months and in
> August.
>
> My other comment is why do we allow secondary
> students to wear shorts =
> and
> thongs (flip flops for the younger crowd, although
> I'll admit I love =
> using
> the term thongs in reference to the foot wear, and
> to see the reaction =
> among
> the students), the minute it gets above 45 degrees?
> =20
>
> I have always made the stance when "they" start
> enforcing a student =
> dress
> code among the students. Then you can tell your
> teachers what they can =
> and
> can't wear. Yes, most days I do wear slacks, long
> sleeve dress shirts =
> and a
> tie, even on the hottest days. Yes, I believe in
> dressing as a =
> professional
> (except for blue jean Fridays), but I also believe
> that what I wear or =
> don't
> wear is not what makes me a professional. I also
> understand the =
> principles
> of first impressions -- something that I think that
> needs to be =
> reinforced
> to our students, in this age of fashion as decided
> by Britney, Hip Hop,
> Hollywood, and the music industry.
>
> Thanks for listening and have a great weekend!!!!
> =20
>
> =20
>
> Curtis L. Clark
> Library Media Specialist
> Pleasant Hill Middle School
> 1301 East Myrtle
> Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
> 816 540 2149 #122
> Fax # 816 987 2017
> cclark@pleasanthillschools.com
> =20
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> scholar." "Isn't he just =
> a
> libarian?" Garion asked, "somebody who looks after
> books?"
> "That's where all the rest of the scholarship
> starts, Garion. All the =
> books
> in the world won't help you if they're just piled in
> a heap."
> David Eddings "King of
> the Murgos"
> =20
> =20
> Procrastination,
> I've been told,
> Is the source of all my sorrow,
> I don't know what it means,
> I'll look in up tomorrow. (maybe)
> =20
>
> *=09
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> *=09
> "I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are
> missing."
> *=09
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> *=09
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> burns the toast to a
> horrible crisp, which no decent human being would
> eat?"
> *=09
> "Who was the first person to look at a cow
> and say, "I think I'll
> squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever
> comes out?"
> *=09
> "It's hard to make a comeback when you
> haven't been anywhere."
> *=09
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> the chest cavity open."
> *=09
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> *=09
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> there are no women there
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Kathy
> Edmondson
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 8:02 AM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: GEN: Teacher Dress Code
>
> I have to say that I was amazed at teachers being
> required to wear hose! =
> We
> do have a dress code that doesn't allow jeans, but
> it is not enforced. =
> We
> wear jeans on Friday. During the hot months (April,
> May, July, August,
> September) we wear capri (right about the ankle)
> pants, sandals, and
> sleeveless tops. We don't wear hose unless the
> weather is cool enough =
> to
> need the warmth. It gets very hot here in central
> Alabama. Gotta love
> "Alabama!"
>
> Kathy Edmondson, NBCT
> Library Media Coordinator
> L. B. Sykes Lanett Jr. High School
> Lanett, AL
> kedmondson@lanettcityschools.org
>
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