I was livid when our first grade teacher dressed like a sexpot, wearing shorts, low cut tees and sandals. It was sickening. Another teacher dressed very well, hose, heels, blazer had put make up on and done her hair with hair spray. She had a better behaved class too
Those teachers are just broadcasting that they don’t take education seriously. And they’re to dumb to realize it.
I learned quickly that the more professional and ladylike I looked, the better my kids behaved for me.
>>>>I was livid when our first grade teacher dressed like a sexpot, wearing shorts, low cut tees and sandals. It was sickening. Another teacher dressed very well, hose, heels, blazer had put make up on and done her hair with hair spray. She had a better behaved class too.<<<<
I did an experiment with my freshman and sophomore English classes a few years ago on this very subject.
For some classes, I dressed casually - jeans, open shirt. For the other classes, I wore better clothes and a tie. The decorum of the students matched the formality of the clothing.
I always wear a tie to work - although I’m also wearing running shoes for my own comfort, since I’m on my feet most of the day. The other male teachers have seen this, and now most of the men also wear ties and formal clothing to work. By good fortune, we don’t have provacative female teachers on our staff - they’re a pretty formal bunch, and the kids in those classes act accordingly, too.
Given a choice, I’d put all the students in school uniforms, but that’s not going to fly. On the other hand, children are designed to press the boundaries, and a few will be mischievious even when the teacher has a suit and tie and they’re wearing uniforms.
And let my apologize for my colleagues in New Hampshire, who have confused the word “condescending” with the phrase “arrogant twits.”