Posted on 03/18/2006 11:33:22 PM PST by MRMEAN
There was no hesitation when preschool teacher Alex Campbell began the process of filling her lower leg with a bright orange koi swimming in a blue pond of labyrinthine waves. The intricate tattoo is not hidden under schoolmarm tights or practical slacks; instead it has become part of the lesson plan in her class at Corner Co-op Nursery School in Brookline.
Campbell's students followed the process of their teacher getting a tattoo firsthand -- or as close as a 4-year-old can get to firsthand without stepping into a tattoo parlor. They talked about sketching, needles, and, most importantly, not touching Campbell's leg the day after she was tattooed.
Campbell, who seldom wore skirts before getting her calf tattooed, has switched over to a wardrobe that is far more skirt-friendly to display her pricey body art. Her next step is getting a full arm tattoo (those in the know refer to a full arm tattoo as a sleeve).
''I asked a few parents about how they'd feel about a teacher with tattoos on her arm, and they were fine with it," the 37-year-old Brookline resident says.
As tattooing reaches a mainstream crest thanks to shows such as ''Miami Ink," ''Inked," and even ''Meet the Barkers" and ''Prison Break," professionals such as Campbell are bringing more elaborate -- and more visible -- body art into the workplace. For Campbell, the tattoos were a non-issue at school, and even became a teaching tool that resonated with the tykes in her class. In the current tattoo-friendly climate, a number of white collar professionals are finding that body art is a helpful tool at the office -- a way to give a subtle nod and a wink to co-workers or clients that they run with a crowd that owns the new Arctic Monkeys CD ...
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That or, THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR YOUR LIPS on my rear.
Tattoos are a fad right now. More popular than in recent decades. I think there's nothing wrong with getting kids used to that.
Investing in a chain of tattoo-removal clinics right about now would be a way to become filthy rich in about 10-15 years.
So she has one, and it's visible. Fine. But I don't need my four-year-old getting a step-by-step lesson in tattoo "art."
I say go for the STFU tat. That's something you can be proud of for the rest of your life. You'll never have to argue with someone again...just point to your forehead.
These are pre-school kids. The one child mentioned is four. If adults want to do this, I support it. If we're talking about exposing young kids to the idea, I think it's a poor idea.
Tatoos are something that should be weighed very heavily before it takes place. Children should not be indoctrinated into the idea. Tatoos will last a lifetime. Even those that are removed don't come all the way off.
I think this woman's proclivity to expose the young kids to this is wrong.
Just another example of America's Education System. Be SCARED be very SCARED and HOMESCHOOL YOUR CHILDREN.
I think tattoos are nasty, but I would maybe grin and bear it if the teacher just happened to have them. But the whole walking them through the process nonsense is . . . nonsense. I'd go so far as, have the tattoos if you must, but cover them up, but actually, I'd just take my four-year-old out of there. I don't need some teacher with a proclivity for indoctrination anywhere near my preschool kid.
I've got a full-body tattoo.
It was done with invisible ink.
I'm thinking about having it removed.
It's actually a pretty interesting process, and the time they spend teaching this they can take away from teaching socialist studies or advanced diversity.
Yeah, right. I'm sure some stressed out mother is going to take on a teacher who's with her kid alone for 9 hours a day...
"Let me get this straight: you want a tattoo of a butt on a butt and you want it on your butt?"
Won't be funny in print, but there was a standup comedian who had a routine about tatoos. "I saw one guy with a tattoo of a spider on his FACE. (pause) That's your FACE."
"Investing in a chain of tattoo-removal clinics right about now would be a way to become filthy rich in about 10-15 years."
Shut up and teach!
:^)
I like Mike Tyson's facial tattoo. It's very considerate of him to let people who've never heard of him know that he's freaking nuts.
Look at me! Look at me! I paid somebody to deface my body! I'm trashy! Look at me!
Drug rehab clinics are good investments too.
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