Teachers Should Dress As Students’ Advocate, Not ‘Peer’ is my latest Education Week Teacher post.
In Part One of a two-part series, four educators – Roxanna Elden, Renee Moore, Jane Fung, and Rebecca Mieliwocki – share their thoughts on how teachers should dress.
I’m adding it to The Best (Or, At Least, The Most Interesting) Posts On Teacher Attire.
Here are some excerpts:
I agree wholeheartedly with these recommendations. When we dress appropriately for the classroom, we not only feel more confident in ourselves, we also show that we care enough about students by taking the time to do so.
I don’t know how many times I have heard teachers say that they didn’t want to “make students feel bad” if they dressed better than their students. I have seen teachers dress so casually that they look as if they are on vacation, and that takes away from the message that teachers are there for a professional purpose.