How Should Teachers Dress? is the first “question-of-the-week” at my Ed Week column this year.
Responses are welcome there or here in the comments section.
How Should Teachers Dress? is the first “question-of-the-week” at my Ed Week column this year.
Responses are welcome there or here in the comments section.
As a representative of not so young educators I still have several standards of teacher’s attire in mind (though it may sound old-fashioned nowadays). I suppose, a teacher should look athoritative and clothes play important role in it. If you dress like students, you risk to be perceived as a peer, not with a proper respect. Your clothes should not distract students from learning process as well. What is also important for me is to be dressed comfortably, so I can move and feel naturally, and not be exchausted at the end of a day. However, it is important not to be too old-fashioned, or indifferent to what you wear as you have to create a positive image among both – your students and colleagues.