Jeans in the classroom

While I tend to agree, there are also times and classes where "dress" jeans are not only appropiate, but a better option than business casual. Maybe the teachers' dressing down is a result of the way students have dressed down for a number of years. Maybe it is time to reintroduce dress codes or go to the unpopular uniforms.

Teachers demand to be considered and paid as professionals because of the Master's Degree they are required to obtain and the years of field experience they must acquire before they are tenured. My 2 children went through the GESD system and in all those years I never saw a teacher who was dressed inappropriately.

All of these posts made me laugh....You all act like teachers are wearing jeans that are ripped and are falling apart! All jeans are not made that way!! Teachers have enough professionalism to pick out a pair of jeans that are suitable for work if the occasion to dress down arises. Also, if a teacher has to take a class on a bus to a field trip to Animal Land, should that teacher wear a suit and high heals??? Clothing does not define the teacher, the actions define the teacher. Personally, as long as the teacher treats the students with kindness and helps them learn in a manner that they need, then that's all that matters. Wearing a suit and heels everyday does not automatically mean that a person is a professional. It's the behavior that matters. What will be reading about next?? Find something more relevant to report on!! Teachers are taking a beating from the public on enough issues! Let's not add one more ridiculous one to the list!

kahkis are not dress wear,they are casual so chaning into jeans is not appropriate. Maybe the teachers will forget to brush their hair and teeth also. Why would you want to wear jeans-that is a display of just being lazy. And if you don't take pride in your appearance what kind of example are you setting.

As an employer of sales people, we have a rule. Always dress one step more formal than the clientelle you deal with. The same should be said for any profession. If we want our kids to turn out like bums.... let the teachers were jeans. No problem.

A lot of positions did not exist when people even 30 years old were in school. Some are silly state mandates, one or two may be legitimate, but most are just frosting melting over the public cake.

question - when did BP get a "communication specialist" (you know the one who leaves messages on our answering machines about upcoming events). How many area districts have a communication specialist. Just asking because this "position" did not exist when I was in school. Do you think she should wear jeans?

How about real news Leader, and while your at it, add the truth of the unions and the teachers!!!!!

Aw, just create another $25,000 position for a school dress-code monitor and all will be well again.

Really!! The teachers and the unions are going to drag us through the ringer this budget year and all your worried about is "jeans". Wow!

I agree - They should dress professionally. They claim to be professionals, they demand more pay and more benefits. So no they should not wear jeans in the classroom nor should they take time off to protest and then turn in a fake doctors note and demand to be paid (by the taxpayers) for a sick day. They want respect yet the way some of them dress and the way some have been acting ie: screaming, chanting and sueing their districts totally justifies the negative feelings people have towards them.

If teachers are going to dress like they live in the gutter then they should be paid the same. I have always thought that teachers were there to teach the students and in my opinion this also means setting a good example for the students. The school boards need to start adopting dress codes for the teachers and students as well.

Yeah I guess I meant Andy Rooney, not really a CBS kind of guy lol. Anyway, it is no longer 1950. People are way more individualistic with what they wear. The "good ole days" are gone, the reality is that there are thousands of other issues that need to be addressed before we start worrying about what people are wearing to work/school.

Nothing is important anymore . Look at the pants being dropped down to discusting levels, a lot of teachers were not able to impress their students . Do you want work code dress for teachers . Maybe the plummers crack will be big with teachers someday

i think if you all seen how short the teachers and aids skirts were you would rather have them wear jeans.

It's funny you should mention this, because just last night I taught a class and I was wearing jeans. I teach an evening course at the college, and like many of my students I arrive in the classroom after a long day at work. Usually, I wear the same “professional” office-caliber attire as I do for my day job. But sometimes, it's good to get out of the khakis and into something more comfortable for the final stretch of my long work day. A veteran professor I worked with at UAlbany often wore shorts and Hawaiian shirts when he taught in the summertime. I would rather have my students respect me for my knowledge and my character than for my clothes. (BTW, LoyalSocialist, I'm not sure if you meant "Andy Rooney" or "Mickey Mouse" or if you intentionally conflated the two names. Either way, it's amusing.) — Bill Ackerbauer

I have to agree with this one too. Way too many things have gotten to sloppy in society. If teachers were to dress in professional attire, then their students would learn what that is. I could not beleive the first time a saw a teacher in birkenstocks..... feet need to be covered too. And do not give me crap they cannot afford business clothes. They can afford whatever they want to. If the teachers set the example, then the students will learn. Too many places to get business attire at reasonable prices.

If the teachers cannot teach then you need to blame the school that passed them.

And please do not get me started on pajama bottoms in public.

I agree Pat! Now if only we could change my dressing pet peeve.....Pajamas outside of the house.

Iagree with Pat, 100%. I'd take it a step further though and require proper dress for students. No jeans or tee shirts. Casual slacks, shirts with collars. I think a stricter dress code teaches students that there is a time to dress and act like an adult, which prepares them for the real world. I can't tell you how many young people came to my store to apply for a job wearing jeans half way down their butts and obscene tee shirts. Amazing.

Professional Pay = Professional Dress

Agree with C&P - many classrooms are in dire need of professionalism.

This is a "blog" LocalSocialist. It is not an "editorial". I agree with the "Publisher's Point". I agree teachers should not wear jeans in the classroom. All of us command respect with the way we dress and the way we act. I feel the same about the way elected officials dress when either at official meetings or official affairs. They should not be wearing jeans or shorts...my pet peeve.

Really??!?!?!? This is what we are worried about with our teachers???!!??!! What a petty and foolish question??! How a person dresses has no effect on the competence of their teaching skills. I had plenty of well dressed teachers who had no business teaching. It is Time to wake up and realize that we need to LEARN FROM, not Relive the past. Ridiculous!!

Agree with C&P. They don't commmand respect wearing them. Even the 'suits' wear suits. Suspenders are ok, but that's stretching it.

I am just going to file this "editorial" in the "Mickey Rooney" category. Complaining about something that really isn't an issue, just something people are jealous over. Jeans don't define the person, the person defines a person. If kids graduate and do something with their life, thats all that matters.