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Article: Should teachers wear business attire to school?
- Article from:
- NEA Today
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright National Education Association Feb 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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If educators want to be paid and treated as professionals, we should carry ourselves as professionals. An already tarnished image of public education is further sullied by teachers who choose to enter a classroom dressed for a day at the beach or for yard work.
Business attire in the classroom portrays an image of an educator who is proud of the work he or she does. What degree of respect can teachers expect to receive if they don't dress like adult role models intent on providing the very best education for their students? Would a doctor see patients in shorts and a T-shirt? Would an attorney enter a courtroom with flip-flops and Capri pants? Would a businessperson attend a corporate ...