Henrico considers dress code for teachers

MeToo: I submitted a post just prior to the 3:26 one that I assume got blocked maybe because I mentioned a name so I’ll excuse your ignorant remarks this time only.

In tath post I stated that I did use the word advice in a prior post so score one for you. However - you completely misconstrued the context of it.

So to make myself perfectly clear since you can’t read between the lines (except I’ll leave then name off this time) - I SPOKE with a school board member a number of times but it was not in a school board meeting, which you assumed in your previous post when you said they must have laughed when I left the room. While I have attended meetings, I have never spoken during them.  You see, one learns to communicate long before third grade but maybe you were a slow learner.

I also said in that post that I will not engage in classist, racist, or sexist remarks. You celarly make assumptions by reading posts through those filters and I can’t stop you from doing that - but I won’t engage in it. 

So I’m now leaving my brick house, down the street from the school where I teach, to get a new tattoo. Later-

I personally do not care one way or the other within reason what these teachers wear to work. I think (most) are adults and can figure out what is appropriate. Talk personally to the ones that are not properly dressed. But really if you think exposing your kids to people with tattoos and piercings is harmful-get real.  When they get out in “the real world” what do you think they are going to see??  It doesn’t seem to bother my children one iota.

According to Websters, Communication is defined as: (1)  the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated. (2) the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs. (3)something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted. (4) a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.

For all I know you could have stood up at a meeting and spoken using verbal language, you could be deaf/ blind/ and/or mute and used sign language.  You stated later that you never spoke at a meeting.  Perhaps you sent the school board a letter or email.  Or stood on the corner with a placard.  Took out a full page ad in the local paper.  There are many ways to communicate with others.

I don’t know how you communicated, but you stated that you advised the school board on the Three Rs.  How exactly did you communicate that advise?

Clearly you are not as smart and educated as you claim to be.  The definition of the word communication is quite simple and something I believe is usually taught in 3rd grade.

PS MeToo(and then I promise to leave you alone): just how did you think I communicated at a meeting (your words) if I didn’t speak? Sign language?

You might do well to read you own posts. Glass houses, indeed.

Everyone wears clothing with a meaning intended. That’s how society works. In the business world, a suit and tie or “business casual” is required. Going to the club merits another type of dress. Kids wear certain types of clothing or adopt certain types of “looks’ to make a statement. People of different religions wear garb symbolizing their religion. Certain cultures wear cultural styles.

Yes, it is a free country and technically one could walk around in a bikini if desired. But that is not the norm, and would do the person more scrutiny than good.

Teachers in my day were respected for their adult-like behavior and treated with respect. That level of respect began with “ he/she is not a kid, but a professional”.....not a peer but someone a level above where we as kids wanted to be. To command that respect required a professional demeanor.

And teachers wonder why it is so hard to teach kids nowadays. Because they don’t see you as an adult in jeans and sneakers…duh!