[CS-FSLUG] school dress code, was Re: OT: Don't Buy Harry Potter

[Yama Ploskonka]

Thank you, Nathan.
Yes, fair is fair, and I believe in leading by example.  I wouldn't feel
that any other way makes any sense.

Being the only male teacher (except the PE coach, who I need to see
about this too), even though we do have specifications in the policy
manual, for the practical it is I who sets the precedent.

I have chosen thin blue/white stripped shirts (the kids uniforms are
white top, blue pants) and kakhis.  I got a bunch of both at Goodwill
for an almost reasonable price.  No tie, I am glad it is not in the
dress code.  (I might not have taken the job if it were, which obviously
proves I can act immature also)

I am sad about all those places you point out.  It is obvious they just
don't have a straight model of things.   Setting up rules for the lower
classes while not having any for the grown ups.  Must look weird to see
those professors in baggy pants, eh?

BTW, I do not feel really comfortable wearing what I do.  I am a most
casual wear kind of guy.  At some moment in my life I was contemplating
moving to Australia, in part because teachers there can wear shorts,
which I think is wiser, considering how hot summers in Texas can be.

Actually professionally I consider myself a camp director - being a
teacher is a sideline for the rest of the year.  As a camp director, I
insist in the other format:  counselors should be the ones to wear
uniform (basically same color/printed design t-shirt with "staff" in the
back) because it adds a measure of security and comfort for the kids.
Kids can wear whatever they please, no risk of getting any with baggy or
multiple layers - they would melt after the first day and find something
more consistent with camp life.

Now, then, why do I do it?

Basically because wearing a uniform now will help them not need to wear
a uniform later, like as in working in McDonald's.  I expect we will
turn out the finest leaders this side of the Milky Way, people who will
excel in pretty much any field they go to, people who will lead hundreds
and thousands to the Lord - and most likely will seldom need to wear a
uniform again, unless they decide to go for becoming Chief of Staff, or
part of laity.

This requires sacrifices, and focus, now.  The issue with "freedom" of
dress styles is that it reinforces the individual, the "me, me, me".
Obvious follow ups are competition on both sides, who can look the
fanciest, making a lot of unnecessary expense because the kid
_has_to_have_ whatever name brand clothing is popular, and/or
competitions to outgross every one else, like, "hey, look at me, I am
weird and I am not afraid to show it".

Sophomoric.  I am sure you see lots of that in your school.
The only uniforms kids would want to wear (and it's outlawed, for good
reason) would be gang stuff.

I feel that the effort to look like a team will help us to become a
team.  A righteous team , not a gang.  Not that a uniform will
accomplish that by itself, but it helps, while not having it would hurt.

I feel your pain, and I wish you had a choice, to be in a school where a
uniform is something that helps you grow, and where you can trust adult
authority also because they take on the same sacrifices they ask from
you, in shedding away your persona, to be part of a together team.

At least you hang out with us in the list, and see?  what would it be if
everyone started making their own kernel without looking for it to be
compatible with other people's?  we need some level of uniformity, or
then applications will simply not run.

God's grace with you, brother

Yama


Nathan T. wrote:
> I'll toss in my $0.02
> 
> Frankly as someone still attending school I feel these remarks to
> reflect a lot of persecution. Why force students to wear uniforms and
> not adults eh? Sure you have to in some environments even as an adult,
> but that's so people can identify you if you work at MacDonald's or
> some other such establishment and those uniforms are usually just a
> dress code and a branded shirt. Besides that there are no dress codes
> for "adults", and there are no uniforms in any colleges or
> universities that I know of because "adults" would reject them.
> Uniforms in themselves are discrimination, forcing everyone to wear
> clothes they had no say in choosing, not allowing students to have
> pockets for fear that they might being knives or guns to school, those
> are all prejudices. It's easy to take away people's rights when you're
> not part of the group being oppressed.
> 
> I wear sweatshirts, unbuttoned shirts over t-shirts, and baggy
> clothing to camouflage my size, taking away my right to dress that way
> would make me very angry.
> 
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