Teaching Is Called a Profession for a Reason

Senator Ed Bowman has come up with a superb idea. He proposes that there should be a dress code instituted for the teachers of West Virginia. Bravo.

Senator Bowman states “I know that from observation, and from others’ observation, that the dress of some of our school teachers throughout the schools in West Virginia, to say the least, is questionable,” Bowman said. “I really believe the teachers are someone that students really look up to and they model themselves after the teacher.”

The dress of some of the school teacher's has been questionable for at least 25 years. I remember my 7th grade science teacher wore sweatpants and t-shirts all the time to school. Mostly this was because she was morbidly obese. Sweats and tees were all that would fit her. She would sit in class and stuff her face with cookies and snack cakes then wash them down with a Dr. Pepper. The students couldn't even chew gum. I like that standard, in fact, make it a double!

My thoughts on a statewide dress code for teachers is this. Do it, do it now, institute the policy as soon as possible. In my mind if a person dresses like a slob they don't really care much about themselves, and if they don't care about themselves, how can they possibly care about giving students the top notch education they deserve?

The average salary for a teacher in West Virginia is around thirty-eight thousand dollars a year. If you can't afford four or five semi classy shirts/blouses and some decent khakis then I don't know what to tell you. Something is amiss.

-Twiz