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Teachers in Uniform?
I can see why some schools would take a likening to the idea that teachers should wear a uniform just like their students. Ultimately, I think it has the potential to undermine the very reason such an...
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Teacher Strips a Girl in Class and the Principal Calls it “a Minor Incident”
If this is a ‘minor incident’, I hate to see what a major one looks like: A teacher of a co-ed government school in Gaighata in North 24-Parganas took off the leggings of a 13-year-old girl in the...
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Introduce School Uniform and Watch the Bullying Disappear
I am a supporter of school uniform but not because of this crazy theory that a uniform will markedly reduce bullying. Tackling bullying can only be successful if you tackle the cause, not the...
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If the Shoe Fits …
I am all for enforcing rules and protecting students from violent gangs, but suspending 100 kids on the first day of school is a recipe for disaster. This sends the wrong message. The footwear may not...
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If Schools Care Then They Must Prove It
It’s more important than standardized testing results, record of behavior management or leadership skills. The most important thing a school can offer to its students is a caring environment. Schools...
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The Rise of the Insensitive School
Who in their right mind would stop students from paying tribute to a the memory of a treasured friend and classmate? Friends of a 14-year-old boy who died after a long battle with cancer are being...
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How Should Teachers Dress?
While I am against the idea of making teachers wear a school uniform, it is important that teachers abide by a sensible dress code. I think that teachers should ostensibly be able to wear what they...
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I Admit to Being a Badly Dressed Teacher
I tried to dress formally in the beginning stages of my career. I would front up to school in a shirt and tie and black leather shoes, but I just couldn’t keep it up. It felt awkward and...
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Are School Uniforms Sexist?
My female students tell me that they would much prefer wearing pants to skirts and dresses. They say that pants are far more comfortable and more suitable for P.E. and playing on the monkey bars...
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