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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
First of all, those "seasonal" sweaters. Like a Halloween sweater made from black yarn with orange jack-o-lanterns on them or a Christmas sweater in green yarn with santas or reindeers on them. I hope I don't offend anyone who has them, I guess I just prefer something a little more understated.
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As someone who just started their pre-student teaching experience (my school is kinda odd) I realized two things
1) My closet needs a major update. Most of the clothing it while perfect for a college student, is not at all appropriate to actually go to school (and elementary school) in.
2) Many of the items that I would wear to teach in (for instance I would wear a 'seasonal sweater' if I were teaching grade 3 or below) I would not actually wear in 'real life'. Dealing with the age group I'm in (currently 4th grade) and hormones and so-forth I've discovered that it's safest to wear floor-length skirts, fairly lose tops with a highish neckline, dress pants that fit more losely than I am accustomed to.
Now, I by no means dress like a skank, but when you're teaching you have to be especially careful what you wear. Some of my favorite and cutest tops can't be worn to teach in because they're a little too tight at the chest, or there's a hint of skin near my cleavage. It's such a conflict because this is not how I would normally dress, but I love to teach and in certain school districts there are certain things that are not acceptable. While in the future I may have more of a choice about this, for now all I can do is grin, bear it, and change into more 'me' clothes as soon as I get home . . . yea, and put my tounge ring back in too.
As a side note, with wearing so many floor lenth skirts lately I have definitely decied that knee-highs are my best friend. I'm not allowed to go without pantyhose and they are definitely so much more comfortable!
Emmi