Dressed to Learn

Jeans ripped to strategically expose undergarments, pants hanging low to purposely expose everyone to your stylish boxer shorts, these are just a few of the things that you will be literally exposed to when walking down the hallways in your typically public high school. Now I am as stylish as any young thirty something guy I know so don’t think of me as some out of touch prude. Unfortunately, yes a lot has been changing since my graduating high school in 1992. I work in the same high school I graduated from but it is like a different world from where I came from. If you wore ripped jeans in my day you were more likely to get made fun of. P

Parents, it is important to impress upon your child that there is a time and place for everything and that includes certain attire. Just like you would not wear a tuxedo or prom gown to school (unless it was a special occasion) you should never allow your student to wear certain clothes to school. One important thing my educational experience has taught me is that the better you focus, the better you learn. I have seen too many students constantly worrying about how their pants are hanging or if their shirt is exposing enough of the tattoo on their stomach. The arguments for school uniforms is an entirely different topic, I am not advocating for that in this here, I am just asking parents to consider what they let their child wear. Here are some a few TIPPS for helping you decide what is proper to wear.

If those jeans still hang low with a belt then keep those jeans at home. You would not want your daughter exposed to some guy walking around with his underwear showing so don’t let you son wear them. If the pants are too big on dad, chances are they should be kept in the closet.
Always try to think about the impression your child is making when they walk down the hallways. Modesty is always the best policy. Having two daughters of my own I know that there is still very modest clothing out there.

This blog was authored by Justin Aaron Foster