we had this problem a while back … teachers were fine wearing crap sandals, as long as they had a strap around the heel. you couldn’t, however, put on a pair of birks without that strap, no matter how much better they looked, because that = flip flops.
teachers finally got management to see the light on this issue, although for demonstrations, a heel strap was mandatory (although shoes were understandable preferred).
when i’m done teaching, i’d like to be free to wear what i want. if it was that big a deal, i’d probably take an extra shirt along and change outta the uniform one (which i wouldn’t agree to wear in the first place ).
things like this just encourage me to work for myself, in the comfort of my own home …
There are far more important things to worry about. My mum once conceded to me when I was having a teenage strop that she didn’t care what I wore as long as it was clean. (meaning freshly washed)
I wear sandals that almost completely cover the heels and toes - shoes with holes in 'em basically. So it really pissed me off that my school would not let me wear them because they were technically sandals. They were clean and perfectly presentable, but no, I had to wear proper shoes or trainers. Wankers. I ended up wearing my stinkiest grubbiest trainers instead.
I think in Taiwan it is quiote fair to require a strap across the back. Otherwise you’re wearing ‘slippers’. It’s also fair to extend the rule to when wearing the school uniform.
[quote]we had this problem a while back … teachers were fine wearing crap sandals, as long as they had a strap around the heel. you couldn’t, however, put on a pair of birks without that strap, no matter how much better they looked, because that = flip flops.
teachers finally got management to see the light on this issue, although for demonstrations, a heel strap was mandatory (although shoes were understandable preferred).
when I’m done teaching, I’d like to be free to wear what I want. [/quote]
Holy shit! When I saw this thread, I thought it was about the pupils, not the teachers.
TEACHERS have to wear school uniform? WTF is that all about? Is that a common thing? Its the strangest thing I’ve heard for a while.
Dress code, sure of course, but UNIFORM? What happens if you don’t wear their uniform?
Uniform can consist solely of a bright orange T-shirt with a logo that all foreign teachers put on when they get to work and take off when they leave. Of course the nice jeans, shorts, pants option is there too.
[quote=“Bu Lai En”]I think in Taiwan it is quiote fair to require a strap across the back. Otherwise you’re wearing ‘slippers’. It’s also fair to extend the rule to when wearing the school uniform.
Brian[/quote]
so birks with no strap are slippers, but with a strap aren’t?
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