Part 2: Classroom Management

For this part of the Final Exam, we were given the task of putting our own spin on some of the rules and procedures that already stand in our classroom now, as if we are the teacher. I chose to speak about the policy about our Dress Code for Field Sites because I am very silently passionate about this topic in class and have decided to speak out on it now.
School safety has become one of the most forefront concerns on parent's, teachers', and staff's minds due to certain circumstances. I do not have my own children, however I can relate to the protection and "mama bear instinct" that parents have because I am a nanny for my nieces. Any time they are even close to being in danger or have something wrong with them, I go in to a frenzy trying to find a cure or something to make them feel better. When the get to school age, I am going to be a complete mess not knowing what they are doing every second of the day and not knowing who all is around them. I am basically putting their lives in to someone else's hands and trusting them fully with my girls! I expect those select few people to guard my babies with their lives.
I am positively sure that most parents feel this way about protecting their child. For this reason, I want to ensure that anyone around students and children is easily told apart as someone who should be there from someone who has no reason to be there. Thus making life easier for the chaperons and parents to know a when a person or a situation is not safe. The difference between someone wearing a uniform and someone wearing some basketball shorts and a tee shirt is critical in this matter. If I saw someone hanging around my girls dressed like that, I would automatically go up to them and throw twenty questions in their face, most likely without a good attitude. However, if I saw someone around the girls wearing nice slacks and a polo with the logo of whom they represent on it, I would be much more cordial and probably make nice small talk instead of grilling them. It makes all the difference in the world and it is so easy to take care of! To see the blog that I am responding to, click here.

Here is a video that shows you just a little bit more about professional attire: