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A Matter of Apperance
Jan. 11th, 2005 09:07 amThere has been a discussion in a group I belong to about dieting and making changes in one’s eating habits. Part of it steamed from the New Year but another part began after one of the members who teaches on the college level received her teacher evaluations for the courses she taught last semester. Among the comments were several from the students commenting on her weight. That just floored me.
I have been on both sides of the student evaluation form and I never commented on the teacher’s personal appearance nor was mine commented on. What a teacher looks like never entered into it for me. Do they have the knowledge to teach the class and can they express this knowledge so others can learn from it were the two biggies in my book. I had one math teacher who was a wonderful teacher and made learning advanced calculus a breeze. He did have a problem with body odor that could be quite strong, as the weather got warmer. I did not even think to comment on this when evaluating his work as a teacher. There was no reason to since it didn’t affect his teaching.
Another member said that they had comments on the clothes that they wore and one suggested that they get a more appealing haircut. I really don’t see how fashion tips are going to help a teacher teach better. Their implication was that the teacher dressed frumpy or low class. Again my question is can the teacher teach the material? The fact that they don’t dress in clothing that is currently “hot” is not relevant to this. I feel sorry for those teachers trying to keep up with the fashions of the day and end up looking a bit silly. Also not everyone looks good in tweed.
I know that appearance is important to how you present yourself to the world especially for those all-important first impressions. When going for a job interview I dress more corporate than I do around the house. Around the house I tend to wear jeans or cargo pants with t-shirts or sweatshirts with sneakers. These are clothes that I have always been comfortable in. I know that they don’t present the image that businesses are looking for so those are not my “work” clothes unless I am stage managing or puppeteering and then I tend to wear all black.
I am not a fashion model. I have never been one. I have been skinny and put on weight over time. Would I like to get back into the jeans I wore in high school? Sure, but I know that to get back to that weight would probably be close to impossible at my age. I am working on losing weight now. I am not on a plan or diet but making choices about what and how I eat and keeping a log of how much. I am trying to get back to drinking water in large amounts and making some headway in that. I know that these changes don’t happen overnight. The weight did not appear overnight no matter what I think. It was a slow process on and it is a slow process off if I want to keep it off. Probably my biggest stumbling blocks are beer and soda. I love both but know how quickly the calories can add up. Eat less and exercise. That is my mantra now.
I am grateful for sensible weight lose.
I have been on both sides of the student evaluation form and I never commented on the teacher’s personal appearance nor was mine commented on. What a teacher looks like never entered into it for me. Do they have the knowledge to teach the class and can they express this knowledge so others can learn from it were the two biggies in my book. I had one math teacher who was a wonderful teacher and made learning advanced calculus a breeze. He did have a problem with body odor that could be quite strong, as the weather got warmer. I did not even think to comment on this when evaluating his work as a teacher. There was no reason to since it didn’t affect his teaching.
Another member said that they had comments on the clothes that they wore and one suggested that they get a more appealing haircut. I really don’t see how fashion tips are going to help a teacher teach better. Their implication was that the teacher dressed frumpy or low class. Again my question is can the teacher teach the material? The fact that they don’t dress in clothing that is currently “hot” is not relevant to this. I feel sorry for those teachers trying to keep up with the fashions of the day and end up looking a bit silly. Also not everyone looks good in tweed.
I know that appearance is important to how you present yourself to the world especially for those all-important first impressions. When going for a job interview I dress more corporate than I do around the house. Around the house I tend to wear jeans or cargo pants with t-shirts or sweatshirts with sneakers. These are clothes that I have always been comfortable in. I know that they don’t present the image that businesses are looking for so those are not my “work” clothes unless I am stage managing or puppeteering and then I tend to wear all black.
I am not a fashion model. I have never been one. I have been skinny and put on weight over time. Would I like to get back into the jeans I wore in high school? Sure, but I know that to get back to that weight would probably be close to impossible at my age. I am working on losing weight now. I am not on a plan or diet but making choices about what and how I eat and keeping a log of how much. I am trying to get back to drinking water in large amounts and making some headway in that. I know that these changes don’t happen overnight. The weight did not appear overnight no matter what I think. It was a slow process on and it is a slow process off if I want to keep it off. Probably my biggest stumbling blocks are beer and soda. I love both but know how quickly the calories can add up. Eat less and exercise. That is my mantra now.
I am grateful for sensible weight lose.
