Dress Code
Should be address on first day of class
I absolutely agree with you. My personal belief is what you permit you permote! I have been teaching out in the clinic site and have not allowed uniforms to be unkept and now that I am being moved to the classroom I plan on doing the same.
This very important to establish on the 1st day so that students understand how imkportant being unified is in every aspect of team building and team work.
It seems to me that dress code should be a well established, uniformly enforced policy that students know about before they show up for class. Certainly it is more relevant for some occupations than others, but there shouldn't be any surprises.
i think it should we are getting them ready for the work force they will be expected to show up for work ready to start the day
The students need to come to class dressed properly daily. This is checked during roll call at the beginning of class. The students have come to expect this and respect it.
The dress code should be addressed on the first day, and the whole staff should stick with it throughout the term.
I agree. Dress code, as well as all classroom/school rules, should be covered the first day of class. All these rules need to be enforced every class with every student. Being consistent earns the respect of the entire class.
Do you have classroom guests reinforce the importance of proper dress? Do they visit any work sites to verify this practice?
We address dress code at Orientation as well as the first day of classes. Instructing in the Medical Program we are very strict to adhering to our dress code. Students are constantly reminded of what is expected and we make it a point to tell them this is what employers expect as well. I personally remind students at the beginning of each new term. Regardless of how long they have been in the program.
That is fantastic to address it in orientation, however, it needs to be addressed when the students enter the building everyday as well. It needs to be enforced by everyone that walks past the students observing any infractions.
That some rules will be enforced; others not? That leaves them playing they system to find out where the boundaries really are.
it seems amazing that some institutions (culinary) have written SOP's for uniforms, sanitation, food /physical safety etc and are enforcing these roles oficially, yet instructors are allowed to interprete these rules at their own discretion. what message does that give to the students.........
Being at the end of most students' education experience I see good and bad examples of following the dress code. The instructors who have chosen to not enforce the dress code now make the instructors who do enforce it seem to be the bad guy. This lack of consistency not only produces an argumentative student, but also creates more work for instructors down the line.
the thing i have noticed about our dress code is that not every instructor is on top of it. for example students are not allowed to have any facial percings, but i have seen many students having some, i talked to a student about it and he said that his instructor said it was ok. if were going to have a dress code it needs to be the same for everyone not just who you pick and choose
Dress code in our school is an easy topic because we are a culinary school which requires all of our students wear the same uniform which is provided to them. Our problems seem to revolve around keeping said uniform clean, not wearing it for six days in a row, being unwrinkled etc. The standard is explained on the first day of every class and the instructor is the model.
I agree that it should be addressed at that point, although I would advocate that it be highlighted sooner. A student orientation or material that students receive prior to classes is ideal.
I agree. I think an instructor sets the tone for the formality of the classroom. It also communicates to the students that there is "business" to be attended to, rather than having an informal conversation.
It is amazing what some people feel is acceptable attire and then try to defend it, citing freedom to express themselves - regardless of who may be offended.
How and when do you distribute the new standards? How were they developed? Did students have any input?
We have had serious issues and discrepencies in enforcing and even determining what exactly is an exceptable dress code, until very recently. We have just recently recommitted to improving the dress code of our students and even some of our staff and finally came up with some great standards including the use of photographic examples of acceptable dress.
I think this will make the student experience much better through consistancy since will will no longer have issues where a student complains because he has been told certain things are unacceptible only to see other students sliding under the radar doing exactly the same thing. I think in the long term the students will appreciate the consistancy in enforcing dress code standards and see the benefit in a professional dress code when they are looking for that first job at the start of their career.
