tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274291.post111197198556105395..comments2023-10-30T09:45:32.994-05:00Comments on The Musings of Kev: Not Really Up to CodeKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274291.post-1112245604209357282005-03-30T23:06:00.000-06:002005-03-30T23:06:00.000-06:00Hey - I remember reading that blog entry but I tot...Hey - I remember reading that blog entry but I totally missed the birthday wish. I guess I was so entranced by the wisdom of Yogi that I did not finish reading the rest. Thanks (belated) for the B-day mention.<BR/><BR/>JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274291.post-1112189159774009352005-03-30T07:25:00.000-06:002005-03-30T07:25:00.000-06:00"Okay. I guess I have to reply when Kev mentions m..."<I>Okay. I guess I have to reply when Kev mentions me by name for the first time in his blog… ;-)</I>"<BR/><BR/>Heh....but that' s not exactly accurate, Jim; I wished you happy birthday at the end of <A HREF="http://themusingsofkev.blogspot.com/2004/11/yogi-berra-explains-jazz.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A>.<BR/><BR/>I had no idea about the shoelaces thing; in fact, I saw a kid at another middle school with pink ones on yesterday (but then, what kind of a gang color is pink, anyway? I'm not sure we want to know...). And it seems like the "band shirt" thing is being flouted on a regular basis, too.<BR/><BR/>I always thought it would be hilarious if a gang started wearing, say, Old Navy. What would the schools do then?Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274291.post-1112100128247751812005-03-29T06:42:00.000-06:002005-03-29T06:42:00.000-06:00Oh brother. Are t-shirts advertising jazz or class...Oh brother. Are t-shirts advertising jazz or classical artists/combos banned too? What about a shirt with Frank Sinatra or Elvis on it? I get the feeling that a Korn shirt would seem more offensive than a Steely Dan shirt, but this sounds like more silly zero tolerance rules (thus providing more comedic material and blogging topics . . .).Eric Grubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274291.post-1112074466406039222005-03-28T23:34:00.000-06:002005-03-28T23:34:00.000-06:00P.P.S. Another one of our dress codes state that ...P.P.S. Another one of our dress codes state that no students may wear "band" shirts regardless of the musical group's lyrics or affiliations (a shirt that says "Pink Floyd" with no other decoration is against the rules). I giggle inwardly every time my "band" wears their t-shirts to school - all 300 of them. :-P<BR/><BR/>JP againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274291.post-1112074113579891642005-03-28T23:28:00.000-06:002005-03-28T23:28:00.000-06:00Okay. I guess I have to reply when Kev mentions m...Okay. I guess I have to reply when Kev mentions me by name for the first time in his blog… ;-)<BR/><BR/>The district I work for goes as far as disallowing any color of shoelaces except for black or white. That's right bloggers, if you have blue shoes, you cannot have blue shoelaces - even if the shoes came with blue laces. You have to either buy white laces to replace the blue ones or get another pair of shoes to wear to school. If any of you cannot figure out why a school system would do such a thing, at some point a gang used shoelaces as a gang symbol. Poof - you have a new dress code.<BR/><BR/>As far as the district that rhymes with a popular drain cleaner, I remember when said district loosened its dress code to allow shorts. Many thought it was the end of public education, but the next day we wore shorts and continued on as normal. Of course, I speak for the "almost straight A" not very rebellious crowd – but I never felt any difference due to dress code growing up in the public schools. The social pressures that distract students from their studies will never go away with any dress code.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I cannot think of a single thing that I disagree with from Kev’s dress code rant. I do not want to see any pre-teen undies and the anti sag rules do keep us from having metal detectors at every entrance to the school (for now), but please stop wasting our time with shoelaces, hair color, and hair designs. Could you imagine a world where spiked hair and nose piercings were the norm and straight and short hair was considered unacceptable rebellion? Just think of the stir it would create if a student wore a powdered wig to school every day or a thousand dollar suit or formal dress? How’s that for a distraction?<BR/><BR/>I am only concerned about dress if it signals an emotional need from a student or my children (although I do not think my 5 month old will be getting tattoos anytime soon). As long as a student is expressing their individuality or seeking positive attention, and not reaching out for help because they are neglected at home, I see no need for a super-strict dress code. Let’s try to focus our attention to more important matters like education, meeting real students’ needs, and parenting.<BR/><BR/>JP<BR/><BR/>P.S. I would like to here from someone out there who felt social pressure because they could not afford the cool kids clothes. With uniforms, won’t students feel just as insecure when uniform wearing Johnny starts talking about his thousand dollar stereo system and 60 inch wide screen plasma TV in his room? Or when uniform wearing Jane laughs at them when asked to the dance? I could go on forever…I haven’t even gotten to administrators yet…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com