Tattoos on teachers?

[thebigkahuna]

Quote:
Originally Posted by low-key
it depends on what there teaching me

'they're" sorry I am a teacher with no tatoos

'They're'. Sorry, I am a teacher with no tatoos.

tattoos.
Two t's.
(not a teacher, but play one on the Dis.)

 

[Pirate Me]

My DD#2 will begin student teaching in just a few days. She's a SpEd major. She has talked about getting a tattoo with the word "HOPE" written in Greek on her wrist for a long time. I'm not really against tattoos but I think that it may be a huge disadvantage when it comes to interviews. The job market for teachers is pretty rough as it is. We know that it will say HOPE but what if the people interviewing her see it and think that it's says something else. If it were somewhere else on her body other than the wrist, I don't think that I'd think twice about it. But on the wrist it's more obvious. She'd have to get a wide bracelet to make sure that it would be covered.

If its a small area she could use a heavy concealer for the interviews and then a watch or bracelet. I'm sure that once she gets the job, administration won't worry about it. I'm also a SpEd major and have contemplated getting a small tattoo. I was thinking the back of my shoulder though which could be easily covered.

 

[EMom]

If its a small area she could use a heavy concealer for the interviews and then a watch or bracelet. I'm sure that once she gets the job, administration won't worry about it. I'm also a SpEd major and have contemplated getting a small tattoo. I was thinking the back of my shoulder though which could be easily covered.

There are plenty of administrators who would view this as being purposely deceptive and it would make them question other things about the teacher as well. And why not? She would have been deceptive.

If you have a tattoo, get it in a place where it can be covered or be loud and proud. But hiding it until you get a job and THEN showing it off is not a smart tactic if you want to score points with your boss.

 

[PaulaSB12]

Never mind a teacher with tattoos try having a teacher with a false eye. If he thought you where Misbehaving he would take it out put on your book on the desk in front of you and tell you he was keeping his eye on you. No one e er touched it and the room was always quiet after he did it.

 

[luvsJack]

Never mind a teacher with tattoos try having a teacher with a false eye. If he thought you where Misbehaving he would take it out put on your book on the desk in front of you and tell you he was keeping his eye on you. No one e er touched it and the room was always quiet after he did it.

OK, I, for one, would most definitly prefer the tattoos!!


I really would hope that any administrator interviewing a teacher would be looking at much more important things than whether she has a small tattoo on her wrist.

Its just not important. Her skills, her knowledge and her love of the field--THAT'S important, not the ink she chooses to put on her body.

 

[PaulaSB12]

On a serious note for these who look down oN people who had tattoos an who have them
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Edward VII
George V
King Frederick IX of Denmark
The current king of Spain
The current crown prince of Denmark
Princess Stephanie of Monaco
Prince Charles is said to have one

 

[Andtototoo]

I've never been a fan of tattoos because I simply do not like the way they look. I've yet to see one I consider aesthetically pleasing. Nowadays, I often view tattoos as a sign of a herd mentality -- it's become yet another fad to do to prove you're "cool". Of course, the minute everyone does something, it's no longer "cool". For me, the minute everyone starts wearing something is the minute I lose all interest since I have no desire to look like I'm doing what everyone else is doing to the point of altering my very body to do so.

On a serious note for these who look down oN people who had tattoos an who have them
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Edward VII
George V
King Frederick IX of Denmark
The current king of Spain
The current crown prince of Denmark
Princess Stephanie of Monaco
Prince Charles is said to have one

Because Princess Stephanie of Monaco is such an example of classy, dignified mature behavior.

 

[Casperina]

I do have to disagree about tattoos just being something cool, hip, or to fit in. The oldest mummy found with tattoos was from over 5000 years ago, so its not anything new. People have been getting tattoos for a plethora of reasons, and there is no stereotype to fit every person.
As for the teachers, some of the smartest and greatest ones I've had have had tattoos. Peoples tattoos represent so many different things, and it is pretty beautiful. Though, I fully understand someone not wanting to hire someone or have them teach their kids because of the image they put onto the children.

 

[calypso726]

To the people defended visible tattoos on professionals: Please answer this honestly.

You have been accused of a crime and are about to go before a jury of your peers. Who do you want arguing for you, the typical clean cut lawyer type or someone with a tribal tattoo snaking up his neck and an ear gauge?

Honestly? I'd hire the lawyer that had the higher win percentage in court cases similar to mine.

 

[Casperina]

Honestly? I'd hire the lawyer that had the higher win percentage in court cases similar to mine.

 

[calypso726]

I don't think that tattoos made her a better instructor or worse instructor, but they did maker look as if she came from a poor background. I wonder why some don't want to better themselves.

Well bless your heart. Can't argue with you there. Everyone SHOULD try to better themselves. It is important to have virtous qualities like, tolerance, being charitable in thought and deed, non-judgemental, educated, cultivated, respectful towards others, kind, genial and gracious. Those are all qualities we should strive for.

 

[calypso726]

I trust my children's teachers to have good judgement. I don't need that crap around my child. If you have some covered, so be it, what I don't know won't hurt me, but to have a full sleeve and those nasty ear things. Weirdo. Not teaching my kids.

Really??? What if your kid wanted to take a class in architectural design and this was the teacher???

Don't know who that guy with the "ear things" in his left ear is? That would be Joe Rohde, Excutive Designer Vice President of Walt Dsney Imagineering. If you like Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Disney's Aulani in Hawaii, he's the guy that designed them. I'd rather have him teach, ear thingies and all, over someone with no talent that "appears more socially conventional."

 

[turkeymama]

Really??? What if your kid wanted to take a class in architectural design and this was the teacher???

Don't know who that guy with the "ear things" in his left ear is? That would be Joe Rohde, Excutive Designer Vice President of Walt Dsney Imagineering. If you like Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Disney's Aulani in Hawaii. I'd rather have him teach, ear thingies and all, over someone with no talent that "appears more socially conventional."

I would LOVE for that guy to teach my kid's class! Heck, I wouldn't mind a class from him either. Way cool!

 

[declansdad]

I don't get the people that put tattoos on their necks, what were they thinking.

Tatoos are associated with the lower class, just the way it is.

Winston Churchill - anchor on his arm
Franklin D. Roosevelt - family crest on his chest
King Alexander of Yugoslavia - eagle on his chest
King Frederick IX of Denmark - several tattoos
King George V - red dragon on his arm
George Schultz - tiger on his butt
Antonio Villaraigosa - "born to raise hell" (not sure where)
Barry Goldwater - Smoki symbol on his hand
George Orwell - blue spots on his knuckles
Thomas Edison - mysterious tattoo on his left forearm


Yup low class.

 

[ladypage]

My sophomore year we got a new world history teacher, and he ALWAYS wore long sleeves. We live in California, so it would get searing hot, but he never even so much as rolled them up. He was pretty young, maybe 28 or so, and he was totally the opposite of stuffy teacher, but he looked it!

It turns out that he thought he would get fired if he showed his tattoos at all, which he had on his forearm. Stars for his marriage, birth of his first child, and then another for when he turned 5. He got one more with the birth of his second boy.

He finally realized it was no big deal when our vice principal came through the class one day wearing shorts and had a huge tattoo on one of his calves, and another on his arm from when he was in the military. I don't think I've seen that teacher cover those tattoos up since!

Also, he had mentioned he had tattoos before, or at least insinuated he did in our class. Once a month we would get 20 minutes of free for all class discussion, any subject (within boundaries) and tattoos came up. Someone mentioned they wanted a tattoo, someone else brought up that they should put it on their butt He quickly responded not to, as it hurts more than you would think, and drinking and tattoo parlors don't mix, before he changed the subject.

I should also mention that this guy won teacher of the year by a land slide his very first year teaching, and state testing scores went through the roof with him. He does a great job, tattoos or not!

 

[CathrynRose]

The age-old question.... what will those tattoo's look like, when the person is old.

I like this answer. Like a boss.

 

[sasywtch]

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[sasywtch]

So a kid who wipes his feces on a book can only relate to a teacher with tattoos? I don't know that you're necessarily making a case for teachers with tattoos....

And isn't assuming a "teacher with a bow tie" would be unable to reach/help a student such as you mentioned just the same as accusing a teacher with tattoos of being a poor role model or trashy? Seems like judging someone by their appearance, but I guess that's only off limits when it comes to people WITH tats, not those WITHOUT them.

Wow, when did this thread come back from the dead? I thought it was new.
Sorry you feel that way regarding my remark on the bow tie. Having been around a lot of classrooms, teachers who appear to be a little more relaxed, as someone else said earlier, creative seem to get through to kids easier than a prime and proper (bow tie type) teacher. Alot of kids seem to relate better. (notice I did not say ALL).

 

[luvsJack]

The age-old question.... what will those tattoo's look like, when the person is old.

I like this answer. Like a boss.

I will have to show this to my dil and ds! Neither of them are covered with tattoos but they do get that question. Dil posted one on FB that just said "So, tell me how good will YOU look in 60 years?"

 

[leeshiebean]

who cares? as long as they teach what they are supposed I could care less if they are gay, purple, tattooed from head to toe have spikes in their head gauges in their ears orange hair with green streaks

Yup.