tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post9018556758878992306..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: The solution to all professors' wardrobe dilemmasAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-33057386185830362172016-09-08T12:39:38.310-04:002016-09-08T12:39:38.310-04:00My normal teaching outfit is a T-shirt (usually wi...My normal teaching outfit is a T-shirt (usually with a design tied to the lecture) and jeans, except during the hot months, when it's a Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts. NEVER wear a jacket or tie! And it's typical of most of the places I've taught. Geologists are very casual...Don Protherohttp://www.donaldprothero.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-30123241722419541622015-08-26T11:10:23.329-04:002015-08-26T11:10:23.329-04:00As a returning student who, admittedly, pores thro...As a returning student who, admittedly, pores through professor review. I <br />immediately eschew ratings that mention attire, along with professor descriptions that end with a polyp count. Usually I purposefully aim for a teacher with a lowish 3 rating as that usually indicates the 2000k papers I write wont be power-skimmed through like a People's magazine at a Proctologist's Office. (Fun Post)Geoffrey Vasilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05359528432864824072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-57258003452983884852015-08-24T21:44:15.646-04:002015-08-24T21:44:15.646-04:00Actually, there were at least some intrepid women ...Actually, there were at least some intrepid women faculty back then. I don't remember how they dressed for class, as I was too obsessed with having the right wardrobe for my greenhorn self. I think I still have that corduroy jacket with the elbow patches, hanging in my office in case of emergencies (but the pipe is long gone)Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-20768448064598711832015-08-24T21:12:47.470-04:002015-08-24T21:12:47.470-04:00Well, you can say that if you want. If I wore an ...Well, you can say that if you want. If I wore an academic robe, even a shabby one, the students would think I was some looney British don who was so plastered he didn't even know what side of the ocean he was on (and, yes, it would be a 'he'). At least in the good old days--that I vaguely remember--a real professor wore a thread-bare corduroy jacket with elbow patches, baggy pants, an un-ironed shirt and poorly tied, soup-stained tie, and had a stinky pipe in his front pocket. It may have been posturing and self-conscious, as the pay wasn't actually all _that_ bad then, but at least it was posturing to be an intellectual, rather than (as nowadays) more like an itinerant electrician. Of course, some professors actually were that absent minded useless intellectuals, and nerdy as a reward; but the grant system drove them out of town on a rail long ago.<br /><br />As to women faculty, they didn't have to deal with nearly these falsities, of the kind you mention....because there _weren't_ any women faculty at the time. Things were more civilized then, at least....Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-69890230603941655592015-08-24T20:55:08.485-04:002015-08-24T20:55:08.485-04:00There's an easy solution! Drape an academic ro...There's an easy solution! Drape an academic robe over that mess. Wear anything you want out of your hamper!Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-86035280847918684372015-08-24T18:03:43.970-04:002015-08-24T18:03:43.970-04:00Hey, unfair! You seem to think, Holly, that an op...Hey, unfair! You seem to think, Holly, that an open shirt and somewhat worn ill-fitting jeans is just the white guy's easy garb. Don't you realize how much work it takes to pick the right jeans, saggy belt, and open shirt, not to mention the coffee stains, that are OUR guys' costumery?? You think that's easy? You think we wouldn't rather wear something clean, that looks at least a bit professional for the students, rather than this grad-student (or manual laborer) get-up? Get real! It's a real drag for us guys (white haired or skinned or whatever), trying to pick the right stuff out of the laundry hamper every day before going to work!Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-65512980120866325952015-08-24T17:51:10.440-04:002015-08-24T17:51:10.440-04:00Because there seems to be confusion: I'm not w...Because there seems to be confusion: I'm not wearing my hot heavy velvety regalia with hood etc. This is a thin plain black gown.Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.com