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Teacher Uniforms And Students Behavior

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There is limited research that displays relationship between how a teacher dresses and students behavior, but some students and teachers believe it makes a difference. A teacher at Earl Boyles Elementary added some extra fashion to her outfit for the school environment. By doing this, the attitudes of the students and teachers became more energetic throughout the school day, “Not only did the makeover boost her self-confidence, but it may bolster her students attitudes as well” ( Wendy Owen October 13 ). The majority of students behavior comes from how a teacher is dressed, “First impressions of teachers professionalism are based on appearance (55%)” (Owen,2009). By the percentage , that is shown can see that the appearance matters most about themselves in a classroom. From interviews of different students you can see how some students might say how they feel based on how the teacher is dressed on that day. “I feel like when they are dressed more relaxed, I feel more relaxed”, said Megan Arnoldy, (Wendy Owen October 13).
Markovchick is a teacher who has studied the question, “Does teacher dress influence students attitudes?”. Markovchick would interview students particularly ninth graders by showing them female teachers in different ways and she would make the students rate each teacher's ability in a number of different categories. It seems as though teachers that dressed more casually would receive little credibility. The more formal the teacher looked the more

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