BY ANDREW KRUSZKA, STAFF WRITER
Hey, you. Yes, you. What are those shoes you’re wearing that have holes in them with the cool design or with the comforter in them? I’m betting you guessed it. They would be crocs.
What’s a croc? Well, we know by just normal human knowledge that croc is short for the animal that looks like an alligator or a crocodile. If you don’t know the difference between the two, neither do I.
I’m talking about the other kind of crocs that you see a whole lot of people wearing in American culture today.
If you see me wearing them, just know that they are extremely comfortable, and I would highly recommend getting a pair due to the fact that you can just slip them on and go.
I wear them around in my house because they are so comfortable.
So, where is this article going, you may ask? The title definitely threw some off because it writes about teachers wearing something and then discusses how crocs are a staple in American culture nowadays. I’m here to tell you that I’m starting a revolution. This revolution, to be exact, is for teachers to be allowed to wear crocs in the classroom on school days.
Most of the time, teachers have it in their contract that they have a dress code where they should dress up every day, males wear ties, females wear skirts or dresses, and wear foot attire that hurts your feet by the time the third period starts.
This shouldn’t be the case. In a world today, wearing fashion just so happens to seem like it’s everything about life wearing crocs is in the middle of it. I want to be able to be comfortable in the classroom while I’m teaching.
If I’m being honest, I don’t mind wearing polos and dress pants because they are actually comfortable. When it comes to footwear, though, wearing dress shoes that barely fit your foot or are way too big because of how they are made makes for a day of feeling like a fish out of water.
That being said, what can be done about this? How about just as a lot of professions are starting to do in this country, allow teachers to choose what kind of clothes/foot attire they choose to wear. This obviously has to be within reason of being appropriate but not allowing your employees to be comfortable makes for a rough working experience most of the time.
I’m not saying that if you don’t let teachers wear the foot attire they would like to, that they’re going to sprout up and get a new job. Essentially, for me, the reason I got into the profession was to make an impact on lives in the classroom, while still learning and teaching about my favorite subject of Social Studies.
Am I really starting a revolution? No, absolutely not, but in my profession, I have started the conversation in some school districts that I have been in, and I’d say for the most part, teachers would like and benefit from having a choice in not only what they wear on their feet, but what they wear in general. I’d say, for the most part, besides a few outliers, teachers want to wear what they wear on a daily basis as long as it’s school-appropriate.
Some would still wear dressier clothes which is totally fine. Me, I’d be wearing my polos and dress pants but, on my feet, well, you know. I’d be rockin’ the crocs.
