Teacher's Tartan?

[lethearen]

As an educator, I'm not sure that I like the idea. I much prefer the idea of having school tartans. I think educators would wear whatever tartan for whatever reason and then enjoy explaining some of its history. Then again, that could be applied to a "teacher tartan". I just imagine it would look ugly though... for some reason I'm seeing thin stripes of yellow to represent number 2 pencils and school buses, white for papers, red for red ink and the stereotypical apples, blue for the tears shed in the first year, black for the printed word, green for the fields at recess, gray for pencil lead and the roads we travel on fieldtrips, etc. It could be done tastefully, but I'm not SURE that I'm for it. Do we need tartans for everything under the sun?

I agree that they should just wear their school tartans, if available. If not, wear another tartan of meaning to them

[bricelythgoe]

I agree that they should just wear their school tartans, if available. If not, wear another tartan of meaning to them

I believe that most of us, if not all of us, work in a school were there is not a tartan associated with the school.

[macwilkin]

I believe that most of us, if not all of us, work in a school were there is not a tartan associated with the school.

Many of my family were teachers, and I wear my clan tartan and the tartan of the state they immigrated to to honor them, as well as my other family members who were farmers, etc. Instead of designing a specific tartan for a specific occupation, my tartans pay tribute to the land from which they came and the contributions they made to this nation in general.

Oh well...horses for courses.

T.

[bricelythgoe]

Many of my family were teachers, and I wear my clan tartan and the tartan of the state they immigrated to to honor them, as well as my other family members who were farmers, etc. Instead of designing a specific tartan for a specific occupation, my tartans pay tribute to the land from which they came and the contributions they made to this nation in general.

Oh well...horses for courses.

T.

I can see how the tartan would celebrate where they came from. Not sure how it pays tribute to what they did while they were here. The only way that I see to do that (with a kilt) would be to wear a tartan that honors their contributions, like the law enforcement or firefighter tartans.

[macwilkin]

I can see how the tartan would celebrate where they came from. Not sure how it pays tribute to what they did while they were here. The only way that I see to do that (with a kilt) would be to wear a tartan that honors their contributions, like the law enforcement or firefighter tartans.

So by this logic, I should design a tartan for public health employees, since my great uncle worked in that role for the city of Des Moines. Or a tartan for John Deere employees, in honour of my grandfather.

Some of family have lived in Iowa since statehood -- 1846. They farmed the land, raised their families, worked as farmers & teachers, served in Iowa regiments at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Atlanta & The Philippines. They attended the Presbyterian Church, as they did since they left Scotland, as well as the Masonic, Odd Fellows & The Grand Army of the Republic meetings.

I don't need a tartan for everything they did. Whenever I look at the Iowa tartan, I see the state they lived and loved, and contributed so much to in their work & leisure.

T.

[creagdhubh]

So by this logic, I should design a tartan for public health employees, since my great uncle worked in that role for the city of Des Moines. Or a tartan for John Deere employees, in honour of my grandfather.

Some of family have lived in Iowa since statehood -- 1846. They farmed the land, raised their families, worked as farmers & teachers, served in Iowa regiments at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Atlanta & The Philippines. They attended the Presbyterian Church, as they did since they left Scotland, as well as the Masonic, Odd Fellows & The Grand Army of the Republic meetings.

I don't need a tartan for everything they did. Whenever I look at the Iowa tartan, I see the state they lived and loved, and contributed so much to in their work & leisure.

T.

Well said and I agree.

[macwilkin]

And just for the record, I'm not necessarily opposed to designing new tartans, including this one. I was just trying to explain my opinion as an educator about this tartan. Again, horses for courses.

T.

[Semiomniscient]

I believe that most of us, if not all of us, work in a school were there is not a tartan associated with the school.

Aye, but then why don't we design a tartan for the school instead of trying to make some such universal tartan for teachers?

[bricelythgoe]

Aye, but then why don't we design a tartan for the school instead of trying to make some such universal tartan for teachers?

I wanted a general tartan so as to attract more people willing to by. I am pretty sure if I made a tartan for Sand Ridge Jr. High School (where I work) I would be the only one buying it.

[Semiomniscient]

I wanted a general tartan so as to attract more people willing to by. I am pretty sure if I made a tartan for Sand Ridge Jr. High School (where I work) I would be the only one buying it.

Which goes to the point of it being about money. So I guess I'm out.