Teacher's Tartan?

[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.

[bricelythgoe]

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.

That was the whole point. Just to get the opinions of those out there. It is good to see varying viewpoints on the subject.

I guess I wanted to do it because I am so limited in the tartans that I have connections to.

[creagdhubh]

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.

As the fictional Highland Chief, Hector Naismith MacDonald would say, "quite"!

[piperdbh]

As the fictional Highland Chief, Hector Naismith MacDonald would say, "quite"!

Fictional? What do you mean "fictional"? I thought that show was a documentary of real Highland life.