Teacher's Tartan?

[macwilkin]

I'm for it. Include a couple of baby blue stripes (the academic color of education), and plenty of red for the passion some of us bring to the profession.

Not everyone wears baby blue on their Master's hoods. Trying to incorporate all of the colours associated with academic regalia would produce a "crazy-quilt" pattern to be sure.

T.

[bricelythgoe]

5.5 school days, if you're keeping score at home

3.5 days left BUT who's counting

1/2 day today and tomorrow and we are done! Wahoo!

Brice

[bricelythgoe]

No! Sorry guys but this is just more unnecessary proliferation. Why not one for: doctors, dentist, paramedics, janitors, binmen, road sweepers, tree surgeons, trawlermen, lighting engineers etc etc. How about one for every job or profession.

Why not? If they would like one, let them do it. I have no problem with proliferation. Thanks for your opinion

[Whidbey78]

No! Sorry guys but this is just more unnecessary proliferation. Why not one for: doctors, dentist, paramedics, janitors, binmen, road sweepers, tree surgeons, trawlermen, lighting engineers etc etc. How about one for every job or profession.

EMT's have a tartan tartan if memory serves.

Doctors and dentists(no offense to any on this forum) make enough to design their own, even separated into specialties.

Janitors, road sweepers, etc. have the Utilikilt Monochromatic tartan...wait. Nevermind.

I see nothing wrong with this "proliferation." If someone wants to deign it, it gets woven, and someone wants a kilt made from it, more power to them.

Besides, I get sick of seeing every other guy wearing Black Watch and Royal Stewart. If I could afford it I'd design a new tartan and have it made every time the mood struck me to buy a kilt. I'm planning on an XMTS kilt when the fabric becomes available again. Seems to me that doesn't date too far back.

If all tartans have to have a centuries long history and originate in Scotland and be made of wool(etc. etc. etc.) all I can say is TRY to take away my US Army kilt...dare ya.

And if you don't like the look, or what it represents, who it's designed for, the fact that there aren't any 300 year old paintings of someone wearing it that's fine. You're not the one putting in the time to design it, spending the money to have it made, or buying it.

If it happens, I guarantee one purchase...mine. A kilt for me and something for the wife(the teacher who sacrifices her free time and buys half her class supplies herself, on a paycheck only marginally better than a McJob, because she believes in what she does and loves every day of it so much she hates summer).

[Semiomniscient]

EMT's have a tartan tartan if memory serves.

Doctors and dentists(no offense to any on this forum) make enough to design their own, even separated into specialties.

Janitors, road sweepers, etc. have the Utilikilt Monochromatic tartan...wait. Nevermind.

I see nothing wrong with this "proliferation." If someone wants to deign it, it gets woven, and someone wants a kilt made from it, more power to them.

Besides, I get sick of seeing every other guy wearing Black Watch and Royal Stewart. If I could afford it I'd design a new tartan and have it made every time the mood struck me to buy a kilt. I'm planning on an XMTS kilt when the fabric becomes available again. Seems to me that doesn't date too far back.

If all tartans have to have a centuries long history and originate in Scotland and be made of wool(etc. etc. etc.) all I can say is TRY to take away my US Army kilt...dare ya.

And if you don't like the look, or what it represents, who it's designed for, the fact that there aren't any 300 year old paintings of someone wearing it that's fine. You're not the one putting in the time to design it, spending the money to have it made, or buying it.

If it happens, I guarantee one purchase...mine. A kilt for me and something for the wife(the teacher who sacrifices her free time and buys half her class supplies herself, on a paycheck only marginally better than a McJob, because she believes in what she does and loves every day of it so much she hates summer).

I think you're arguing against something those opposed aren't necessarily espousing.
I like newly designed tartans. I am looking forward to the Louisiana tartan kilt I'm going to have made shortly. My grandfather designed a tartan for our family to wear even though we have clan affiliations. I don't have issues with occupational tartans per se... but it's not necessary and if it came out, I'd see it as a marketing ploy by whatever tartan manufacturer copyrighted it.

I think my main problem is that I think the concept is a little trite. Call it over-proliferation if you want. I don't mind having your own personal tartans, but why does there need to be a tartan for every single label?

[Detroitpete]

No! Sorry guys but this is just more unnecessary proliferation. Why not one for: doctors, dentist, paramedics, janitors, binmen, road sweepers, tree surgeons, trawlermen, lighting engineers etc etc. How about one for every job or profession.

I see nothing wrong in this at all. What is wrong with tartan proliferation? Perhaps the inverse question would be helpful--What are the only 'acceptable' tartans? I'm sure the opinions and debate on this would hum along a good long spell. So if there can be no quantifiable minimum number, how can there be a maximum number?

[ronstew]

I am a teacher. I voted no. I would have no problem with one, but for me it is a Why bother? issue.

I do have an XMTS kilt, and a kilt in a fashion tartan.

Ron

[NewEnglander]

I am a teacher. I voted no. I would have no problem with one, but for me it is a Why bother? issue.

I do have an XMTS kilt, and a kilt in a fashion tartan.

Ron

My thought was that an "teacher tartan" would be a fashion tartan as well. A pattern designed by a specific group to give recognition and a sense of membership to that group.
My impression is that those who vote "no" for this disapprove of any of the other "fashion" or "corporate" tartans.

[macwilkin]

My impression is that those who vote "no" for this disapprove of any of the other "fashion" or "corporate" tartans.

Not true, at least for me. I don't have an issue with fashion or corporate tartans per se, nor do I with this proposed idea -- but as an educator, I just don't see the "need" for it. If someone else choose to wear it, then bully for them. Horses for courses.

T.

[MrShoe]

Don't forget the welfare, homeless and the unemployed tartan as well.
And the problem with having more registered tartans.....?
If there are those that are serious, have pride in their chosen profession and would wear their tartan with respect what more do you require? Teaching is surly not the "oldest profession", but it sure dates back a lot further in history than the naming of "Ancient Clan" tartans. I mean no disrespect.

As for colors....you could go the route of the primary colors R,Y,B
or you could use the Academic Hood Colors List. You cant obviously use them all, but choose the CORE academic disciplines.
Black - Typical Academic robe color
Dark Blue - Philosophy
Lt Blue - Education
Purple - Law
Yellow - Science & knowledge
Orange - Engineering
Drab - Commerce/Acct/Business
White - Arts/Lit/Humanities
Brown - Fine Arts/Architecture