Teacher's Tartan?

[macwilkin]

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

Personally, I have a problem with wearing the hood colours of degrees I didn't earn. Yes, I know it isn't a hood, gown, etc., but that's just me.

T.

[HeathBar]

I do agree that in the past few years there has been an abundace of tartans created that will likely never be woven made into anything significant. I get at least one email a day reminding me of that. (I've considered canceling that notification).

However, I seem to have read somewhere that the Scots played a major role in todays modern education system. The Scots prized education and made it a law that each parish should have a school in order to teach reading and writing. So there is at least some Scottish connection to consider. Is that important enough to commemorate with a new tartan? Is there an existing tartan that one could adopt for that purpose?

[bricelythgoe]

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.

Very interesting thought. Good point.

[McNulty]

One of my classes is taking a final so I can chime in on this discussion. So many negative waves here today. Wow. The term educator applies whether you are K-12 or higher, Master's or Doctorate, no differentiation needed. If there was a way to aesthetically produce a tartan that fits the bill for all of us who have this profession as our calling, then let's pursue it. Even if this is an exercise in futility it sounds interesting enough to go forward. What say you "Men of Harlech"?

[Semiomniscient]

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?

[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

[MrShoe]

It is not like a was suggesting a tassel covered kilt.
The colors would be representative of the DISCIPLINES of education (as in reading, writing and arithmetic), not the degrees you earned for a career path.

Knowledge, Philosophy, Arts, Science, Education, Law, Business...

But to each his own, I guess my yes and your no cancel each other out. Lol

[macwilkin]

It is not like a was suggesting a tassel covered kilt.
The colors would be representative of the DISCIPLINES of education (as in reading, writing and arithmetic), not the degrees you earned for a career path.

Knowledge, Philosophy, Arts, Science, Education, Law, Business...

But to each his own, I guess my yes and your no cancel each other out. Lol

I wasn't referring to tassels, but to the colour on Master's hoods. You actually referred to the "Official Degree Color Chart" in this link:

http://www.academicapparel.com/caps/regalia_colors.html

These colors are official in terms of academic regalia and the disciplines they represent. Yes, I know I'm being a pedantic pedagogue, but it just doesn't seem right to me to wear the colour of an academic discipline I didn't earn.

T.

[bricelythgoe]

I am not sure of the colors. I have always wanted a nice blue based tartan kilt (hence my interest in the law enforcement tartan since my father has been a cop for over 30 years). I would prefer blue, but that can come later.

I agree that this is not something that should just be designed and then forgotten. If we decided to have one done, then we are going the whole way and have it woven in Wool or PV. That means we will need to get a large group of educators that would like to have one. That was the purpose of the thread. Just to see if there was interest.

Another question: Who would acctually purchase a kilt made in a educators tartan? (if we did it)

[toadinakilt]

I'd seriously consider saving the pennies and getting one for my father. He's been a teacher for the last 30 years or so...