As many of you know, I am a middle school teacher. I try to wear my kilt as often as possible, but I am not always able to. Tomorrow, we are allowing the students to wear costumes to celebrate Halloween. In the past, on this day, I have worn my kilt (I know it is not a costume, so please no lectures on that point). I have used this day as an excuse to wear my kilt on a day I typically would not be able to. This year, however, I was deciding against it. I was jut not in the mood to deal with the comments from students AND teachers. Then, one of my new students heared about me wearing a kilt. Today she asked me if I was going to wear it. I told her probably not. She then proceeded, with a lot of enthusiasm, to explain to me how cool kilts are and how she loves to see people wear them. She told me she wanted to buy one herself (I politely explained to her that Kilts are for gentlemen, but she does not care). She also asked if I was going to wear the 'cool socks' that guys wear with their kilts. By the end of the conversation she was pleading with me to wear my kilt. Who am I to say no? When a student is right, a student is right.

It has only taken me 2 years of kilt wearing to get a fan. Too bad she leaves at the end of the year. Teachers, Kilt On!