Positive Expectations:How to Dress for

Success

By: Arleen EchevarriaEDPE 4246

You Are Treated as You Are Dressed

Question: Do we judge others by the way they are dressed the first time we meet them?

You Are Treated as You Are Dressed

First two important first impressions of an effective teachers:1. The clothes they wear.2. The smile that dresses their face.

You Are Treated as You Are Dressed

“It is not what is but what is perceived that counts.” (page 52)

You are a Walking, Talking Advertisement

“Give an elementary student three days, and the student will mirror you.

Give a high school student ten days, and the student will mirror you.”~Charles Galloway

You are a Role Model!

You Are a Walking, Talking Advertisement

▪ Present Yourself APPROPRIATELY–Students will learn what is appropriate

by your example:▪ Outfit▪ Actions▪ Language

“Every time you act, you validate who you are.”

(page 53)

Dress for Respect

▪ As a teacher you dress for four main effects:

1.RESPECT2. Credibility3. Acceptance4. Authority

▪ “Research reveals that the clothing worn by teachers affects the work, attitude and discipline of students.” (GoBe)

Dress for Respect

What’s Out & What’s In

Preparing Students for the World

▪ Prepare young people for tomorrow’s world.“We live in a competitive, global world economy where people work for companies that are international.” (page 56)

Preparing Students for the World

▪ As a teacher we should observe the world and how different business districts dress:– Executives– Store owners– Salespeople,– Support people– Teachers

Preparing Students for the World

▪ Before you go to school ask yourself the following question:1. “Would you have confidence sending your

loving child, grandchild, godchild, niece, or nephew to school to be taught by a teacher dresses as you are?”

▪ Your outfit should announce to the world that you care.

– “I am one of a group of professional, proud, devoted, dedicated, responsible, and appreciated people.”

– “By how you behave, you convey to the world a message of who you are and what you expect of life.”

The Effective Teacher

1. Comes to work appropriately dressed.

2. Comes to teach dressed for success.

3. Is a role model for students.4. Thinks and acts globally.

How to Dress for Success