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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Pajama Wars
Ooh, this one ought to be a fun one. Post your questions and comments here. Tell us you opinion of the inability of wearing pajamas to school.
23 comments:
Anonymous
said...
As long as they are just fleece pants they should be allowed. (and have no inappropriate language or pictures) They are just like sweat pants or the yoga pants other people where to school. They should be allowed.
pjs should be allowed. if they are not showng anything they should be alright. people just want to be comfy. especially the students who have to get up really early to make a class that starts at 7 in the morning. i personally dont understand what the big problem is.
Why shouldn't students be able to be comfortable? They are not getting graded on how they look, they get graded on their work they do during school. If someone is comfortable wearing pajama pants to school its more easier to study. Look at exam week people show up in pajamas alot of the time because teachers tell them to dress comfortable so they can focus on the test. Why shouldn't that be the same all year round. Are our grades not important until it comes to the regents? If the pajama pants don't have inappropriate pictures or sayings on them what is the big deal.
Good arguments everyone. I am glad to see that the blog is finally being used. I see everyone's points and am going to play the Devil's Advocate here. By allowing students to wear their night cloths, students will be more apt to fall asleep or not pay attention during class. It also looks sloppy and unprofessional. School is meant to teach students the information they need for a real world life. Wearing pajamas to an interview would most likely keep you from getting the job because you would be seen as unprofessional and the employer would not hire you.
We aren't being interviewed, this isn't a job, we aren't trying to be professional. This is a school in a little town, really if they want us to be professional have them get us uniforms. Go walk around a college campus and see how many people are in pajamas. Pajamas make you comfortable what is wrong with that? Wearing pajama pants and a shirt isn't going to "put us to sleep". Today there is a TEACHER wearing pajama pants what does that tell you?
I def. agree. we should be able to wear pj's....what's the big deal about wearing them? Sweat pants are like the same thing and i've seen a few teachers wearing them so their basically contradicting themselves by saying no pj's/sweatpants when teachers wear them to.
SWEATPANTS ARE ALLOWED IN SCHOOL pj's are not whats the big deal when you get home just change into some it is not big deal at all!!! you CAN be comfortable in regular school clothes depending on what it is. YES i HAVE seen some students and/or teachers wearing pj's to school without having to change so i do feel we need to be more strict. If you have such a big problem with this issue then take it up with the board but honestly wearing pajamas to school? come on people our school has bigger things to worry about then "oh no our students are mad that we can't wear pj's during school" !!!!!!!
well, i don't think wearing pj's to school is a big deal. our school has many other problems that need to be fixed but yet were worried about the students wearing pj's?...i believe if we wear appropriate pj's then we should be allowed to wear them to school. we are allowed to wear them during regents week so whats the difference? they say we cant wear pj's to school because we need to be professional and act like adults but they don't always treat us like adults. they say going to school is just like us going to a job interview but they are two diff. things. we are still in high school or some of them in middle school. wearing pj's to school is not going to make us fall asleep. if students really want to fall asleep they will no matter what they are wearing.
To wayde this isn't an interview and we aren't going to work we are going to school and wearing fleece pants isn't going to kill anyone! Plus we live in an extremely small town not in some big city! And to Kayla we can't take anything up with the board or any higher power for that matter because no one wants to or will listen, but i do think teachers need to follow their own rules! And I totally agree with Chelsea if people want to fall asleep they will know matter what they are wearing believe me!! I know tons of people that sleep in class and thats because the class is boring and I also agree that the school has bigger and better thing to worry about other that perfectly acceptable pajamas!!
There are definietly bigger things in Belfast to worry about in school. If this is such a big deal to the students why don't they get together with the addministration and compromise on both sides? In the professional world most buinesses have a dress down day or jean day. Even in the professional world they see a reason or a need to let their personel be more comfortable on certain days. There is no reason why there can't be a compromise between the students and the administration. As a parent that has gone to interviews I was one of the people picked for the job because I was wearing a suit and tie and i think as long as the teachers teach that when you go to an interview you must dress appropriately its ok to wear certain pajamas to school on certain days, or whatever the students can work out with the administration.
I see that a lot of you have some comments about the post I made earlier. Note that within that post I said I was "playing Devil's Advocate." This means that what I am saying is not my personal opinion on the topic, but rather an attempt to provide an opposing argument for discussion. I am accually quite for wearing pajamas in school, even ask my mother. We've had quite the discussions here at home about it. I do believe that sweats are too similar to pajamas to allow one without the other. And, though I have personally not seen teachers in pajamas, I have seen some teachers or other profesional staff, come to school in violation of the staff dress code. I do agree that the student will decide, pajamas or not, if he/she will fall asleep in class and that it is up to the wearer how wearing pajamas will affect them in school.
I would also like to say that I am glad to see parents participating and adding to the discussion. This is one of the reasons that the Beacon is online and has a blog.
To Emily, Even if the board won't listen, it never hurts to try. And if you actually read my post, you would see that I am not saying that students should not be allowed to wear pj's in school. I'm saying there are BIGGER issue which should be dealt with first, and you do seem to agree with that.
Ah yes, Wayde and I have disagreed about the pajama wars in great detail. Many of the comments Mrs. Amos made in the original interview, I actually agreed with. I personally don't feel that pj's should be worn in school (unless there is a special occasion or day dedicated for it). I'm not worried about students falling asleep, or whether pj's cover more of the body than other clothes, or about job interviews...to me, it's a self respect issue. How you dress reflects a lot about what you think, feel, believe. Yes, pj's are comfortable and people like to be comfortable. But IN MY OPINION, wearing pj's doesn't send the message to the observer that learning is what you value, relaxation is. (I don't even like to see pj's on people down at our local stores, or post office, maybe it's ok at the doctor's office if you are THAT SICK.)
PART 2 of my thoughts... Final note - as a BSC staff member, I don't see a whole lot of kids wearing HATS on student hat days/teacher dress down days. Plus we haven't been raising the money like we used to. My suggestion, approach the powers that be to have HAT DAY be turned into HAT or PJ DAY, and maybe even be willing to up the donation to 50 cents to wear pjs. BUT there would need to be CLEAR parameters for what is acceptable. Good luck with your cause. I do like to see students taking a stand for something they believe in and I also like to see sound debates among you as long as everyone knows these are opinions and nothing personal. :) Happy Blogging!
I am doing a project on why my middle school should allow Pjs at school and I need help... a lot of help! I kind of got it done but i need to know why the Pjs would help us in school! So if you can please help me! Thanks!!!!!
To the anonymous poster asking for help, the article on which this particular blog posting was created can be found at the Belfast Beacon home site, which can be found at the top of the Blog homepage. Then you can check each of the Beacon's issues from this year and read all the articles, including the Pajama Wars article. The following is the exact address of the page with the Pajama Wars article http://bcsbeacon.wikispaces.com/Beacon+Issue+2 If you still have any questions, please continue to post, but know that you must leave a name of some sort. Any future anonymous posts will be deleted, as is stated in the blog rules and regulations on the Belfast Beacon wiki homepage and on the top of the Beacon Blog.
pj's cant really help students but it doesnt hurt anyone either. if someone doesnt feel good and had to wear jeans or anything uncomfortable then they arent going to work their hardest. although if they didnt feel good and were able to wear pj's they may feel more comfortable and work up to there ability.
I agree Chelsea. If the student does not feel comfortable, he/she will be more focused on this instead of on what they need to be focused on. My removing this potential distraction by allowing looser wear, such as pajamas, the student will not have an extra distraction caused by uncomfortable clothing an will be better able to learn. However, the pajamas must still be up to school standards. By this, I mean that they must cover the necessary areas and appropriate footwear must be worn. Weather it be a pair of sneakers or some slippers with backs on them, which I hardly ever see anymore, I don't care.
my only problem is we should be able to wear pj's as long as it follows our dress code. follow the dress code and we should be able to wear them and be comfortable and still do well in school.nbd.
BTW, the "My removing this potential distraction..." should be "By removing this potential distraction..." if you all haven't figured this out yet. Just a simple typo.
23 comments:
As long as they are just fleece pants they should be allowed. (and have no inappropriate language or pictures) They are just like sweat pants or the yoga pants other people where to school. They should be allowed.
pjs should be allowed. if they are not showng anything they should be alright. people just want to be comfy. especially the students who have to get up really early to make a class that starts at 7 in the morning. i personally dont understand what the big problem is.
Why shouldn't students be able to be comfortable? They are not getting graded on how they look, they get graded on their work they do during school. If someone is comfortable wearing pajama pants to school its more easier to study. Look at exam week people show up in pajamas alot of the time because teachers tell them to dress comfortable so they can focus on the test. Why shouldn't that be the same all year round. Are our grades not important until it comes to the regents? If the pajama pants don't have inappropriate pictures or sayings on them what is the big deal.
Good arguments everyone. I am glad to see that the blog is finally being used. I see everyone's points and am going to play the Devil's Advocate here. By allowing students to wear their night cloths, students will be more apt to fall asleep or not pay attention during class. It also looks sloppy and unprofessional. School is meant to teach students the information they need for a real world life. Wearing pajamas to an interview would most likely keep you from getting the job because you would be seen as unprofessional and the employer would not hire you.
We aren't being interviewed, this isn't a job, we aren't trying to be professional. This is a school in a little town, really if they want us to be professional have them get us uniforms. Go walk around a college campus and see how many people are in pajamas. Pajamas make you comfortable what is wrong with that? Wearing pajama pants and a shirt isn't going to "put us to sleep". Today there is a TEACHER wearing pajama pants what does that tell you?
I def. agree. we should be able to wear pj's....what's the big deal about wearing them? Sweat pants are like the same thing and i've seen a few teachers wearing them so their basically contradicting themselves by saying no pj's/sweatpants when teachers wear them to.
SWEATPANTS ARE ALLOWED IN SCHOOL
pj's are not
whats the big deal when you get home just change into some it is not big deal at all!!! you CAN be comfortable in regular school clothes depending on what it is. YES i HAVE seen some students and/or teachers wearing pj's to school without having to change so i do feel we need to be more strict. If you have such a big problem with this issue then take it up with the board but honestly wearing pajamas to school? come on people our school has bigger things to worry about then "oh no our students are mad that we can't wear pj's during school" !!!!!!!
well,
i don't think wearing pj's to school is a big deal. our school has many other problems that need to be fixed but yet were worried about the students wearing pj's?...i believe if we wear appropriate pj's then we should be allowed to wear them to school. we are allowed to wear them during regents week so whats the difference? they say we cant wear pj's to school because we need to be professional and act like adults but they don't always treat us like adults. they say going to school is just like us going to a job interview but they are two diff. things. we are still in high school or some of them in middle school. wearing pj's to school is not going to make us fall asleep. if students really want to fall asleep they will no matter what they are wearing.
To wayde this isn't an interview and we aren't going to work we are going to school and wearing fleece pants isn't going to kill anyone! Plus we live in an extremely small town not in some big city! And to Kayla we can't take anything up with the board or any higher power for that matter because no one wants to or will listen, but i do think teachers need to follow their own rules! And I totally agree with Chelsea if people want to fall asleep they will know matter what they are wearing believe me!! I know tons of people that sleep in class and thats because the class is boring and I also agree that the school has bigger and better thing to worry about other that perfectly acceptable pajamas!!
There are definietly bigger things in Belfast to worry about in school. If this is such a big deal to the students why don't they get together with the addministration and compromise on both sides? In the professional world most buinesses have a dress down day or jean day. Even in the professional world they see a reason or a need to let their personel be more comfortable on certain days. There is no reason why there can't be a compromise between the students and the administration. As a parent that has gone to interviews I was one of the people picked for the job because I was wearing a suit and tie and i think as long as the teachers teach that when you go to an interview you must dress appropriately its ok to wear certain pajamas to school on certain days, or whatever the students can work out with the administration.
I see that a lot of you have some comments about the post I made earlier. Note that within that post I said I was "playing Devil's Advocate." This means that what I am saying is not my personal opinion on the topic, but rather an attempt to provide an opposing argument for discussion. I am accually quite for wearing pajamas in school, even ask my mother. We've had quite the discussions here at home about it. I do believe that sweats are too similar to pajamas to allow one without the other. And, though I have personally not seen teachers in pajamas, I have seen some teachers or other profesional staff, come to school in violation of the staff dress code. I do agree that the student will decide, pajamas or not, if he/she will fall asleep in class and that it is up to the wearer how wearing pajamas will affect them in school.
I would also like to say that I am glad to see parents participating and adding to the discussion. This is one of the reasons that the Beacon is online and has a blog.
To Emily,
Even if the board won't listen, it never hurts to try. And if you actually read my post, you would see that I am not saying that students should not be allowed to wear pj's in school. I'm saying there are BIGGER issue which should be dealt with first, and you do seem to agree with that.
Ah yes, Wayde and I have disagreed about the pajama wars in great detail. Many of the comments Mrs. Amos made in the original interview, I actually agreed with. I personally don't feel that pj's should be worn in school (unless there is a special occasion or day dedicated for it). I'm not worried about students falling asleep, or whether pj's cover more of the body than other clothes, or about job interviews...to me, it's a self respect issue. How you dress reflects a lot about what you think, feel, believe. Yes, pj's are comfortable and people like to be comfortable. But IN MY OPINION, wearing pj's doesn't send the message to the observer that learning is what you value, relaxation is. (I don't even like to see pj's on people down at our local stores, or post office, maybe it's ok at the doctor's office if you are THAT SICK.)
PART 2 of my thoughts...
Final note - as a BSC staff member, I don't see a whole lot of kids wearing HATS on student hat days/teacher dress down days. Plus we haven't been raising the money like we used to. My suggestion, approach the powers that be to have HAT DAY be turned into HAT or PJ DAY, and maybe even be willing to up the donation to 50 cents to wear pjs. BUT there would need to be CLEAR parameters for what is acceptable. Good luck with your cause. I do like to see students taking a stand for something they believe in and I also like to see sound debates among you as long as everyone knows these are opinions and nothing personal. :) Happy Blogging!
If you are all so keen on wearing pajama's to school, why don't you just wear pj's.
if we could wear pj's to school without someone telling us we have to go home and change then we would.
I am doing a project on why my middle school should allow Pjs at school and I need help... a lot of help! I kind of got it done but i need to know why the Pjs would help us in school! So if you can please help me! Thanks!!!!!
To the anonymous poster asking for help, the article on which this particular blog posting was created can be found at the Belfast Beacon home site, which can be found at the top of the Blog homepage. Then you can check each of the Beacon's issues from this year and read all the articles, including the Pajama Wars article. The following is the exact address of the page with the Pajama Wars article http://bcsbeacon.wikispaces.com/Beacon+Issue+2 If you still have any questions, please continue to post, but know that you must leave a name of some sort. Any future anonymous posts will be deleted, as is stated in the blog rules and regulations on the Belfast Beacon wiki homepage and on the top of the Beacon Blog.
pj's cant really help students but it doesnt hurt anyone either. if someone doesnt feel good and had to wear jeans or anything uncomfortable then they arent going to work their hardest. although if they didnt feel good and were able to wear pj's they may feel more comfortable and work up to there ability.
I agree Chelsea. If the student does not feel comfortable, he/she will be more focused on this instead of on what they need to be focused on. My removing this potential distraction by allowing looser wear, such as pajamas, the student will not have an extra distraction caused by uncomfortable clothing an will be better able to learn. However, the pajamas must still be up to school standards. By this, I mean that they must cover the necessary areas and appropriate footwear must be worn. Weather it be a pair of sneakers or some slippers with backs on them, which I hardly ever see anymore, I don't care.
my only problem is we should be able to wear pj's as long as it follows our dress code. follow the dress code and we should be able to wear them and be comfortable and still do well in school.nbd.
BTW, the "My removing this potential distraction..." should be "By removing this potential distraction..." if you all haven't figured this out yet. Just a simple typo.
This shouldn't be a problem, as long as they are appropriate. Other than that people just like to be comfortable. There is nothing wrong with this.
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