A child's parent went to school last week and was stunned upon meeting the teacher to find her teetering on stilettos. The teacher was, shall we say, more appropriately dressed for clubbing than a first-grade classroom. Her skirt was very short; the kind of skirt that makes it near impossible to squat down next to a five-year old without revealing more than the secret to long division. Is this teacher is a rarity? You may have teach and may have seen it yourself. Many times. Admittedly, some of the women have been amazing teachers. Amazing teachers with a very liberal approach to the dress code. This past term, as the temperature rose quite a few skirts rose as well – along with a few eyebrows. At a school, all female staff were gently reminded that there was a school dress code and it should be adhered to. Our dress code for women: no spaghetti strap tops or dresses, dresses/skirts of a reasonable length, no see- through or very low cut tops and no flip-flops. One's 2012 teaching self says, “Yes, that sounds right.” other's 2000 teaching self says, “It’s hot. I’m wearing spaghetti straps and some flip-flops!” I wore jeans every day to work in my first teaching placement. Oh yeah, and a tongue piercing. That stayed in for five years and a school never once heard a complaint (to their face). Today, people go to work every day in a dress or skirt. Usually a wedge of some sort. This places some teachers look firmly in the “smart” category. they would never try to look sexy at school. Some would never dress like they used to dress back in 2000. And, you may be old enough and conservative enough (and prudish enough?) to wonder why any teacher would. The issue is, do you have any concerns on how your child's teacher dress at school period...?