tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post3333377794519035309..comments2023-05-04T08:38:03.264+01:00Comments on An English Teacher's Travelblog: Back to SchoolTom Hakkinenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320029007805632871noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-28373297610660031172011-02-11T07:37:06.393+00:002011-02-11T07:37:06.393+00:00Haha Natasha! Yes, it's definitely a public sc...Haha Natasha! Yes, it's definitely a public school (British readers read: Government school not super-posh school). I think Vanessa, that you also taught at a Private School in W.A.?Tom Hakkinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320029007805632871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-38844824448915432842011-02-11T01:39:56.258+00:002011-02-11T01:39:56.258+00:00Please stay in the shirt and tie! I wish more male...Please stay in the shirt and tie! I wish more male teachers would dress appropriately. I am assuming you are in the public system? Collared shirts and ties are the requirement in the two private schools I have worked in.<br /><br />Best wishes and good luck this year!<br /><br />Natasha.<br /><br />PS Visiting via Roxy from A woman's writeNatasha in Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975487981963489572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-74793874626241940332011-02-07T23:17:59.058+00:002011-02-07T23:17:59.058+00:00I'm glad I get to enjoy vacationing through yo...I'm glad I get to enjoy vacationing through your blog.<br />I think the tie is a nice touch. You certainly created some friendly conversation with the other teachers. You'll have to let us know what you're wearing in another month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-11473652761022753002011-02-07T20:45:41.560+00:002011-02-07T20:45:41.560+00:00Never seen a teacher in Western Australia being al...Never seen a teacher in Western Australia being allowed to wear anything other than a shirt and tie with dress pants! x VVanessa Correia Pintonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-49117334219057550562011-02-07T11:16:07.341+00:002011-02-07T11:16:07.341+00:00Yeah, that was quite a long vacation. Between the ...Yeah, that was quite a long vacation. Between the beginning of the English summer holiday over in the northern hemisphere and the end of the Aussie summer holiday down here, I'd been mostly on vacation with only a little teaching in between.Tom Hakkinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320029007805632871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-24687592223044718082011-02-06T19:16:16.023+00:002011-02-06T19:16:16.023+00:00Thanks for the chuckle.
That was quite a vacation....Thanks for the chuckle.<br />That was quite a vacation.<br />I say you you wear what feels right for you - dammit.<br />Oh, and I always enjoy your blog...#167 Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069054405824134410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-9515924256327476802011-02-05T15:59:07.319+00:002011-02-05T15:59:07.319+00:00I just dropped in to say hello. Have a great weeke...<b>I just dropped in to say hello. Have a great weekend!</b>JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-59932428931857003132011-02-03T07:59:35.570+00:002011-02-03T07:59:35.570+00:00Serkan, I don't think anyone but PE teachers c...Serkan, I don't think anyone but PE teachers can get away with tracksuit pants.<br /><br />Bow tie and t-shirt! That's an interesting combination Judie, I can well imagine the kids loving it!<br /><br />As for the cyclone - it's a whole lot further North. Sydney doesn't really get interesting weather phenomena - except maybe stifling heat and hordes of cockroaches.Tom Hakkinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320029007805632871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-77780079016758412042011-02-03T05:05:51.928+00:002011-02-03T05:05:51.928+00:00When my son, Joey, taught school here in Tucson, h...When my son, Joey, taught school here in Tucson, he always wore a bow tie! The kids loved it. Sometimes he wore it with a tee shirt, but he still wore it.<br /><br />I hope the cyclone is not making landfall anywhere near you.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-20447339315520841082011-02-03T00:53:16.578+00:002011-02-03T00:53:16.578+00:00Do a Mr. Sodan and go for the trackie-dacks all ye...Do a Mr. Sodan and go for the trackie-dacks all year round!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-68201448593610336242011-02-01T07:47:26.907+00:002011-02-01T07:47:26.907+00:00Haha! I never really pictured you as the tie-weari...Haha! I never really pictured you as the tie-wearing type JJ!<br /><br />Roxy, that's exactly what I was thinking. Thanks for the encouragement.Tom Hakkinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320029007805632871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-47789534409989060212011-02-01T00:46:40.784+00:002011-02-01T00:46:40.784+00:00Tie = Quit. I just can't do it!Tie = Quit. I just can't do it!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551487014503653423.post-23760275803836176442011-01-31T21:23:45.170+00:002011-01-31T21:23:45.170+00:00Very funny post. I'd say hold out with the col...Very funny post. I'd say hold out with the collared shirts and ties for the first month at least. Your dress code served as a ready conversation starter with the other teachers. Good luck on the new school year!Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787088898112141579noreply@blogger.com