Clothes

Today I wore a skirt to school. No reason, just because. I also happened to get myself up in time to do my hair and it actually stayed down the entire day (usually it ends up in a pony by the end of 1st hour). The comments I got today made me feel like I usually dress and do my hair in a way that is sending me straight for a makeover on What Not To Wear. Here are a few comments along with my reaction to them, I hope you catch the sarcasm in my comments; it gets me through the day.

Student: Oh my gosh you are wearing a skirt!
Me: Yep

Student: It's about time you wore a skirt Mrs. Martin.
Me: I'd say. (sarcastically)

Student: I was wondering when you were going to wear a skirt.
Me: Why on earth do you pay attention to what your teachers wear?

Student: Are you going somewhere after school? Where are you going?
Student across the room: Mrs. Martin's going to a party! woowoo!
Different student across the room: I bet she's going clubbing!
Me: Oh yeah guys, I am going clubbing in my knee length jean skirt after school.

Although there are more, I don't think that I need to go on. I had no idea that students were watching what I was wearing! Actually I don't care. What I am wearing is the least of my worries when I have to grab the attention of a group of 37 fifteen year olds for 52 minutes 5 times a day Monday through Friday. If I can talk in it, walk in it, yell in it :), dance around in it, do a lab in it, grade in it, make a fool of myself in it, tell people to 'shut up' in it (that happened today, yikes), then I will wear it. If they notice my clothes then, hey, at least they looked up at me.