Comments on: Children’s T-shirt Slogans – a Microcosm of School Culture? http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 00:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: Myrtle Lahren http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-318111 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:12:32 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-318111 I’m so worried about the direction our kids are heading in nowadays. Watching Jamie Olivers food revolution tv program scared the thingies out of me. I suggest we all start cooking some healthy recipe like these at home if we’re going to fix this horrible situation. The ones on that site seem pretty easy, I tried last night and it’s the first time my family has eaten well in so long, I just feel wonderful.

]]> By: carol http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-252193 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:36:49 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-252193 I absolutely LOVE that! Next grandbaby that’s born, I’m getting a “I only cry when ugly people hold me” shirt for him/her.

]]> By: Madge http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-252040 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:20:50 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-252040 I once put a t-shirt that read “I only cry when ugly people hold me” on my infant.
Every person who held her laughed so hard that it would send my child in giggling fits.
Lighten up people.

]]> By: Preschool Whiz Mary :-) http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-57411 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:09:39 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-57411 I know I’m a little late to this posting here- but I agree- the T-shirts are a scary indicator of our culture.

I teach preschool- and am starting to see parents dress their 3 year olds in similar slogans.

I agree with Spangler- it is sad when the parents let the children OWN some of these shirts!

]]> By: David Harmon http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-14452 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:54:56 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-14452 “If t-shirt slogans are a microcosm of school culture, then school culture is, at the same time, silly, sarcastic, mean, brand-conscious, defensive, arrogant, and sweet.”

Well, of course it is!

I haven’t been seeing too many T-shirted younger kids, but once at a bulk store, I saw an older girl (perhaps 15-16) wearing a T-shirt reading “Fetish”… as I passed by, I looked back to see if there was anything on the back. Nothing on the back of the *shirt*, but her thong underwear, clearly visible above her jeans, was inscribed with “Sex Bomb” in Magic Marker. Now, I usually consider myself “sex-positive”, but that’s somewhere beyond “flaunting it”.

]]> By: Spangler http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-14365 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:56:57 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-14365 We were just discussing this in my school too! One of my less literate and ESL students wore a shirt to schools that stated “Not the brightest crayon in the box.” I was sad that he wore shirt with that on it and mad at his mom for letting him even own the shirt. Then I realized that she probably didn’t understand it either and I was sad for both of them.

]]> By: the reflective teacher http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-14352 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:26:23 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/10/03/childrens-t-shirt-slogans-a-microcosm-of-school-culture/#comment-14352 I always admired the girl in my school who, no matter how often she was asked never to wear it again, constantly showed off her “MISS BITCH” shirt.

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