Yesterday I went to school to work on yearbook computers, taking off this year’s photos and pages, getting ready for the new software. I wore a pair of flip flops, just like the kind the kids wear. After about 3 hours of no air conditioning and running around a hot, dirty campus, I can say, “yuck to flip flops at school.” I do not know how my students can make it through the day when I struggled with just 3 hours.
There is more construction going on around campus so lots of piles of dirt. I started the morning off with walking around, taking pictures of the work, and my feet soon were dirty and gritty. By 10 o’clock it was already 90 degrees, and with the air conditioning in my room not working, my feet were now sweaty. I had to go up to Royce Hall, which takes two sets of stairs to reach, and with each step my feet were slipping and sliding. Coming back down was pretty painful.
I talked with the head counselor who filled me in on schedule distribution the week before school starts. (I know, we just ended school and now we are planning for next year. That’s how we operate.) She also told me that we would not allow students to pick up their schedules unless they were in dress code, and when I asked about the flip flops, she was adamant we would follow the rule that says NO flip flops, NO backless shoes. Ok.
So, I am all for the no flip flop rule because they make your feet miserable when worn to school. I don’t know how my students have managed all this time or why they even want to wear the things. I couldn’t wait to get home and wash my grungy feet. Today I wore tennis shoes.
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Kathy // June 21, 2008 at 6:52 pm |
I’ve spent the last 24 hours around my house taking my flip flops on and off.
I had the carpets cleaned, so every time I had to walk on them I went barefoot, then slid my shoes on (to keep my feet clean) when I went anywhere else in the house.
dkzody // June 22, 2008 at 3:53 pm |
As stated in an earlier post, I love flip flops for a fast trip out the door, maybe to the mailbox, or even to the grocery store. But for real work, yuck. I can’t handle the slipping and sliding around and all the dirt. Of course, if I worked in a clean environment….
certainabsurdity // June 22, 2008 at 5:02 pm |
What’s a backless shoe? I wear clogs all the time – but they’re with socks…
dkzody // June 22, 2008 at 8:37 pm |
No clogs for you…shoes must have a strap. Oh, this is going to be so interesting.
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