Do Professors Make A Good First Impression

In many colleges, it is preferred that professors make a good first impression. The way a professor dresses can cause many speculations. It is known that a professor 's attire influences a student’s perceptions. It can set a tone, an image, that can greatly impact the students opinions and can create either a positive or negative atmosphere. In colleges, a professor 's relationship with students is seen as a role model or an authoritative figure and their attire can greatly affect that. It can also significantly impact the amount of respect a student has or has develop for that professor as well. When a professor is wearing age inappropriate clothing it is known that a professor is connecting with their students on a personal level although, it should be strictly business, this can …show more content…
As a student our choice of clothing expresses who we are in any setting. It’s one of the ways we express ourself in society today. In college, we have our own free will to dress in anyway but it does cause situations that may cause a person to stare, and laugh at you. This will later conclude to a very heated argument or fight. In a professor 's presence, it 's good to make a good first impression. However, there is a difference between dressing appropriately in front of a male professor. There have been many issue in which female students dress inappropriately and it will cause the male professor to become distracted. This is also a issue in high schools because male teachers may try to sexually harass you. Sexual harassment is an issue that is present in schools and workplaces. For example, I had attended an all girl school that required us to wear uniform such as a polo shirt with skirts, and because our skirts were too long we would roll them up to be shorter. However, some students would roll them up to high and we had male teachers staring at students and become very distracted while