Do clothes make the man? According to Rule #1, yes. And our little experiment seems to agree. The difference between these two word lists makes me think that I can put away my white shirt & tie for a long time. It's not that the Monday list is that bad (although "goofy" isn't exactly what I was going for), but the Wednesday list is more how I hope to be seen.
MONDAY | |
On Monday I dressed like this and asked the students to write their one-word impression of me.
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Rigid Talkative Well-dressed Upbeat Strict Knowledgeable Nice Friendly Professional Goofy Bold Interesting Smiling Funny lookin Funny Layed back Unorthodox—goofy
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WEDNESDAY | |
On Wednesday I dressed like this and asked the students to write their one-word impression of me.
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Energetic Humorous Relaxed Laid-back Fun-interesting Billy Bob Thornton Friendly Understanding Creative Outgoing Outgoing Tolerant So far so good—sense of humor Casual, not too strict Informal Outgoing Positive
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