Winter has come, and that means winter fashion! Yay!!
So this post is about what people wear to work when work is a Japanese public school and when it's cold. ALT and JTE #OOTD, if you will.
ALT= Assistant Language Teacher (so usually the foreign teacher who helps teach English)
JTE= Japanese Teacher of English (usually Japanese native teachers who teach English)
OOTD= Outfit Of The Day
This post is mainly to help those who are thinking about coming to Japan to work as an ALT, like through the JET program, Interac, direct hire by a Board of Education, etc. But I guess it's interesting just to see what people wear, too, right?
As always...
DISCLAIMER: ESID (Every Situation Is Different!)
I actually dislike this acronym because I feel like it states the obvious. Of course, ESID applies to working in Japan or working anywhere really. Everyone knows you should wear a suit and tie or whatever other professional clothing that customarily matches a workplace position, but, especially for those who are new graduates or new to the working world or new to Japan's working world, we need examples!! We want a general idea! Some work places provide a very clear-cut dress code or even uniform to make it easier for us newbies while others don't seem to specify a thing.
DISCLAIMER: ESID (Every Situation Is Different!)
I actually dislike this acronym because I feel like it states the obvious. Of course, ESID applies to working in Japan or working anywhere really. Everyone knows you should wear a suit and tie or whatever other professional clothing that customarily matches a workplace position, but, especially for those who are new graduates or new to the working world or new to Japan's working world, we need examples!! We want a general idea! Some work places provide a very clear-cut dress code or even uniform to make it easier for us newbies while others don't seem to specify a thing.
So yeah, ESID, or whatever. Just know that the following examples are what I choose to wear and what other individuals choose to wear at my junior high school. I feel that I would categorize my school as somewhere in between those super formal schools where everyone wears suits and the more casual schools where everyone basically shows up in sportswear since it's the most comfortable (and makes sense to wear when you're a sports club supervisor before and after classes, so why change clothes, right?)
Okay!
ALT #OOTD
If you're interested in what an ALT might wear to work, please watch the video below. It's me!
JTE #OOTD
If you're interested in seeing what everyday teachers, including JTEs, wear to work, please scroll through the following pictures. Each picture is labeled to give you a little more information about the teacher, but faces, names, and other identifying information are not given to protect the privacy of each individual, of course. They all are or were my coworkers, and they all so kindly allowed me to take their pictures anonymously to help me out in making this blog post.
Here they are!
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| Female, English |
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| Female, Math |
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| Male, Vice Principal |
