My Teacher , My Barber’s
Peterson A. Oropa
APNHS
Why do Teacher's Need to be Barber's These Days and give School Boy haircuts?
In simple terms it could be because Parents do
not adhere to school rules and Discipline their
Children.
Parents shocked that their boy was given a
drastic haircut by a teacher from his
secondary school. Yet had they done their job
as parents and disciplined their son by taking
him to a Barber Shop at least once every three
or so weeks, teachers would not have to act
like a 'barber'.
Getting your son or daughter a haircut to
adhere to school rules does not usually
cause and scar any boy or girl psychologically
This is not as humiliating as having it cut by
teacher or prefect in-front of classmates coz
our hair was too long and in breach of school
regulations. This was so terrible that these
students had to rush to a barber the same day
and have it it fixed right after the school day
had ended. In fact, even if the boys' or girls'
hair weren't even touching his or her
eyebrows!!! but not perfectly neat and cut to
school regulations at all times, same treatment
was dished out to all students.
School Day Haircut Regulations are an integral
part of the training for discipline, it conditions
a student to conform with society's standard of
what's presentable and what's not. Short hair
also means showing a clean image which
translates to better public image for the school
as it doesn't show unkempt students who look
like hippy’s, disco girls’ and or they smoke
weed and therefore reflects badly on the
school and or the school administrator's ability
to discipline their students
Strict regulations on students’ grooming are
compulsory for all students who attend public
schools. The hairstyle of students is also given
attention by schools . Schools do not allow
students to color their hair. For boys, there is
usually a maximum length of hair allowed, for
example, the hair must be a few centimeters
above the collar, and no sideburns are
allowed.
Girls should have haircut too , to be fair.
For girls with long hair, their hair must be
properly tied up, often into a ponytail or worn
in a short bob or cropped cut. Some schools
dictate the color and type of hair accessories
that can be used. Some prohibit even girls from
having long hair. Wearing make up in school is
prohibited.
Schools across Malaysia, Philippines,
Thailand, United Kingdom, and many other
countries usually enforce their school uniform
and grooming code thoroughly, with regular
checks by teachers and prefects. Students
who fail to comply may be warned, given
demerit points, or publicly punished at school
assembly or sent home from school after being
escorted to the school barber.
The induction haircut has both practical and
psychological purposes. Originally, one of the
reasons for the induction haircut was to
reduce the chances of disease among closely
quartered recruits from different geographical
areas (with varying immunities), such as head
lice. However, the haircut also has the
psychological purpose of stripping recruits of
their individuality and promoting the "team"
mentality desirable in a platoon of military
recruits similarly at school the school boy
school girl all hear to learn one team spirit.
Although the term "induction cut" is generally
used to refer to male military haircuts, females
also endure a form of an induction haircut, in
that their hair is very often nowadays cut to
chin-length.