Any sly teachers?

[Orpheus]

I'm currently in the stages of applying to Grad Schools for teaching, and was wondering if any of you brilliantly sly men are teachers?  Or know of any, I guess.

Do students find you strange?  Do other teachers question you?  Do parents distrust you? 

I know, I know, looks don't convey truth and bald men are no different than men w/ hair, but in a society where people trust their eyes and not their hearts, these are insecurities of mine.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

I'm not a teacher, but I had a bald one in the 7th grade that convinced me to shave if I ever lost all or substantially all my hair.  Our middle school potty humor led to us calling the guy, Harry Toiletseat!   There came a day, I knew it was mostly gone, less gone than yours frankly.  Long story short--Sly Time, and wish I'd done it earlier. 
If you're teaching younger kids, they can be cruel.  In high school we had a guy w/ a bald head, we were respectful at all times, he looked bad a$$, but a great teacher.   

[Tyler]

I don't think you'll have any problem being a Sly teacher.  It's all about confidence in yourself.  

[Sean25]

I had a sly baseball coach who was also a counselor in high school and he was easily the top 5 like professionals in the school.  He was funny and laid back and I loved the man, he was awesome.  Students loved him, teachers loved him.  sly will have nothing to do with it dont worry.

[thebaboun]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

hey mate!

I am studying to become a teacher by the way and girls like how it suits me!

MOREOVER, I had a teacher at university..........he is BALD and my friends thinks he is VERY VERY VERY ATTRACTIVE.

It does not matter if you are bald or not...you know what.....the more I think about it, the more I realize that being bald did not change that much my look........it just looks a little bit BETTER..
rratatatata!

[Orpheus]

Good to know

You guys rawk!

[Mike]

All through school there were always bald teachers. I went to two high schools, the first one had around 10 bald teachers, the other had 3. I think it is pretty awesome. My favorite was Mr. Ryan, he was my health teacher. When I went back to visit this fall I ran into him, he said I stole his style- we both had shaved heads and the same facial hair.

[Razor X]

Do students find you strange?  Do other teachers question you?  Do parents distrust you? 

When you were in school did you care what your teachers looked like -- aside from the occasional hot female ones?  

In the vast majority of professions, a shaved head isn't going to be an impediment at all.  Even in the corporate world it is widely accepted.  The only profession I can think of where it might be a problem is show business -- as you pointed out.  Even then it isn't an obstacle that can't be overcome, though it may limit some of your options.

At the end of the day you and only you are in the driver's seat.  We all come up with "what if" scenarios to try and justify our inaction, but the truth is the only person standing in your way is the person in the mirror.   When the time is right, just do it and don't worry about it.  Life will go on and will in fact, most likely improve.  

[Orpheus]

Do students find you strange?  Do other teachers question you?  Do parents distrust you? 

When you were in school did you care what your teachers looked like -- aside from the occasional hot female ones?  

In the vast majority of professions, a shaved head isn't going to be an impediment at all.  Even in the corporate world it is widely accepted.  The only profession I can think of where it might be a problem is show business -- as you pointed out.  Even then it isn't an obstacle that can't be overcome, though it may limit some of your options.

At the end of the day you and only you are in the driver's seat.  We all come up with "what if" scenarios to try and justify our inaction, but the truth is the only person standing in your way is the person in the mirror.   When the time is right, just do it and don't worry about it.  Life will go on and will in fact, most likely improve.  

LOVE your attitude.

i had never intended to let anything stop me, let alone my hair.  i haven't let it stop me in the world of entertaining, and i sure won't let it stop me from teaching.  just wanted to get some concerns out into the open 

[Paul]

Sly teacher here, in fact three more sly guys at my school.  One is in my department as well and one is the A.D.   It has never been brought up by any parent or anyone for that matter.  But as in all things, it's now how you appear but how you carry yourself.

[Ming the Merciless]

They probably do find me somewhat strange, but I imagine it's my personality more than the shaved head.  Shaved heads among the faculty on my campus are not common: zero women; maybe three or four men (out of about 350 full-time faculty/staff).

[thebaboun]

by the way....why people say that if you have a shaved head you will have a hard time find a job in the world of BUISNESS....

I am curious

[D.A.L.U.I.]

by the way....why people say that if you have a shaved head you will have a hard time find a job in the world of BUISNESS....

I am curious

Don't know who you are talking to, I changed jobs a little over a year and a half ago, from government to private industry, more $$$ of course, and a lot more public aspects since part of my new position involves working closely with marketing.  I've never had any comments but positive, and people remember you because you stand out, not only because of the distinctive haircut that looks more alert than a horseshoe or combover, but the attitude you get being sly.  No, no one who knows the real world in today's economy would say that unless, of course, you're seeking employment at Hair Club for Men--and even there you're a shoe in for the before guy .

[herronm]

I've been subbing while out of work.  Our Head Football Coach is also Sly.

[Professor Melon]

  Ahoy, Mates: I do not remember a single shaved head among the teachers who taught me in high school (1956--60), college (1960-64), or graduate school (1964-73). There were, of course men with MPB, but head- shaving back then was confined to Buddhist monks, space aliens, and skinheads. Things have changed!--and for the better, I might add. At the college where I teach there at least a dozen head-shaving faculty and too many undergraduates to count. This includes deans, chairs, and administrators. The stigma men once suffered for choosing total baldness is gone. Indeed, if it does not become too common, it will retain a certain chic. Given the era and contemporary aesthetics, if I were a young man (under 30) undergoing thinning/recession I'd embrace my baldness sooner rather than later. Best, Professor Melon