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Permalink Reply by steph on April 27, 2011 at 1:58am

Hi Velvet - PD is short for Professional Development

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Permalink Reply by Tallgirl on April 27, 2011 at 10:02pm

They also call these In-Service Days here.

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Permalink Reply by Amy on April 27, 2011 at 8:54pm

PD day means Professional Development. These are days where teachers aren't teaching students (they don't have school) and the teachers work on areas to improve their teaching practices. I'm sure there are many different names for such days.

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Permalink Reply by vellyvel on April 27, 2011 at 6:32am

Thanks steph thanks to everyone who has replied they have all been very helpful ;) x
am really looking forward to tomorrow get to go play with my moms best friends neice shes only about 3 but is the most adorable thing in the world we will have hours of fun playin hide and seek and then lookingfor animals whilst lying on our fronts on the carpet and then a party at messy play. so much fun cant wait ;) xxx

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Permalink Reply by Sheila Pinder on May 1, 2011 at 10:47pm

I teach at the university level. I shaved my head in the middle of a semester and never wore a wig or hat. No problems at all. I did tell my students about alopecia and that I was considering shaving my head a couple of days before I actually did. I think self-esteem had a lot to do with it.

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Permalink Reply by vellyvel on May 2, 2011 at 5:32am

thanks shelia its probably different working at uni level tho as they are more mature and sensitive still all the group that i work woth have never said anything and so i feel a great amount of respect from them. i will probably only be working with nursery and primary school age now i think as i am opting out of a levels and going on a child care course still if i decide at a later date that i want to teach high school i will just do more training thanks to all for your helpful coments xx

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Permalink Reply by Heather Teachworth on July 18, 2011 at 12:46am

Hey There!!! I have been a teacher for over 10 years and have had AU for the last 4 years. I would say I wear my wig 50% of the time. I teach elementary age students and have never had an ugly comment. I think the best piece of advice to give you is to OWN your alopecia. I tell my kids that God makes everyone different. They really love when I dont wear my hair-just a ball cap. They all know me and everyone wants to be the bald lady's friend. Children as well as adults take their cues from your attitude. If you act like its nothing they will do the same. I think it also helps those kids who feel different identify with someone and feel good about themselves. In fact, this school year one of my students developed AA. I was really glad that she could look to me as a role model and it made her feel like she was not alone. I hope this helps!!! :)

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Permalink Reply by vellyvel on July 18, 2011 at 4:41pm

tanks for this advice and i totally agree it wuake the kids be more cfident about the smallest things that make evyone different after al we r all unique xxx

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Permalink Reply by Sanfra22 on August 30, 2011 at 1:59am

Dear Velvet,
I am a teacher at the college level. I generally thing that college students are relatively open minded. I don't think they would taunt a person with a wig unless they really did not like the person. I am very lucky to have for the most part wonderful students.

I think everybody deals with alopecia in a different way. Some people are very head-on about it, so to speak, and are bold, bald, and proud. I think other people feel more comfortable with wigs and other head gear. Maybe you should think about how you have dealt with it in the past (i.e. are you really open about it, or do you really only discuss it with your family and close friends?) That might give you a clue as to how much you want to disclose about your alopecia to others.

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