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What to Wear Back to School as a Teacher

Wear a moisture-wicking base layer under a button-down you can shed, with slip-on shoes and a cardigan that lives on your chair. School buildings swing 15 degrees between a hot hallway and an over-cooled room. Five formulas plus the layer and shoe picks, so you get dressed once.

A smiling boy in a plaid shirt with a backpack and classmates on a sunny school day

back to school

What Kids Should Wear for Back to School in Hot Weather

Back to school in late summer means a 90 degree walk and an over-air-conditioned classroom in the same hour. Here is how to dress kids in breathable layers that hold up through recess, lunch, and a full day of sitting, plus the shoes that survive it.