College classes

[johnnym]

Being of mixed heritage, 1/2 Scottish, 1/4 French, and 1/4 Czech, I have an interest in my past as well as the present and future. Having no previous contact with my French roots, I decided to take a class in Elementary French at the local university. As the class is not a part of my continuing degree program and being close to retirement, I am auditing the class for no credit. Only cost is the books - no tuition. That saved me well over $1,000.00. To date, classes are going well and my grades are high. Most of the other students are typical college kids. No dress code and garage sale clothes are the norm. I have not yet worn a kilt to class, but have been considering it. Just wondering about the propriety of dressing Scottish in a French class? Opinions?

Je suis écossais.

[Sir William]

....I have not yet worn a kilt to class, but have been considering it. Just wondering about the propriety of dressing Scottish in a French class? Opinions?

Je suis écossais.

Go for it.

First, you'll get asked questions about kilts, which will lead into discussions on Scotland; throw in a few comments about the Auld Alliance to show the connection between the Scots and French.

Second, you'll show some individuality in a sea of commonality all too frequently at our academic institutions.

I wore a kilt occasionally to some travel classes (post-retirement travel agent training at the local community college). Admittedly, I was taking travel related classes but most of them had nothing to do with Scotland. I wore a kilt because I wanted to.

That said, I've been thinking of taking some language classes - and your comment reminded I can take them free at the local community college now that I've recently qualified as a "senior citizen." Thanks.

[CDNSushi]

It's college. Students go around wearing all sorts of crazy things, even PJs. You probably won't even get a second glance from most. By all means wear your kilt if that's what makes you comfortable!

[Riverkilt]

Well, kilted is the most comfortable way to sit if nothing else. And for sure some Scot roots go back to France. And there are a bunch of sharp tartans for Brittany...think if you searched the forum for Brittany you'd come up with some pics of them.

[BCAC]

click here to see the French tartans. That "Brittany Walking" is nice. If you do a search on the forum it would probably throw up the photos John (English Bloke) posted of his "Britanny Walking" kilt.

[TheOfficialBren]

I say absolutely! Sir William mentioned the Auld Alliance. Keep in mind that Robert The Bruce (De Broos) was partly of Norman stock and, as mentioned before, many Scots are or were.

Totally appropriate and very cool in my book.

[ScotFree]

I think I just fell in love with the Bretons Knight. Do I have to learn Breton Gaelic to wear it?

[Kiltboy]

Kilts at a university? Absolutely.

I sometimes teach on campus, and always kilt-up when doing so. Be sure to stop by the student union. You'll be a hit.
Wear it with pride. Most students won't even notice. (And a few may even join you.)

[A Lenape Scot]

I am a new member and posted this on my introduction already but it fits here well. This is the story of me wearing a kilt for the fist time at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith.

My first semester in college I was in a western civilization class and the professor was a Roman living history enthusiast and wore his Roman soldier's uniform and armor to class and taught about how they conquered the Celts because they had nearly destroyed Rome. He even seems to side with the Romans. About a week after that class (and a couple of weeks after I got my first kilt) I decided to wear it to class in protest to the Roman occupation of my college. You should have seen the look on his face. PRICELESS!!!!!!!!! I think the biggest surprise for everyone was that my math class was before that one so I had a lot of explaining to do but that professor supported it and has never forgotten the event to this day. Ten years later my “Roman” history professor was one of my groomsmen wearing a kilt and went to the Tulsa Scottish festival in a kilt a few weeks ago. The link is a picture from my wedding the evil roman is the kilted one on the right.

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[Bill aka Mole]

Kilts on Campus? Of course!! I usually wear mine on Thursday, as Monday thru Wednesday my courses have labs. I have been gently asked to not wear a kilt into labs, so I comply, seeing that we tend to drop a lot of things in the lab. I've been wearing my USA Kilt 8 yd. in Firefighter Memorial Tartan.