Meet Jasmyn Blackburn, the kindergarten teacher making dopamine dressing a hit
Jasmyn Blackburn, a 23-year-old kindergarten teacher in Indiana, has gained viral fame on TikTok for her 'dopamine dressing' style. She uses colorful, sequined clothing to make her classroom environment more engaging and fun for her students.
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Jasmyn Blackburn, aka Jazzy, 23, is living her dream life as a kindergarten teacher at a small school in Indiana. It’s everything she dreamed of: sequins, sparkle and smiles, lots of them. On her first day as a teacher, she walked in wearing a sequined apple dress. That’s certainly not one of the immediate choices for most first-year teachers on opening day. But Jazzy wasn’t trying to disappear into the background. She was trying to show her five-year-olds that their teacher loved school and that she was going to make it fun!“I once heard the term ‘dopamine dressing’, and it immediately stuck with me,” she told People. “If I see something that’s colourful, sparkly, fun and makes me smile, I’ll wear it!”Taking dopamine dressing seriouslyBlackburn’s personal style is simple. She wears clothes that make her happy. And that’s exactly what dopamine dressing is all about.
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