1. Most jobs have some sort of dress code 2. Many jobs have some sort of equipment requirement 3. If you continually break either, there will be some sort of consequence, in some cases it could be severe. 4. The vast majority of schools out there don’t give an automatic detention the first time someone is late - I don’t know any that do. 5. Most children aren’t ‘scared’ of detentions. Quite a few couldn’t care less. 6. Try teaching in a mainstream school in a tough area where there are few rules and minimal negative consequences. See how it goes. See how you find teaching. Report back.