School Uniforms

[Caligastia]

Did you have to wear a uniform when you were at school? How did you feel about it? Do you feel differently about them now that you're older?

I used to have to wear a uniform to school, and at the time I disliked it, but now I can see the positive side. I think uniforms are valuable as a means of encouraging young people to be more disciplined. They give a sense of order and belonging. School uniforms also eliminate the fashion consciousness which poorer students might not be able to keep up with.

[Kropotkin]

Yeah, right on! Like in Hitlerjugend!!!

[Boris Godunov]

I went to a private school for high school and we had uniforms. Boys in khaki pants, blue or white dress shirts, a blue and red tie, blue or black socks only. I didn't mind, as I never had to worry about what I was going to wear that day.

The girls didn't care for it as much. They had to wear a white or yellow blouse and one of those plaid skirts. Winters could be cold...

I think public school districts should be able to adopt uniforms if they want. I don't see them as being negative in any way.

[Paul Hanson]

I was required to wear a uniform at seconday school, although my primary school didn't adopt one until after I left.

Personally, I can't see the point in them. The arguments for them are, in my opinion, rather flimsy. Schools should help encourage individuality, not conformity.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Paul Hanson
I was required to wear a uniform at seconday school, although my primary school didn't adopt one until after I left.

Personally, I can't see the point in them. The arguments for them are, in my opinion, rather flimsy. Schools should help encourage individuality, not conformity.

Schools have quite enough indiscipline and "individuality" these days. In an atmosphere of learning, conformity of appearance helps eliminate distractions from immature minds.

[Stefu]

My main opposition to school uniform comes from most of them looking so lame. Someone should design a stylish-looking uniform.

[Paul Hanson]

There's a difference between a lack of discipline and a lack of individuality. Besides, when I was at primary school, I was never distracted by what people were wearing. At college it was the same. I can't really see that for the 5 years inbetween that I would have been.

The financial argument might hold more clout if uniforms weren't so expensive in the first place. My first one cost about £50-60, and given that children grow quickly I had outgrown it within a year or so and needed to replace most of it.

And the idea that they create a sense of belonging? Excuse me, but I'm young enough to remember being of school-going age and never felt that I wanted to "belong " to the school at any point. Children are more than willing to be a part of a community, but the school just isn't the community that they would really want to be a part of.

[Az]

I like school uniforms. In our schools, They're just a pair of trousers, and a T-shirt with a school insignia.

we of course, used to put dress shirts, and all kind of stuff above it and basically looked all different so that rule was rather void of content, because it allowed it.

[gsmoove23]

I think its pretty sadistic when I still see girls forced to wear skirts in January. Otherwise I don't see a problem with them as long as they are kept out of public schools. Picking on kids dressed differently then I was was one of the greatest joys of my childhood.

[Az]

did you try reading books?

[gsmoove23]

I was too busy staring at the girls who liked to push the limits of the dress code.

[Sava]

I didn't have uniforms at my school. It was great. Nothing better than checking out all the girls ahhhh sweet memories...

Anyways, I'm against uniforms for public schools. Private schools, I don't care. They're private organizations that can do what they want as long as they don't receive any public money in way of vouchers or tax breaks.

[Adagio]

I prefer freedom... I have never had a school uniform, and I'll NEVER have one on, since it takes away freedom (And looks damn ugly, and stupid)...

If they one day change the rules, so on all schools, the kids have to have uniforms...then I'll change my opinion on having children, I don't want to see my kids running around in stupid uniforms...

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Sava
I didn't have uniforms at my school. It was great. Nothing better than checking out all the girls ahhhh sweet memories...

Anyways, I'm against uniforms for public schools. Private schools, I don't care. They're private organizations that can do what they want as long as they don't receive any public money in way of vouchers or tax breaks.

Public schools have the same authority to require uniforms as they have to enforce any standard of dress, require students to buy text books, attend class, etc.

It's a district call. If a district votes to have uniforms, that's their right.

And vouchers have nothing to do with this.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Sava
I didn't have uniforms at my school. It was great. Nothing better than checking out all the girls ahhhh sweet memories...

Anyways, I'm against uniforms for public schools. Private schools, I don't care. They're private organizations that can do what they want as long as they don't receive any public money in way of vouchers or tax breaks.

Why shouldn't public schools have uniforms?