I totally agree. I went to Catholic school from K-12 and I wore a uniform the entire time. There was no trying to keep up with fashion, no spending extra time
on what to wear....and my mom went back to school shopping in one location.
I think all school children should wear uniforms
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Posts: 7339 (01/14/2009 2:10 PM) |
Do kids with uniforms still pick on other kids b/c of clothes though? I mean, can't one kid wear a navy polo from Walmart and one wear one from Polo, and
the Walmart kid still get made fun of? Or does that not really happen?
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Posts: 13672 (01/14/2009 2:16 PM) |
I wanted uniforms. I would love to not have to decide what to wear.
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gaydolf titler |
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Posts: 1427 (01/14/2009 2:19 PM) |
it sucks that kids get picked on for what they wear but that will happen no matter what. even if they are all wearing the same shirts and pants, they'll
pick on someone for their shoes or the way they wear their hair. its inevitable. its just a natural phase of growing up.
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Posts: 9323 (01/14/2009 2:20 PM) |
i went to public school until high school, at which point i went to private. uniforms are a hell of a lot less expensive than buying clothes to change outfits
daily. we were allowed to wear school skirts, khaki pants, or black pants. we had to wear brown or black dress shoes. shirts were either school polos or white
button downs. we still had options (fun socks, jewelry, hair, makeup), but were a uniformed school.
i loved having a uniform and i really miss it. as much as i love fashion, i frankly do not care as much what i look like at school. i never go to classes in sweats or jammies, though, because for me being in some kind of put together outfit does help me focus. and uniforms do cut down to some extent on the bullying, although they do not eliminate it all together. oh, and another note on the expense is that uniforms rarely change, so you can pass them on to the younger children in a family or get it from people whose kids have graduated. |
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Posts: 30882 (01/14/2009 2:21 PM)
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ew. No. individuality ftw!
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Posts: 2173 (01/14/2009 2:24 PM) |
blairboy wrote:I agree. |
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Lo Timbalake |
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Posts: 9325 (01/14/2009 2:25 PM) |
blairboy wrote: i understand why people say that, but come on. for the vast majority, kids come to school in some form a of an unofficial uniform. be it an outfit straight off the mannequins at abercrombie to a hip hop style, it's a self-imposed uniform. besides, if clothes are the only way a person can express their individuality, they need to expand their horizons. |
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Posts: 30883 (01/14/2009 2:29 PM)
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I think there's more important things to worry about than the children's uniform.
kids come to school in some form a of an unofficial uniform. be it an outfit straight off the mannequins at abercrombie to a hip hop style, it's a self-imposed uniform. True,but they all (mostly) look different. I've never liked the idea of uniforms.  They tried doing that in my HS and gave us the option to either wear
a uniform or own clothes. Not one person wore a uniform.
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Posts: 1343 (01/14/2009 2:30 PM) |
the kids here in the UK all wear uniforms, and there is such an unbelievable amount of bullying going on. wearing a uniform does not make everyone equal. kids
still know which other kids have money and what not. i mean, some kids have a new uniform every couple of months, other kids wear hand me downs. same for
shoes, some kids have kickers and whatever, other kids wear the cheapest possible.
i went to school in germany, where they do not wear uniforms. i much prefer it, because kids need to become individuals. the way you dress is part of that. on top of that i find most uniforms ugly. little boys with grey suits, ties and shirt... for me it's wrong, and the little girls, they have to wear dresses and skirts with just socks sometimes even in winter. i might have a little bit of a different view if the clothes were a little bit more contemporary and comfy. |
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Lo Timbalake |
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Posts: 9327 (01/14/2009 2:31 PM) |
having a uniform simplifies things. and it's weird, but over time you kind of develop this natural instinct: in the uniform, focused student. out of
uniform, out of student-mode.
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Posts: 3031 (01/14/2009 2:38 PM) |
heyitsmeMel wrote:How could they make fun of kids for what they were wearing if anyone was in the same thing? |
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gaydolf titler |
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Posts: 1428 (01/14/2009 2:40 PM) |
loveblades19 wrote:i think kids should be in school year round too...obviously there would have to be more breaks during that time but its a good idea. |
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Posts: 10233 (01/14/2009 2:41 PM) |
I agree.
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Posts: 43717 (01/14/2009 2:42 PM) |
Jonesy wrote: Maybe the kids had stains on their clothes? Or faded uniforms? Clothes that didn't fit right? Hand me downs? |
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Posts: 4353 (01/14/2009 2:43 PM) |
I love private schools, I'd also like to see Teachers in their gowns/robes and caps. Real old school.
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Posts: 4904 (01/14/2009 2:45 PM) |
loveblades19 wrote:I was in year round school in the 7-9th grade. I loved it. |
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Posts: 18307 (01/14/2009 2:57 PM) |
I also believe that children should be in school year round.I could not agree with you more! I also approve of uniforms. |
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Posts: 11216 (01/14/2009 3:00 PM) Best Screen Name '07 |
I do. Wearing uniforms in junior high made getting dressed in the morning so much easier.
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Posts: 4792 (01/14/2009 3:04 PM) |
I think it's a good idea too.
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