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  • A point for it would be that you create a sense of equality in the group. Nobody could show off his branded clothes.
  • Argument for: no need to buy clothes again and again, just to keep up with the latest trends in fashion. It's good for the pocket. Argument against: uniforms limit self-expression. So, between saving money and self-expression, most people seem to go for self-expression. But like you, I'm neither for or against. Just thinking out loud.
  • It's also for security. You definitely won't get in without one! But, my son's school allowed so many variations, that you really couldn't tell whose was actual uniform and whose wasn't.
  • We had this fight at my daughter's school. The administration used all kinds of "reasons" to have a uniform. The idea that we should create a sense of equality among students was one of them. Thing is...if students don't learn how to deal with inequalities, they are going to have quite the surprise when they leave school. Reality is that we have very rich people, very poor people and all those in between...Students need to learn how to live in our society; at school it's a safe place to learn. Uniforms take that opportunity away.
  • That you cannot show that you have so much money to buy whatever you want in clothing brands while the poor boy down the street swears dirty rags. I think its a good and bad idea in itself. Mostly good though.
  • I went to school in Scotland for 5 years, where we had uniform. And then I did the rest of my schooling in Greece, where we didn't have a uniform. CONS: lack of self expression. PROS: no wasting of time in the morning deciding what to wear. Everyone is wearing the same thing - rather than some kids in hand-me-downs and other kids in designer gear making others feel inadequate and inferior. It makes weekends and afternoons special, because you can wear whatever you want. PS: uniforms are often not cheap. Many jobs require a uniform. When you are a pupil at school, school is your job. Why shouldn't you have to wear a uniform?
  • so everyone feel equal
  • I think one of the reasons is the gang element and their fashions. Having uniforms also helps keep a sense of equality.
  • I think school uniform helps create a sense of belonging. I love to see my two go off to school looking smart. There's plenty time for them to express their individuality when they're older. Although, at our school, i wish they'd crack down on hair styles for boys. There are quite a few mohecans and blonde stripes appearing and i think it looks awful. Bearing in mind they are aged 5 - 11!
  • 1- From which school a Children is,can be identified,so no indiscipiline on streets. 2-If the children taken to some excursion-like museum etc. It will be easy for teachers to keep a watch on his group-lost chidren can be traced. 3-As others said it gives a sense of equality 4-A set of dedicated clothes for school only, so that one need not to decide , what to wear.
  • I’m against, kids need to learn self expression and need to realize that everyone is not the same. I was the “poor geek kid” in elementary, the “poor fat” kid in middle school, and in high school I became the “Average Stoner” and now I’m more excepting on other people and cultures.
  • I think uniforms are a good idea. Have you seen the crap kids wear to school these days?! Sorry, but I don't agree with the styles for girls, or boys for that matter...especially the young ones. There is a decent, presentable way to attend school. Your pants shouldn't be hanging BELOW your butt with your boxers showing...your blouses shouldn't show everything you have...and parents should be ashamed to dress or let their children dress that way. ART is a way to express yourself. Writing is a way of expressing yourself. Young children don't need to express themselves with clothes.
  • In NZ, most of our schools have uniforms. I think it helps stop the peer pressure of trying to look the best or have the most expensive, it tends to even the kids out, they are all equal ! however, the cost of uniforms is often prohibative, and of course, they have to wear it correctly every day, or else.......
  • The school then become a fashion place rather than a learning institution. There are kids who cannot effort what others can; that could distract the kids from the main reason why their are in the school, at best, or in some other instances, kids have been robbed of their belongings.
  • In Detroit they put the uniform rule into effect because of kids getting robbed for their shoes and clothes, they also do it so that the children dont get singled out because their parents cant afford brand name clothes.
  • I teach in the inner city where problems like gang violence and teen pregnancy are major distractions to education. Our students wear uniforms to help combat these issues. Take for example the gangs we have the use red or blue to identify themselves. Without gang colors our numbers of violent incidents has gone down. The second example is teen pregnancy. We cannot stop children from doing illicit things when they leave the building, but what we can do is demonstrate to them how to dress in such a way that is decent and appropriate for being in public. Finally, a large part of our jobs as teachers is to prepare the students for the professional world. As the saying goes, "so you present yourself, you shall be perceived." We can teach the children to recognize the proper and appropriate way to wear their clothes. Ladies must button up their shirts to appropriate levels. Boys need to pull up their pants and tuck in their shirts. We do our children a disservice when we as the adults fail to teach them the importance of appearance. We miss a capital opportunity to teach boys how to treat girls with respect and for the girls to dress and act in a way worth respecting. Finally we cut down on violence by minimizing the chance for students to identify themselves with one group and against another. School is hard enough as it is, so if we can make it simpler with some uniforms, by all means they should
  • I wish we had uniforms at my daughters school. It would save a bunch of money while shopping for school clothes. And it would save alot of time in the mornings when she is trying on clothes for the 10+ times.
  • Studies have shown that kids perform better in school when wearing a uniform. It places a focus on individual personalities (not expressions of that personality) and the learning instead of clothing distractions. I am very pro-uniform in all levels of school.
  • In Vietnam, there is no question. If you go to school you wear a uniform... PERIOD. For Vietnamese universities, uniforms are optional. They look like bowling shirts with the name of the university emblazoned on back. The idea of uniforms is so that students don't feel bad about not having something nice to wear to school.
  • Hmmmm. As much as I want to burn it sometimes, I like mine. I think it saves money. I think it saves a lot of time in the morning. And generally, I sort of like feeling like I'm part of something. And our uniform isn't strict. As long as we're wearing black and the right tie, it's pretty much okay. Anyway, I can have my hair however I like, my makeup, my jewellery...yeah. I'm still able to express myself. Just not through my clothes.
  • There is no real point to school uniforms. They are a throwback to 19th century British education where young gentlemen were required to wear morning suit to school (homework is also a British invention from the same era). Uniform currently in schools is enforced under a variety of premises (some valid, some preposterous): - it promotes social/economic equality and prevents bullying about labels etc (actually, anyone can tell the poor kids by their poor uniform) - it ensures a proper work-ethic from the start: if they look good they'll learn (there is little or noe evidence to substantiate this premise, and it does not explain why non-uniform schools can sometimes eqaul or even outperform uniform schools) - it ensures good behaviour, if the kids look smart they'll behave (no evidence here either. Behaviour is never dependent on clothes. In fact, children made to wear uniform will rebel against it and that's when behaviour can escalate) It's true that school uniform will visually delineate pupils from staff. Staff can very quickly sum up a kid by the way he'she wears the uniform. They can, they assume, decide in seconds that poor uniform means trouble, and good uniform means good behaviour. In Britain, girls aged 11-16 have to wear a shirt and tie. They more or less have to dress like men at the very time they are trying to find their own gender identity. This leads to much argument in and around classrooms, which wastes both time and energy. Schools will answer that they have plenty of time outside of school to develop their sense of identity, but it is plain that girls wearing ties like men is, at best, an anathema. The same goes for boys, in a way. That they are forced to wear uniform makes them wear it in a way which makes them look ridiculous and like a parody of themselves - ties hanging loose, shirts un-tucked, blazers stuffed into school bags. They probably would take more pride if they were allowed to wear their own things.
  • Here in Scotland (at least in the area i live) most schools have uniforms, personally i like it - my son wore it and my young son who starts school next month will wear it. It makes everyone exactly the same, no question of he/she's got more money and they wear better clothes than me, it looks good - keeps the kids neat and tidy, and saves a fortune in the long run. I also think (having worn a uniform when i was at school) that in wearing the uniform you have more self respect, you are representing your school every time you step outside the door wearing it.. it gives you a sense of 'belonging'. I loved my uniform, and when i go to the kids schools and see them singing in the choir/having a class picture taken, it looks so much better when all the kids are wearing the same clothing - so neat and tidy!
  • It's a psicologycal way of keeping their spirits down. They are just the same, like in the army, no one is better, they are one mind. There is no personal creativity. It's a system designed in Germany.
  • Stop clothes competitions and sometimes even bullying because of the clothes. I think it's bad at school because it's mandatory in many countries. At work, you have to accept it or can leave searching for another work so it's up to the employer. Worst are for live-in domestic workers, they have to always be in uniform. I have talked to some people who worked as live-in maid/nanny girls when they were young girls in their late teens/early 20's and one of the things they disliked the most were the uniforms (like white blouses and black skirts, white aprons and black high-healed shoes) the employers required the girls to wear.
  • less of a distraction for students

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