Depends on the school. I never bought into the argument that certain clothing and styles can be "distracting" but it does eliminate other problems, like making sure that everyone has good clean clothes to wear to work - the poor kids have the same clothes as everyone else. Most jobs will have a uniform, so having "work clothes" and "every day clothes" is part of life.
My big problem is the following: as a teacher, it is one more rule to enforce and one more power struggle to get into. 12 and 13 year old kids will fight with you over keeping their shirt tucked in, and when you have a million other things on your mind - like making sure that the students are actually learning - you really don't want to bother with it. Also, white shirts are a NO NO for elementary kids... they will be technicolor after 2 hours.
I personally think that uniforms should be the realm of private and charter schools. That way, if parents want this, they have a say in the matter.
I went to a school that had them for 5 years and I didn't mind them too much but I can understand the arguments against them especially from kids who have never had to wear them. I think sometimes it would make it easier because you don't have to worry about what you're going to wear to school or what everyone else is wearing to school because it's already been chosen for you
children and teenagers are supposed to be finding out who they are and who they want to be. we can't do that if we're forced to wear the same clothes every day
I'm a fan of individuality, but as a principal and elected public school board member, I invariably supported following the votes of the students and/or staff.
P.S. Your use of "what" requires an apostrophe after the "t".
I have to wear them at my school and they're absolutely terrible! They are way more expensive than what I normally wear, too! I normally love being and looking different, but since the uniforms I have been counted absent twice because I just seem to "disappear" in the classroom with the uniform on...I hate it...
i had to wear uniorm at my former school and they suck donkey ballz!!!!! i felt like everyone else... it kinda took away my right to be my own person:/
What I meant by that is NO ONE can take away your right to be your own person unless you give them permission to. Wearing a uniform makes you all LOOK uniform, but not THINK or BELIEVE or ACT uniformly.
My big problem is the following: as a teacher, it is one more rule to enforce and one more power struggle to get into. 12 and 13 year old kids will fight with you over keeping their shirt tucked in, and when you have a million other things on your mind - like making sure that the students are actually learning - you really don't want to bother with it. Also, white shirts are a NO NO for elementary kids... they will be technicolor after 2 hours.
I personally think that uniforms should be the realm of private and charter schools. That way, if parents want this, they have a say in the matter.
P.S. Your use of "what" requires an apostrophe after the "t".
ive been goin to a uniform skool for a while.....its so-so
Keep your chin up.