Your opinion on school uniforms

Started by Zebeedoo October 6th, 2010 1:16 PM
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So, what is your opinion on school uniforms? Do you think they are necessary/needed? How do you think clothing plays a part in education? Also, relating to the subject at hand, do you think it's fair that some schools enforce the rule of "no bizarre hairstyles/hair colours etc etc."?

On the good side of wearing a school uniform, it can maintain a level of social equality among the students and therefore, people will judge less. They will feel like they 'fit in' among their peers as they are all wearing near enough the same thing. Students will be less preoccupied with fashion and what their peers are wearing. The extent of distraction (in terms of attraction) is also considerably reduced. Let's face it that some people can get distracted by others wearing inappropriate clothing (should they decide to wear clothes like that). Wearing a school uniform will distract people less and allow them to continue working. Also, you can't really tell if someone is rich or poor, and no one will get teased about their 'desinger clothing'.

However, in my opinion, I think we should be able to wear what we please to school. It doesn't allow us to express ourselves freely, to show what we like to wear, to show off our favourite peice of clothing, to show who we are. What makes us, us. In saying that, people will be more likely to judge/sterotype people for what they are dressed in (such as designer labels, etc etc), or for their hairstyle/hair colour. It can also get quite boring; wearing the same thing day in and day out (apart from saturdays and sundays of course). Also money comes into this, people will save a few pounds/whatever currency they use from not buying their children uniforms every year.

Also, I believe this is best for OC. As it's more of a disscussion topic than anything.



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School uniforms are fun and all for anime and manga...but in real life, I am against it. It's fun to wear what you want and be an individual. I especially hate schools that say you can't wear certain hairstyles and stuff...what is this North Korea?

And here's the other thing...popular kids will be popular kids regardless of uniforms. I'm sorry, but there's more to being a jock or the band geek or the popular kid than just clothes. People are always placed into categories and will be judged and so on no matter what. Uniforms don't help that in my opinion.

Say you're super rich...you think we're not going to know even if you have the uniform on? Come on. People talk and the uniform is a cover up for something that already exists. Ehhh...not for me.


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School uniforms are an odd subject for me because I like and dislike them. I love the P.E uniform we get, but unfortunately the summer and winter uniform with the whole "tuck your shirt in" rule and the itchy pants don't go well with me.

However, it's good to have every kid wearing the same thing because in schools that allow people to wear their own clothes, bullying is usually an issue. Whenever we have casual clothes day, I always see kids getting picked on because they're wearing something "emo" or "colourful" or something else that someone doesn't agree with.
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Meh, I can see the pros and cons with them.

As has been mentioned, with everyone wearing the same thing nobody gets singled out and picked on because of what they're wearing. But then at the same time uniforms are uncomfortable and often quite ugly.

I didn't mind mine too much tbh, it was pretty much your standard school uniform so I didn't really care one way or the other. I saw schools nearby with far worse uniforms than ours so I guess I was quite thankful ours was plain.

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Catholic school uniforms and similar ones are hot...... XD

It makes it easier for the school staff to enforce the dress code, as some things can be distracting. However, it also makes it so someone could easily blend in with a crowd if they do something to get in trouble, and it might be difficult to recognize specific people.

It also makes it so it is more difficult for people to learn someone's interests at first glance, so it's tough on the people that are more socially awkward to make friends by similar interests.

Overall, I don't think it benefits everyone that much to have uniforms, especially for the reason stated above, which is the cost of buying new uniforms along with regular clothes every year, as they will just grow out of them.
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I can't emphasize how much I hate school uniforms. I swear I'd rip off my hair having the wear the exact same freaking thing every day if it's not gone by then due to some other code on hair style.

School uniforms are not the answer. Maybe the pose a little psychological impact that may benefit the student, but in the long run the purposes of uniforms are all BS. Every person can express their individuality with what they wear. It makes it easier to tell people apart. For in the case of me and the school Calculus teacher, it allows us to express our love for math with my Pi and my XYZ heart shirt and the teacher's many shirts on limits and calculus. It allows me, after many years of experience, to tell which girls are intelligent, matching, and good.

Uniforms are a big waste. If you want to raise the discipline of your students, hire stricter teachers or stop doing damn sports. By cutting back on sports, you can afford the technology for education. My school didn't make it to the Top 20 in America because of the pretty secretaries!

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Adding on to what I previously stated, I don't understand why some schools get so uptight about their uniform. My school only allows white sneakers for P.E and you're not allowed to paint your nails any colour other than white or black, and you're not allowed long hair. It's just like, what.
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Our school makes us wear uniforms. I really don't have anything against it; I'm pretty content with the uniform we are made to wear. Our uniform is pretty cool, I suppose. XD; But, I don't think that they're a necessity, and have no effect on education, even if they're to be omitted. Our school doesn't let boys have long hair, let alone hair color.
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Hair color rules are just stupid.

No one cares if a guy has white hair. It's when a teacher has a cow over it is what's distracting. Take away the rule, and it wont be a distraction.
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However, it's good to have every kid wearing the same thing because in schools that allow people to wear their own clothes, bullying is usually an issue. Whenever we have casual clothes day, I always see kids getting picked on because they're wearing something "emo" or "colourful" or something else that someone doesn't agree with.
Ugh, yeah, this.
Pretty sad that kids these days aren't even mature enough to handle the fact that someone wears clothes that are different. *shock* *gasp* someone is wearing clothes that aren't cool, what a terrible thing. Once kids start learning that clothes don't really matter that much, then they will be mature enough to wear what they want without there being any ridiculous problems.

But once they learn that clothes don't really matter, they probably won't care too much about school uniforms. So at that point, there isn't even anything that needs changing.

School uniforms should stay I think. People are expected people to wear certain clothes in the workplace, I don't see why school should be any different. Might as well get used to the fact that designated clothes = workplace/school, casual clothes = spare time.
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I have never heard someone at the three schools I have went to get picked on for their clothes. Never. (This is talking about high school)

I just think that only happens..or mostly happens to kids when they're used to wearing uniforms all the time.
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by my schooltime, we had uniforms, i've never disliked it, understanding the reasons for it (first of all, avoiding school-crushes, as it's a religious school)
the only problem, in fact, was the chosen uniform: a shirt with the logo of school, and jeans. The problem is that shirt was very_hot, and i live at a tropical city, which means we were sweating all day long

now, in college, i kinda miss it, on the other hand...

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Honestly, I don't mind uniforms as they do help cut back on the teasing and such. In Middle School, I had to put up with uniforms for the most part...they even had a "No Logo" rule, meaning that you were required to buy pants and shirts without brand logos because there were stupid kids teasing others for not wearing a certain brand.

Still, I think if a school dictates that you must wear a uniform, then they must give the student reasonable freedom of accessories, hair, makeup and such. This includes both genders as well, not just for the girls. This means while it's perfectly fine to ban unnatural hair colors, White is not unnatural, it's outrageous to have rules regulating what colors of nail polish anyone can wear, or have rules regarding who can wear certain accessories or have piercings. It's fine to ban certain piercings outright, but this ban must be a blanket ban, and not imposed on one gender. A good example is eyebrow or lip piercings. Naturally it's unfair to ban piercings which can be concealed by the clothing as well, but those are uncommon.

Still, I think it's possible to enforce uniforms and institute fair restrictions on what people may wear in addition to their school uniform.

Additionally I feel that the school should offer uniforms for sale of all sizes that exactly match dress code specifications, or provide exact brand/store locations on where to find clothes that meet those specs.

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Despite what all of you say, I like uniforms, but I find them useless. I mean, why would they do that? Is it for tracking students, or for activities? Because I don't get it.
Yeah it's pretty much to track them and know if the student belongs to school x. It's also needed so people from a different school can't freely walk in and stab someone.

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Okay well I've had this topic in class so many times you wouldn't believe. I'm going to keep it short and simple I believe they are good to an extent they are beneficial in elementary because well it cuts time in the morning for kids who really don't have to dress to impress anybody. As soon as you hit middle school its better for a dress code like no unappropriated clothing or stuff like that. But when you kids hit high school like me -.- its not necessary i think some kids are mature enough to know what or not to wear. So yeah thats basically it :D

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No, seriously, I'd rather go to school naked than wear uniform. Don't let the man put you down! Fight the power!

.. Seriously. Uniforms are cool and fashionable in mangas, but I can't really see myself wearing the same thing everyday. If my school does make us wear uniform, then it better be something like khaki pants and maybe a dress shirt. We can even wear a sweater vest over the dress shirt with our mascot stitched onto it. The students in J.R.O.T.C. are already wearing their uniform every Monday, so maybe we can also wear uniforms on that day as well. That way, everyone gets to go through it on the same day and doesn't have to do it again till next week.

Most likely, we would be wearing anything blue and orange, as that's our school's colors. I can only see people wearing uniforms when they go to rich, private schools. Oh, and those schools are always indoor ones; my school is outdoor. School uniforms would be so terrible for our school, as we are always outside, unless if they provide jackets and coats for us.

I don't think that uniforms will help much with the bullying. People will always bully each other regardless of clothing. There will always be the popular group, and the unpopular ones. It will always be that way. It's just how it's always is.