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i loved having a uniform. it was SO easy. you never had to
worry at all. you knew exactly what you were going to wear every
day - no trouble at all. just so simple.
our summer uniform was great - a simple striped cotton, short-sleeved dress.
we had the weekends to wear whatever.
it was fantastic and easy. at my second school the winter uniform was
FOUL!
absolutely foul, bottle green A-line wool/tweed skirt (that smelt
like damp sheep every time it got wet!) brown wool tights (the person
who designed it must have colour blind!) scratchy (unless you were
lucky to get the old-style shirts, which i did, phew) green and white
striped shirt, fawn cardigan or v-necked jumper and then house ties which were also green but the colour
of the second stripe was dependent on which house you were in - mine
was blue. urgh. we also had green blazers on top (and a
green hat which no-one ever wore and wasn't enforced) ---- and
the WORST of all, a full-length green (same material as the skirt)
cloak.
which you only ever had to wear on a Sunday - if you had a sadistic
house-mistress (which we did). so every time it rained, we had to
go down to the abbey on a Sunday - a twenty minute walk in these
really, heavy, stinky, damp cloaks looking like such pills!
the cloaks were definitely the worst.
having said that ---- god, i was SO grateful for uniform. just
made it all so easy. didn't stifle my creativity at all but then
i don't think i have ever been a 'fashionista' and probably thought
that was too superficial to bother with!
i have never really judged people on the clothes they wear. but
in general on the street i just don't like the MESS of everyone.
if people were neat and not with these unflattering to their figures
type clothes - then i would prefer it! if we could all wear saris
or something elegant that flatters rather than this nasty mess of
trousers with an ill-fitting jacket that makes everyone look like a
lump.
i thought uniform was great - and i could literally great dressed in
about 14 seconds.... just to get those last precious minutes of
sleep!
chjones38856.3996875And it stifles independence, creativity, and individuality.
Maybe it's a communist plot!
I was born a poor negro, so didn't have the fashion choices my peers had.
I compensated by being creative with my clothing, and being cool with whatever I wore.
Often, I set the lead that others followed.
Back into a parking slot sometime, counting how many cars are backed in when you arrive, and then again when you leave.
I am totally confused by the answer choices. What is the question? Do I think kids should have to wear uniforms? Does that mean if I choose the first answer, I am saying yes, I think kids should? I'm not sure how the first choice has anything to do with it. How does wearing uniforms teach kids about differences? I'm sooo confused. O.K., I'll just answer it this way:
No, I don't think kids should have to wear uniforms because it becomes too much of a focus by teachers. Is the shirt tucked in? Are the pants hanging? Is the skirt too short? Is the tie tied? Is the shirt collar turned up? On and on. Trust me. I've worked in schools where kids wore uniforms, and how the uniforms were supposed to be worn was a daily thing. I think it's a waste of time and energy.
lillian38856.3390509259
Looong time ago, when I was kid, uniforms were incumbent in schools. Its purpose was - kids COULDNT SEE diferences among each other.
Parents /especially poor ones/ loved those, but kids hated it.
Keep in mind would make mornings easier for everyone. They are used for other things why not school. Just my opinion. Looks nicer also.