What do you think of having uniforms in public schools?

Me neither, there would be no variety.

I think it is a better idea than having just normal clothes. A uniform rules out the steriotyping of the kids coming from a lower socio economic area. I went to a decile three school (a decile is rated by the people who live around the school). I was a better student, in the top class doing year ahead subjects so I was one of the better off students. On the mufti day (bring your own clothes day) we had, drug dealers came into the school (unnoticed by teachers and school kids) and the poorer kids were teased by the richer kids who had name brand nice clothes. So in my opinion a uniform is better to rule out the economic side of clothing.

My youngest daughter's high school didn't require students to wear uniforms but they had a strict dress code, especially in the area of what kind of shirts the students were allowed to wear. I had no problem with this, although my daughter didn't like it very much. It saved me money...especially when she was in her gothic skater punk stage and only wanted to wear clothes from a couple of really cool (and pretty expensive) shops at the mall. School should not be about who is wearing what and who's clothes are more expensive...it should be about learning. There is plenty of time to make a fashion statement after school and on the weekends.

its gud to have its symbolise the oneness in school is didnt create difference in student

i any perticular school student from different section of socity come to study . if there is no uniform student from higher section will do showoff of there money power or indecent activity that will not at all gud for the health for the school displine ....

uniforms must be there not in school bt in all education institutes

I think uniforms should be worn in the elementary and junior high kids. When there are uniforms, most of the time kids are seen equally and you can't differentiate if there are from a poor family vs midde class or rich family. I think high school kids should be given a dress code, such as no low cut shirts, no short short shorts, nothing to show off a certain part of their body.

In my country the boys and girls wear uniforms to school by law. The idea is that there are no evident diferences in wealth among the students. At least, that´s how it began. Now, with all the expensive toys and gadgets that young people have, it doesn´t serve it´s purpose.

hi tuckersheri,
in my school days i too thought the same. i longed to wear colour dress which i like. i always think for ays which i can wear colour like onam festival day{i am from kerala, gods own country} and so on... but now in my college days i have to wear colour dress daily and i get bored. now i think i should go back to my school day{ but it is not possible}.
The thing is we doesnot like some particular kind of dress daily. we should have uniform and once in a week colour dress. it will be better.
regards
anu

I completely agree with you, I do not agree with having uniforms. I think that if a school forces uniforms then it takes away all individuality of the students...granted people won't be obsessing about who has the latest clothes and whatnot, but I think that's the fun part, and when I was in high school I was huge on accessorizing everything.

Well, even i thought so while i was in school.I was wearing uniform for all my 18 years of academic life.But then, i realised that it was unifrom that bought all of us to common platform of being a student.We had no disparities or differences becuase we were all same with uniform, no distinction between the rich and poor, or the elegant and ugly.We did the opportunity to express ourselves outside the school, but inside we were all same.Thanks!

Though I feel the same way as you do. Getting to wear whatever one wants to school helps show what they really are. But still I would say, that uniforms are good, at least till you join you college. As till school, we all just depend on our parents ability to pay for us and hence to put it straight, there may not be every one who could afford good clothes like some can and that brings inequality. Since school is not a place of fashion but a place of learning and building comradeship, so schools should have uniforms, at least all the public schools should.

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