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Originally Posted by DarkFish
BTW, what is the advantage of school uniforms? I can't think of any.
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So everybody is equal, nobody gets picked on (in school) for not having the latest trainers (sneakers to the merry-cans
) or clothes. It doesn't always work but it's a good starter.
My wife is a teacher at my old school, where uniform didn't really get a look in after your first year - now they all have exactly the same, there is a fund for the less well-off kids (most of them, it's a very deprived area!). Aside from the uniform the school has returned to a house-system with hard fought competitions. Because of these two things, and a few smaller adjustments, the school now has a waiting list where just five years ago it was very much not a popular school to be at!
Pupils are allowed to be individuals - for the 75% of the week they're not in school, plus the 14/15 weeks holiday they get per year. Kids need discipline and structure and uniform is just one part of that.
Oh, look at me being all serious for a change!
