Your a teacher what would you do?

Question

I hated school uniforms and now I am kicking myself for not tearing them apart infront of my teacher.

I should have burnt them. Now I will regret that I never stood up for my rights enough.

How would you react to me getting this annoyed about school uniforms?
Everyone has a right to thier identity.

Answer 1

What possible good would that have done? Many students are under the misinformed impression that teachers make all the rules in school. Actually, teachers make almost none of the rules, especially about things like uniforms that are school-wide policy.

If you hated the uniforms so much, your parents were the ones to talk to. I'm sure that they would have explained to you that wearing a uniform is a small sacrifice to make for an excellent education.

If you had torn up your uniforms in front me, I would just have assumed that you were (a) not mature enough to graduate, (b) not intelligent enough to graduate, and/or (c) completely out of your mind.

The fact that you're still fuming about this shows me that you haven't grown up yet.

Answer 2

It's over and done with, get over it and move on. So, you had to wear a school uniform. Your parents knew this and this was what they decided was the best decision for you since you couldn't make major decisions for yourself back then.

I never had to wear a uniform to school but later I became a dental assistant and really disliked wearing a uniform every day to work. Needless to say I didn't stay long in that profession; there were other reasons but that was one reason I quit that. My creativity for my personal self wasn't being expressed in the clothes I could wear to work and I couldn't stand that!

Answer 3

The research on school uniforms is clear; they reduce behavior problems and improve school climate so students can get a better education. Your school mandated uniforms for your benefit, not to punish you.

If you want to be creative in school, write a short story, act in the school play, or join the band. If you want to express your individuality, do it with your personality instead of your clothes.

To answer your specific question, if one of my students tore up his or her uniform in protest, I would bust a gut laughing, then send the student to the principal's office. A single student protesting the rules wouldn't accomplish much. Now if you had gotten the whole senior class to tear up their uniforms en masse, that would have been something!

Answer 4

Yes, everyone is entitled to their individuality, on their own time. Think of school as your job. When you go to work, you have to wear the proper attire. (So do the teachers. Don't you think they would rather be in their jeans, tee shirts and flip flops?) Time and place. When you get home, you can put on your purple tie dies and cutoffs or whatever. Nobody likes having to dress according to someone else's taste, but work is work, and appearances count. I was a teacher, and they told us what to wear too. We had to wear panty hose and closed toe shoes; men had to wear a coat and tie. No short sleeves. No tennis shoes. No hats or caps. Slacks had to have a belt and a tucked in shirt with a collar. By the way, teachers don't make the dress code, they just have to enforce it. Your beef is with the administration. Talk to the student council. Maybe they can change at least some of the dress code.

Answer 5

Nurses , doctors, soldiers, policemen, firefighters, professional sports athletes, ... and many others put on a uniform each morning... and they have earned the right to wear that uniform. Do you think they are whining about their identity? Step into your shoe size here, and show some maturity. A tantrum is not a pretty sight.

Answer 6

Wow. Seems like you spent too much time in a wax about the uniforms and not enough time learning -- it's "you're" a teacher, not "your" and "everyone" and "thier" (sic) do not agree. Grow up a bit, mate, and focus on what's important.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Just a note.
Kids are in school to get an education, not to "express their creativity." There are plenty other avenues for that out side of the class room.

Answer 8

i disagree with you carly and rhumba.

children in school are forced to wear uniforms. firefighters, nurses, and such, make the decision to wear the uniform by choosing that occupation.

their is identity attached to the uniforms that nurses and firefighters wear. It gives some people pride, because it is easily identified that they live/work to help others, who are sick or in danger.


however, there is no identity attached to school uniforms. Students are forced to wear them, so they all look the same. Its hard to stand out as an indivual, becuase people often express themselves by the way they look.

by forcing students to wear uniforms you destroy their self-confidence, by stripping them of part of their individualism.

this is wrong, and discourages creativity. while learning to cope with the countless rules existent in our society is necessary to every child, you can't simply deny them the basic right to wear what they want. that is ridiculous.

i received my high school education at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in california. I was in the PACE program, which is known to be one of the best educational programs in the nation. I graduated with high honors, and received my college education at CIT, currently the third best college in the nation.

So why, rhumba, is this significant? I never wore a school uniform beyond my middle school years, and i received one of the best educations the United States has to offer. Quite simply, you dont need to sacrifice your rights as an individual to receive an excellent education. Don't misguide people into thinking that. That is wrong.

melissa, albert eintstein would be very upset with you. We are educated, but it is also necessary to teach people to think and be creative, so that you can apply your creativity to what you have learned, and discover new things. Taking a college course in theoretical physics or philosophy will show you that. Or, at a high school level, the creative writing assignments you must do in english class. Not to mention the incorporation of the fine arts, such and painting, music, and theater. (Yes, and that is a necessary part of your education. It is not only a college requirement, but required at most high schools in order to graduate as well.)

also, i would like to mention that i agree with many people on here, that you should be focusing more on learning, and less on what you are forced to wear. however, it is a pointless rule in place in many schools, so why is it even there in the first place?

let him complain about uniforms. its his education, and he should at least be allowed to express his opinion of it. I'm all for young aspiring political activists. :)

Answer 9

uniforms are for a reason, teaches you to obey rules!