For PARENTS: would you like to have your children wear a School Uniform ? does it improve discipline,etc ??

Answer 1

Makes it easy to get them ready.
Less problems with students showing off what they have.
Less distraction between boys and girls staring at each other.
Teaches unity rather than divisiveness.

Answer 2

Well. I'm 15, and had to wear uniforms my 8th grade year. I've been to three schools. My elementary was a horrible school. My middle was a horrible. In my 8th grade year there, the state said that the school was doing so horrible that they fired the administration, a lot of teachers, and made tons of changes, one of which was uniforms, and it changed into a PIS (Program Improvement School). The school was still horrible. And now when I see kids in uniforms, I know they go to that they go to a bad school, and are most likely problem children (most kids at that school are). Now I go to a 1/2 and 1/2 school. Half come from my middle school, half come from a good school. The half that come from my school generally fail, get into trouble, and the half that come from the other school do well. So where I live, uniforms are a sign of being a "bad" student and going to a bad school.

Answer 3

We moved from a school district without uniforms to one with uniforms. The uniforms cause much less stress in the morning with kids trying to be independent and choose their own clothes, and they also save me a lot of money. I have to buy half the amount of clothes for each kid as I did before we moved here. Discipline wise, I'm not sure my kids are old enough for uniforms to make a difference. There are some kids who still push the envelope by sagging their uniform pants or popping the collars on their uniform polos.. but for the most part, I don't think there's much attention to clothes in younger grade school kids.

Answer 4

look i am 14, it makes no difference.

If they have a uniform, there will be no peerpreasure at school about what to wear, but alot more about how they wear their uniform.

If they do not wear uniform they will have the peerpreasure, and want the best clothes to wear at school

But even if they wear uniform, when they go out at the weekend, they will still have the peer preasure, so it doesn't matter.

Uniform schools are normally better

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I am talking about a uniform that you buy from the school shop (all the same colour, make, and brand) like my school

you will never get away without your kids getting made fun of for something, if they are smart, they will, if they are dumb they will. Just when they get older they will learn this anyway.

Answer 5

I went to a school when I was younger that only made you wear a uniform. I do think it enforces a little bit of discipline, because you know kids these days, trying to wear what they see on tv, showing breast and a whole lot that does not need to be out there. I love it and I think that all grade school kids should wear uniform. That will also eliminate some kids getting teased at school for not having money to buy new clothes and not keeping up with fashion!

Answer 6

I was brought up in England and had to wear uniforms. Although I hated it, as a parent now I am pro it (as much as that burns my rebel instincts). I think it stopped a lot of the "class" issues, but in England we get government funding if you cannot afford the uniforms, but it means everyone looks the same so it is much harder to distiguish and seperate people due to their financial, religious or any other difference generally associated with clothes. Also yes I do think it causes less distractions, for one example if the student sat infront of your son is wearing a skirt which is a moderate length, a shirt, tie and a blazer I am guessing he may be watching his books more then if she is wearing some tight denium shorts showing the top of a thong (I beleive that is common fashion now) and a skimpy little top 3 sizes too small for her.

Just because everyone wears a uniform trust me there are still ways to express yourself as a person, I know I found many, although most were breaking our school rules. My school had rules for only 1 ring, only one set of studs or sleeper earings, necklaces were to be tucked inside the shirt, all skirts had to have atleast 1 pleat, no make-up unless you were in the top/last year (year 11 for the 16 years olds) but still I used to wear 11 rings, about 6 neckalces, I wore a Nirvana T-shirt under my shirt so that the big "smiley face" showed threw the shirt and I wore para' boots with bright pink laces. I was also known to die my hair red, purple, black and any other number of colours. I don't know of it was down to the uniforms or other aspects but at my school at least we did not have "gangs", we had groups of students but no major gang set up, no major fights, just a few school yard brawls, the entire time I was at school there were no serious incidents of violence, especially no deaths or even anything that got so bad the students needed hospital. The worst incident I ever witnessed was when my brother broke a kids nose or at least gave him a very bloody nose for insulting his girlfriend.

Any way thats just my 2cents

Answer 7

I'm not a parent but i have been to both sorts of schools. i personally prefer uniform because in my nonuniform school there was always competition between the girl to have the latest clothes and dress the hottest etc and if you don't come from a rich house hold you cant have these things and so you automatically aren't popular or get teased on your clothes.. and with uniform you don't have to worry about things like that. I'm not sure if it affects discipline as some people were still bad in both my schools. but on the whole i think a uniformed school had a more relaxing atmosphere as there was less competition between the girls etc...

Answer 8

I would hate it if my kids school required uniforms. I am not so old that I don't remember being in school, and one of the things that made school interesting was kids being able to choose their own clothes and fashion styles.
I have asked friends of mine, whose kids go to schools that require uniforms, what the reason behind it is and they have said the school does it so they don't have to deal with dress code violations and kids judging each other based on clothes. Yet in the same conversation, they say all this is still happening. One kids khaki pants came from Walmart where another kids are Ralph Lauren. If it isn't their clothes they are judged on, it is their hairstyle, their backpack, the brand name of their shoes, or anything else a kid can find to make fun of another kid. Uniforms are not going to stop this. It has been going on for decades and probably will continue to go on for decades to come. One of my coworkers was called by her son's school shortly after she arrived at work, telling her that her son would have to sit in the office and recieve a zero in all his classes because he didn't have a belt on. Since when does a child not having a belt on outweigh him being in class and learning? Seems schools are the ones focusing too much on what the kids are wearing.

Answer 9

I go to a private school. My uniform is really cute(i'm a gy but for some strange reason I have sorta of a girl's body so I have a girl uniform). I think having a uniform is better because than you don't have to worry about "Oh, what am I going to wear? No, not cute enough....Nope, so last year.....Nope, they'll probably think i'm a slut if I wear this!". School is not about clothes, it's about education.

Answer 10

I think it's a good idea for several reasons, it eliminates the "what to wear today" factor, it makes every child, regardless of income level the "same" as everyone else and eliminates being made fun of for not having the 'cool' labels, it eliminates the "she's dressed slutty" comments, it is less distracting for students and teachers. As for improving discipline, a child who is dressed in proper school uniform is less likely to act out by wearing derogatory or inflammatory t-shirts, etc. They aren't associated with 'gang' attire, or skater, or rocker, or emo, etc. Behavior is more likely to conform to the norm for the school's requirements.

Answer 11

I am all for school uniforms. It identifies standardization and there is no judging on who is wearing the latest and greatest fall fashion. As far as discipline goes, I believe the educator has to enforce that with or without uniforms.

School uniforms also prevent inappropriate attire—short skirts, half shirts, vulgar tshirts…etc.