School Uniforms: Yes or No?

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I'm for uniforms. I'm really surprised that uniforms haven't been enforced where I live. When I was in middle school, there were countless fights between people who wore fubu and dixie outfitter shirts.

Originally Posted By: websexinfoI'm for uniforms. I'm really surprised that uniforms haven't been enforced where I live. When I was in middle school, there were countless fights between people who wore fubu and dixie outfitter shirts. That stinks. Thank you for getting us back on topic.

I think it's run it's course.

For the duration I worked in my sales job at Future Shop (kind of a commissioned salesmen version of Best Buy in Canada) I hated wearing a uniform, especially since I started on night shift doing inventory for entertainment and had the freedom to wear what I wanted when I started. The attire was black dress shirt and beige khaki's, and I still found it frustrating. I've always felt more comfortable and confident in my own clothes (though, I admit it gave me an appreciation for being able to choose what I wear) and I believe that shines through. I'm more willing to work, learn, and just be myself when I can truly be myself. I love being dressy if it's called for, but for the time I was working there it just didn't appeal to me because I'd wear the exact same thing 5 days a week.Maybe it's just me and a handful of others, but I find it frustrating and even slightly humiliating having to wear the same specific uniform all the time. I know it has its place, and in a job like that you should look professional and be set out from the customers so they know who you are, but it just didn't click well with me.My thinking of why it was like that is because I didn't see that as being me (I'm not a salesperson, it was just a job), so the little individuality I had felt like it was being taken away. For school, where you don't have the choice of not going, I don't believe it's right either (though a minimal dress code should be in place, there's obviously some things that aren't appropriate). Being my own person is very important to me and I don't like the idea of an institution that you are required to attend (well, I suppose there's home schooling) dictating that. Having a job I didn't want where I had to dress like that every day was bad enough. Now if it's my own choice, that's different.

Now I find it's hard to take the stance I do, because as much as I find it frustrating, if it would really decrease school problems like that then it might be worth it. Still... I'd have no desire to wear a mandated uniform if I were back in grade school.

Originally Posted By: sdpUniforms are meant to eliminate individuality so that the environment can be about LEARNING. Its meant to equalize everyone so that the HAVE's and the HAVE NOT's are the same. It's intended to reduce the chance that someone will be ostracized just because they dress weird, etc... Yep.

I don't believe that removing individuality in schools by forcing students to wear uniforms improves anything! It just makes some kids mad because they can't express themselves through their clothing.Another con about uniforms is an emergency situation. If a parent has to identify their child in a large crowd, it would be a lot harder if he/she was wearing a uniform and therefore looked like everyone else of the same gender. If the child is not wearing a uniform, the parent can ID them by their face and clothing. With uniforms, they only have the face to go by.Of course, everyone has their own opinions. This just happens to be mine.

We get it dude. Time to let it go.

I'm just stating more cons of uniforms.

I don't really care about uniforms anymore. In middleschool I used to hate them, but I go to a magnet school and at this point, I don't really care anymore. Our school isn't THAT strict anyways. Like we don't have to wear ties and blazers. It's not that big of a deal, and as most of you have said, it does take a lot of the focus off of the individuality, which is obviously important to learning. Besides, I'm probably going to wind up wearing some kind of uniform in a job, so, better get used to it, right?