Comments on: Should we have dress codes for K-12 students?

By: Self Expression, Individuality and School Uniforms?

Self Expression, Individuality and School Uniforms? — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:51:21 +0000

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By: Emcee

Emcee — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:00:55 +0000

miked: School is not meant to mimic real life.
Umm...school is real life, it doesn't need to mimic. Kids are in social situations and in a competitive environment, sounds like the real world to me. School is not just about learning knowledge. miked: As far as black parents are concerned, I think If they spent as much time insuring their children learned as they do in insuring they have the best clothes, there would probably be a lot less delinquents with their pants on the ground.
Black parents? As if the white kids aren't Polo and Ed Hardy'd up? Both sides are guilty of dressing to impress. It's a parenting issue in general not a clothing issue, but it's also a class/income issue next.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:33:00 +0000

miked: You forgot black fraternities!
That's just not right sir.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:31:24 +0000

miked: You forgot black fraternities!
LOL

By: miked

miked — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:11:53 +0000

Emcee: Uniforms are a another wishful fake reality just like private schools and all black colleges.
You forgot black fraternities!

By: miked

miked — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:10:45 +0000

School is not meant to mimic real life. Its purpose is to feed kids a bunch of knowledge they may or may not find useful later in life. Minimizing external distractions to improve their ability to learn is a lot easier when you have a controlled environment.

Maybe someone should do a study to find out if uniformed versus non-uniformed students perform better academically or not. As far as black parents are concerned, I think If they spent as much time insuring their children learned as they do in insuring they have the best clothes, there would probably be a lot less delinquents with their pants on the ground.

The “self-expression” argument is a sham. These kids are all going to end up dressing the same anyway. And if you don’t, you suffer ridicule so you end up conforming to some made-up standard.

By: Emcee

Emcee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:35:14 +0000

This drama that school kids live in is called life. Everyone is not equal and the sooner they figure this out, the sooner they realize that they have to work hard to achieve the good things in life.

I hear you saying “kids don’t understand that” but they do. You might have one or two gangsta kids beat down another for his Jordan’s, but how is that different than me getting carjacked for my Benz? Part of life, people are lazy and jealous. Get over it.

Uniforms are a another wishful fake reality just like private schools and all black colleges.

By: Tajhma

Tajhma — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:47:31 +0000

I think that kids should wear uniforms in school. Kids receive a lot of peer pressure to fit in. An overwhelming part of that pressure comes from the clothing (brand names) that you wear that the other kids judge you on. When kids can’t drop money on the fancy brand names, they can’t be in the in crowd and get picked on which causes a lot of unnecessary drama. Uniforms would take some of that pressure off of kids that have that need to fit in.

My son wears a uniform and I love it for the simple fact that it is less expensive to replace than his other clothes. He like most boys is really hard on his clothes. I have seen how it makes his classmates and friends feel unified also. They are proud that they are all wearing the same clothing.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:45:11 +0000

Marcus: Uniforms are cheaper and easier to attain than normal clothes?You’re not serious.
Afraid so. Even the best TJMaxx clearance rack offers clothes for a 8 year old at $15 and higher. All khaki ensemble uniforms I've seen come in a 3 for $15 or 5 for $20 price for the pants and polo shirts. All colors inclusive. Then I wouldn't feel so bad about the kids messing the clothes up by tumbling in the grass and rubbing the Friday pizza on them.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:39:56 +0000

Derrick: Uniforms are cheaper and are much easier to attain.
Uniforms are cheaper and easier to attain than normal clothes? You're not serious.