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My anecdotal experience as a suburban American completely supports this explanation. I attended public schools with a variety of income levels represented. I di
by galago 11y ago
My anecdotal experience as a suburban American completely supports this explanation. I attended public schools with a variety of income levels represented. I didn't notice I was poor until I was about 13 years old and realized that I couldn't afford fashionable clothes. I would buy the brand that kids were wearing, but I only had two or three outfits. I was astonished that some of my peers would wear the 'cool' brand, but have different clothes everyday.
- newman314 11y agoA major reason why I'm for uniforms. Take all that petty cool clothes envy out of the equation.
- sneak 11y agoClothing is protected expression. Being "for [mandatory] uniforms" is being "for censorship".
- function_seven 11y agoThat's a kinda blunt equivalence. What school children wear is so rarely about expressing ideas that the censorship potential of such a policy is tiny. Besides, censorship in the classroom is hardly new, nor is it controversial.
- benihana 11y agoIf it's not clothes, it'll be watches, shoes, smartphones, underwear, hats, notebooks, whatever. Uniforms aren't going to stop teenagers in the midst of puberty from competing with each other for status.
- Surio 11y agoI agree. At least it takes "one" of the things out of the equation.