School Uniforms: Yes or No
March 30, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Parenting
My kids are just about to finish off school for this year, as are so many of yours. Course this means some of them will be changing schools and the subject of uniforms has come up. This got me
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thinking of what everyone thinks out there.
For myself I find that a school with uniforms is better, at least for me it is. You won’t have to worry about who’s wearing what or what colors are okay to wear and which ones aren’t. I like the idea that each child will look the same because you won’t be worrying about which one has the next “Cool t-shirt” or even how many different color shirts they need.
Instead they’ll wear the same thing day after day, you can have two or even three shirts, skirts or pants and not worry. Your child will just need it re-washed during the week. Yes, it might mean more laundry but you won’t have to deal with the “Mom, I have nothing g that goes with my green jeans.” Instead it’ll be “Mom, wears my paid skirt, pants, shirt.” You’ll just state you have another one in the closet. Sigh with relief.
What are your thoughts? Are you for or against school uniforms and why?
If they are affordable great. In the UK the department stores sold basic uniforms. So you didn’t have to worry about specialty places. We just ordered the school tie and the patch for your blazer.
We had navy or gray pants for boys and pinafores or skirts for the girls with blue or white shirts and usually blue or gray sweaters over top.
We all looked sharp not matter the income of the family.
I actually wrote a post about this a while back:
http://xatal.com/life/the-school-uniforms-debate-rages-on/
I’m of the opinion that school uniforms are generally more expensive, considering you do need to still buy normal clothes. Since uniforms are uncomfortable typically, most kids will change into something else when they get home, meaning more laundry as well. However, it definitely does avoid the hassle in the morning of deciding what to wear, this is true.
But uniforms suppress individuality. It’s like declaring that all music must be of one genre because everybody has different tastes.