<p>We don't have uniforms, but the secretary is a bit of a tyrant and gets mad about any midriff showing or gang colors. She'll make people cover up. I don't dress with midriff showing and she likes me anyway, so not a problem. That's about it. I love when the boys play basketball against Downtown College Prep and their guys come in ties and dress shirts. I love guys in suits for some reason. I think it looks professional and it's probably good practice for the business world. I kind of wish we had uniforms here - it would save me time in the morning, too.</p>
<p>why would you want a dresscode? :confused:</p>
<p>A dresscode can give students a sense of belonging. I see it all the time in my schools here in Japan. The uniform gives everyone an organization that is "theirs." </p>
<p>It also encourages conformity as a side-effect.</p>
<p>But, I do notice that the kids take a certain amount of pride in their uniforms. The kids going to the better schools particularly wear their badges with an air of pride.</p>
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dress codes are retarded I don't understand the point of them. I think it's just another way for schools to enforce something upon us.
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<p>Dress codes are a necessary evil. Students in high school oftentimes lack the sense of propriety that would deter older people from wearing "Big Johnson" t-shirts or revealing clothing to school. They also cut down on profane or otherwise inappropriate attire that really has no place in an academic environment.</p>
<p>I agree to that. :)</p>
<p>well I disagree lol</p>
<p>What's it hurting? Dress codes that are like..no wearing just a thong into school, that's good but uniforms are a joke...trying to teach us to think for ourselves while not even letting us make a decision about something so simple as what to wear..that seems pointless...thank god i don't have a uniform.</p>
<p>I agree all the way!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>logisticslord,</p>
<p>Uniforms help students to focus on what they're in class to do: study. You are not at school to show off your new threads, you're at school to learn. Don't fool yourself into thinking that high school is some exercise in "being yourself" or "expressing yourself." </p>
<p>Jimi5,</p>
<p>Adding "lol" to the end of a sentence doesn't really add much to a statement's value, lol. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Oh, so what we need in the world is a bunch of drones? Right? So, I guess we didn't learn much from 1984 and Brave New World...we want everyone to be as identical as possible. Sorry, I didn't realize that was what the goal was...</p>
<p>logisticslord,</p>
<p>Wow, nice slippery slope there. So wearing uniforms leads to people being drones?</p>
<p>I had no idea that my having to wear a nice outfit to work made me a drone. You are so free, being able to wear the same clothes as all your friends!</p>
<p>Oh wait, no you're not. You're still beholden to the pressures of someone, only now it's your peers.</p>
<p>UCLAri,</p>
<p>So what, first it's uniforms, then what? Should I adopt the same style of writing and the same interests as all my peers?</p>
<p>You need some things for yourself, dress should be one of them. Why can't I simply wear what I want? And peers aren't as pressuring as you think. You can be very unique and your dress and people will like it. You'd rather be pressured into wearing something annoying? Fine, enjoy it, also enjoy your middle management job in a little cubicle while I enjoy my life with a unique, fun career.</p>
<p>logisticslord,</p>
<p>You're arguing a slippery slope that you just can't keep maintained.</p>
<p>Uniforms in schools make a certain amount of sense because they allow students to focus on what's important (education.) </p>
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Fine, enjoy it, also enjoy your middle management job in a little cubicle while I enjoy my life with a unique, fun career.
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<p>Find me a decent paying job without at least a nominal dress code. They're very very rare. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, researchers. They all have to maintain at least a certain amount of decorum. They all have a "uniform" of some sort. </p>
<p>Oh, and sticks and stones, but guess what? I teach, so no cubicle for me. But I still have to wear slacks and a dress shirt to work. Why? PROFESSIONALITY. </p>
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Why can't I simply wear what I want?
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<p>Look, I bet you're a great guy; you're probably responsible enough to not wear gang colors to school. Not everyone is you. There are certain issues that administrators have to deal with that you probably aren't aware of. For one, kids who wear lewd or rude t-shirts to school. Those DO NOT belong. They serve no function in a school full of minors.</p>
<p>Now hold on. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, and what not have a dress code but not a set uniform. I'm talking where everyone where's the same exact outfit everyday. Teachers can still be creative in what they wear. Also, why teach kids that everyone will always be the same and make things easy like that? Not everyone wears the same thing in the real world. If you go out and see a short skirt, you can't be distracted by it in the real world...</p>
<p>hmmmmmmmmm.........</p>
<p>Good contribution.</p>
<p>Here's why dress codes work with adults: They're usually mature enough to adhere to them.</p>
<p>High schoolers, on the other hand, try everything in their power to "be different." They take joy in being the one who pushes the envelope. </p>
<p>Believe me, I remember being one of them.</p>
<p>Uniforms also save the poorer kids from getting crapped on by the rich kids with their nicer clothes. Hell, I remember in high school always feeling bad that I couldn't afford the nicer clothes that many of my peers had. It was at times distracting.</p>
<p>And you know what? Sure, I'll see short skirts in the real world. But I've worked many a job where the management has prohibited noticeably short skirts. </p>
<p>I'm not saying that uniforms are the best solution. But they have merits that high schoolers, often overlook. It's mostly the whole angst and rebellion against authority thing. Don't worry, one day, you'll realize just how annoying high schoolers are too. :p</p>
<p>Oh, but you're from Japan. TOTALLY different mindset. I'm not in the mood to argue it, but dress really isn't as important as people think it is. Few people nowadays dump on someone if they don't wear what is "hip". Like we develop our own tastes in music for example, the same applies for clothing</p>
<p>logisticslord,</p>
<p>Read everything in my location. Read it all. Very very carefully.</p>
<p>hmmmmm.......</p>