[Ronald.]

Originally Posted by Livia

I agree with the uniform bit... don't agree that today's youth are any more shallow than any other previous group of unexperienced young people.

I know that my daughter is more preoccupied about having the latest phone rather than which dress or pair of jeans she's wearing. She goes to Primark and so do most of her friends. R.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ronald.

I know that my daughter is more preoccupied about having the latest phone rather than which dress or pair of jeans she's wearing. She goes to Primark and so do most of her friends. R.

My daughter and lots of her friends get alot of their stuff there too (it's called penneys here) It's actually my son who costs me a small fortune on clothes and shoes because it's all the branded sports stuff he wants and all his friends get, they're so expensive

[Ronald.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

My daughter and lots of her friends get alot of their stuff there too (it's called penneys here) It's actually my son who costs my a small fortune on clothes and shoes because it's all the branded sports stuff he wants and all his friends get, they're so expensive

Primark is wonderful really. Trends with girls change so quickly it's great that there's such an affordable way to keep up with them. I would have thought there'd be a stigma about getting clothes from a "cheap shop" but my daughter doesn't seem to care, neither do her friends. "A cute dress is a cute dress" i can hear her say now haha.

When my eldest was growing up there were sports brand everywhere. My eldest was a bit of a tomboy and liked dressing in trackies and caps and sportswear. They were the cool clothes and it cost me a fortune! I thought sports brands had gone out of fashion but it seems to have made a bit of a comeback lately. I see a lot of people in sports brands again now. My youngest hates them however, she likes "girly girly clothes" as my wife would say. R.

[ebandit]

...of course...remind the 'lil blighters that they're not free yet

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[joeysteele]

I loved my school uniform
Many others did not however.

I don't think really a uniform enhances learning at all.
I think if a child hates the uniform,that is more likely to rub off as to affecting learning too.

[Greg!]

I used to be absolutely furious that school uniform was a thing but it really doesn't bother me in the slightest now

[Cherie]

ALso the choice of clothes available to boys to wear has remained pretty constant over the decades while girls clothes and trends are far trickier to navigate

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Greg!

I used to be absolutely furious that school uniform was a thing but it really doesn't bother me in the slightest now

Same. When I was at school I desperately wanted no uniform but now I've left school I agree that it stops any potential bullying etc, and puts all students as equals.

[Tom4784]

I'm more in favour of a dress code than a strict uniform policy, Uniforms are a bit of a con and they're only enforced in order for schools to squeeze money out of parents.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I'm more in favour of a dress code than a strict uniform policy, Uniforms are a bit of a con and they're only enforced in order for schools to squeeze money out of parents.

You dont buy the uniforms from the schools though. I think they're great for all the reasons Cherie said above. My only issue when I was going to school was girls had to wear skirts and that really pissed me off, thats changed now though, my daughter has a choice between pants and skirt

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[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You dont buy the uniforms from the schools though. I think they're great for all the reasons Cherie said above. My only issue when I was going to school was girls had to wear skirts and that really pissed me off, thats changed now though, my daughter has a choice between pants and skirt

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In my experience, I did have to buy certain items of uniform from the school (with them getting the cut of profits from bulk-buying from a retailer) - though this was mainly stuff with the school crest, and our house colours, on.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You dont buy the uniforms from the schools though. I think they're great for all the reasons Cherie said above. My only issue when I was going to school was girls had to wear skirts and that really pissed me off, thats changed now though, my daughter has a choice between pants and skirt

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With our school you either bought it from a certain shop in which the school profited from or you bought it from the school itself.

Our school was terrible for cash grabs involving uniforms, they'd basically hold people to ransom over it and the uniforms were of trash quality so you'd have to go through multiple items a year since they'd wear out quickly.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I'm more in favour of a dress code than a strict uniform policy, Uniforms are a bit of a con and they're only enforced in order for schools to squeeze money out of parents.

But that money is spent on uniforms so...?

Also, around here uniforms aren't bought direct from the school.

You buy shirt/jumper/trousers in the appropriate colours.

[Nicky91]

yes, school uniforms look so classy and nice

[LukeB]

As much as wearing one was awful i think it's a good idea.

If they wasn't uniforms people who are poor and can't afford the nike etc would get taken the piss out of. It makes people look smarter too which looks good on the school because in England you would get people wearing track suits and looking all scruffy.

Uniforms don't cause issues as not wearing it would.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by LukeB

If they wasn't uniforms people who are poor and can't afford the nike etc would get taken the piss out of.

I don't really understand this point of view because it happens anyway with whoever cannot afford the smartest pair of black shoes, whose shirt isn't ironed nicely, whose hair needs a cut/isn't the latest style it's always going to be a problem.

Plus Nikes/football boots are a factor of school anyway when it comes to sports/games.

Not to say I'm against uniforms - I'm not really - I just don't understand this argument.

[Redway]

What do you guys think about other countries (aka America) not following suit (allow the pun)?

[MrTheMan]

School uniforms look really tacky and ugly.

[Marsh.]

So, the solution to constant revision and school work is to abolish uniforms because student have a lack of expression?

Snowflake times indeed.

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

So, the solution to constant revision and school work is to abolish uniforms because student have a lack of expression?

Snowflake times indeed.

No it was just in response to the comment about free time.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Blurryface

No it was just in response to the comment about free time.

Well school children do get a lot of free time.

I imagine your jam-packed revision schedule is only around exam periods.

[LukeB]

I don't get this 'express yourself' why do you need to express yourself at school? the only reason why they would want to express themselves is to impress people. You go to school to learn not to impress anyone. There's no one there to impress because it's not important to express yourself at school.

[Marsh.]

I don't see why you need clothes to speak for you and "express you" either.

Most kids opt for the latest trainers, trend at the high street stores. So wearing manufactured mass produced styles/clothes isn't really expressing anything other than "Look what my mum can afford".

[Marsh.]

Yeah, you never see kids who are playing truant.... still wearing their school uniforms.

You see groups of them hanging around town centres well into the evening in their uniforms so I don't think it's that they're opposed to.

It's doing a bit of work they don't like.

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Jason.

Who actually bunks because of school uniform though? People who truant do it because they can't be bothered to turn up in the first place not because they want to wear their own thing.

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Yeah, you never see kids who are playing truant.... still wearing their school uniforms.

You see groups of them hanging around town centres well into the evening in their uniforms so I don't think it's that they're opposed to.

It's doing a bit of work they don't like.

At our school there's a lot who pack clothes into their bags and change after school, and a lot who wear their own jumpers and get ISO for it.