I always thought of school uniforms as being a logical extension of the pseudo-fascist/nationalist model of running them. (I mean this in the pre-world war descriptive sense rather than the rhetorical sense that arose after the wars) Lots of schools, at least in America, try to encourage a policy of school unity with things like well-funded sports teams and school pep rallies. I don't know how well these policies work in practice, but if they're willing to go as far as they have now, school uniforms might contribute to whatever effects they hope to achieve... (read more)
Are the uniforms at US schools reasonably practical, comfortable and do they
have reasonable colour, e.g. not green ? As a girl of socialism, I experienced
pioneer uniforms, which were not well designed. They forced short skirts on
girls, which are impractical in some weather. The upper part, the shirt, needed
to be ironed. There was no sweather or coat to unify kids in winter.. My mother
once had to stand coatless in winter in a wellcome row for some event. I can
also imagine some girls having aesthetic issues with the exposed legs or
unflattering color. But what are the uniforms in the US usually like ?
1[DEACTIVATED] Duncan Sabien7y
I should note that my own personal opinions on school uniforms are NOT
able-to-be-determined from this article.
I always thought of school uniforms as being a logical extension of the pseudo-fascist/nationalist model of running them. (I mean this in the pre-world war descriptive sense rather than the rhetorical sense that arose after the wars) Lots of schools, at least in America, try to encourage a policy of school unity with things like well-funded sports teams and school pep rallies. I don't know how well these policies work in practice, but if they're willing to go as far as they have now, school uniforms might contribute to whatever effects they hope to achieve... (read more)