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Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them? (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Tell me you’re not a parent without telling me you’re not a parent.

Draconian? My kids wear a school polo over regular blue shorts and sneakers, public school isn’t like Hogwarts.

I’d much rather get them to wear that than fuck around making sure their favourite shirt is washed or having to buy some name brand shirt because the cool kids all have one.

[–] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm not a parent, but I graduated from highschool a few years back. Our school had compulsory uniforms. Clothes and general appearance are integral to one's personality. After I got out of high school, I had absolutely no dressing sense. I had no idea what clothes I liked, what styles I liked, what colors I liked n so on. School was my life. Outside school, I didn't hang out with my buddies outside of sports related activities. Hence, casual wear was an afterthought.

After I got out of school though, I began to explore and unlocked a part of my identity that had been forcefully locked away by school. Today, I don't buy any expensive or branded clothes at all. I choose my clothes based on their color and style. I'm not the show off type in any sphere of my life, because I wasn't raised that way. I was told "no" whenever it was necessary. You know... Parenting?

Don't your kids do their own laundry? Also, can't you say "no" to kids for that hypothetical expensive branded shirt?

Is it really worth stifling your kids' identity for convenience?