tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985565078842345162.post1706739523024010300..comments2023-05-04T10:46:17.991-05:00Comments on Wezlo's Musings: Would The Real First Ammendment Please Stand Up?wezlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02651181921670224308noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985565078842345162.post-90291394143561377272007-06-05T21:37:00.000-05:002007-06-05T21:37:00.000-05:00The uniforms aren't "uniforms" it's more like a st...The uniforms aren't "uniforms" it's more like a strict standard of accepted cloths in specific colors - with deals at local stores. Yes, kids will still be cruel - but I'm perfectly happy taking this one particular bit of ammo off the table...wezlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651181921670224308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985565078842345162.post-38632592377012720882007-06-04T19:28:00.000-05:002007-06-04T19:28:00.000-05:00Oh...but by the way...I do agree making a big fuss...Oh...but by the way...I do agree making a big fuss over it like it's some 1st amendment right is a bit silly. I think that was the main point you were making anyways. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981463296284523152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985565078842345162.post-11593868349610074222007-06-04T19:26:00.000-05:002007-06-04T19:26:00.000-05:00I don't know about this school district and what t...I don't know about this school district and what they are requiring, but uniforms aren't <I>necessarily</I> cheap. At least the one's I had to wear at the private school I went to in 2nd-5th grades were pretty expensive - so you bought them from the "hand-me-down shop" if you couldn't afford the new stuff. That could cause problems among your better off peers if they find out you had to buy your uniforms from the hand-me-down shop. If they don't like you, they'll make <I>that</I> the point of contention. I was fortunate enough not to have frequent enemies in school, but I knew there were kids who did.<BR/><BR/>Granted, I guess you don't have to have quite as many sets of clothes if they all look the same, so maybe in the long run it all works out the same. But, then again, you still gotta have after-school clothes. And what then? Does the race to look cool start again?<BR/><BR/>But, even if you remove the cost issue, as I'm sure there are cheaper uniforms out there, kids/teens will always find a way to put each other down for the clothes they wear, even if it's the same silly clothes. I'm neutral on the point of wearing uniforms (as long as they don't make the girls wear skirts!), but it's somewhat idealistic to think that making kids wear uniforms will somehow remove the have/have not distinction from among the kids. They'll still know, and if it's not the clothes, they'll find something else. Kids can be cruel, and the cruel ones'll still be cruel. Uniforms won't solve the problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981463296284523152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985565078842345162.post-14294961833484537162007-05-30T06:54:00.000-05:002007-05-30T06:54:00.000-05:00Yes, the fundamentalist school and addicted parent...Yes, the fundamentalist school and addicted parent didn't help. I went to LMH, we had a semi-strict dress code and knew when to relax it. Heck they even knew when to laugh at it like on the day two guys wore skirts to school to protest having to wear pants in a brick building in 90 degree weather. They guys got sent home with a pat on the back and a wink. Oh, and a couple of years later shorts were allowed for guys.<BR/><BR/>I dunno, I don't like this implementation of the semi-uniform dress code - but raising it to first amendment rights is.....stupid.wezlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651181921670224308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985565078842345162.post-78863334023873790972007-05-29T21:24:00.000-05:002007-05-29T21:24:00.000-05:00Dood, I had uniforms in my school, it didn't make ...Dood, I <I>had</I> uniforms in my school, it didn't make my childhood any easier.... Of course, I was going to a scary fundamentalist "Christian" school and had a cross-addicted father, so that might have added to the hardship....JimGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957555705589161155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985565078842345162.post-54509155305040183512007-05-29T20:58:00.000-05:002007-05-29T20:58:00.000-05:00Yep. Frankly, I wish all schools were uniform scho...Yep. Frankly, I wish all schools were uniform schools. Would have made my childhood easier ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com