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Originally posted by Taualumna
Yes, but school uniforms and very strict dress codes do tone down the peer pressure, even if it is just by a little. In high school, I never really had to worry if my clothes were better or worse than Jenny's or Katie's because I didn't really know what they owned. On grub days (which costs $1 and happens like once a term), we mostly wore sweaters and jeans , if there wasn't a theme (and often there is!). Some people believe that kids should be exploring their interests, trying to find themselves. Well, they can do that after school and on weekends. School is not a place for that. School should be strict, not just in academics, but in what they wear.
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I went to a high school with almost no dress code at all (you had to wear shoes, pants or shorts, and a shirt), and very little social structure. A kid that was a year older than me became a Rhodes Scholar via Harvard. A fourth of my graduating class got into one of the eight Ivy Leage schools.
Success in school, and successful schools have little to do with dress code. Dress code is sometimes used to compensate for other problems by imposing an order. What makes for a successful learning environment is involved parents, and competent teachers. I'd rather put my children in a school that works and has almost no dress code, as compared to a school that is imposing a dress code to help fight deeper problems.
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