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I feel like Americans would freak out in the most incredible way if they had hs uniforms
We kinda have them, but we freaked out and largely discontinued them.
One of the core tenets of fascism is uniformity. Give trump some time to cook and I'm sure he'll make school uniforms mandatory soon enough.
See what I mean
Yeah, the Americans are smarter than the rest of us on this issue. Good pointing out.
Right, well my point wasn't uniforms good/ uniforms bad it was Americans tend to overreact. Sorry if that didn't come across in my comment, I thought it was pretty clear though.
No, they're reacting appropriately
Muh freedom moment
freeeeeeeedumb
Many do. Mostly Catholics though, and those kids are a little intense. My wife was smoking in the bathroom and dating while I was painting minis
I think 3 of the dozen or so public schools around where I grew up had uniforms (lucky me, I went to one of them, ugh), while every private school (90% of which were some flavor of christian) had them. Most were more along the lines of 'dress code' than uniform though. I'm remembering khaki pants and bland colored polos more so than the blazer/tie/coat thing. It's probably because it's hot as balls on leather in the sun around here, so anything more than that would be killing kids or the AC budget.
Private schools exist
I'm American, I had a uniform, and idk, I kinda liked it. Didn't have to think about what to wear in the morning.
I'm currently living in Texas near thr Dallas area and almost all schools here have uniforms and clear plastic backpacks. It's odd to see for someone who never dealt with such things but its the norm here.
They also aren't allowed cell phones or smart watches. Gotta make sure they don't have any defensive weapons or ability to call for help.
I feel like anyone would freak out in the most incredible way if they had their freedom of choice and autonomy suddenly stripped away.
Uniforms aren't part of the culture in US public education. There's also conflicting studies on whether uniforms even make a difference so it's not like there's a clear argument for them.
Also, while uniforms aren't standard in public schools there is typically a dress code students are expected to follow.
See what I mean????
I don't. Please explain it.
Wearing a uniform = having your freedom of choice and autonomy taken away.
You're delusional bruh
So you're saying kids who go to a school with uniforms have the freedom to choose their clothes?
See how far your delusions of thinking you can wear whatever you want get you by catching a train naked. We all have uniforms. Freedom to choose your clothes is a fucking stupid take on uniform policy. Why don't you use your freedom of movement and touch some grass.
Please don't engage in a straw man argument. I specifically said "if they had their freedom of choice and autonomy suddenly stripped away".
Uniforms aren't part of the culture for the majority of students in the US. If that switched overnight then yes, they would reasonably "freak out".
Your generalized statement is "delusional". There are plenty of private schools in the US that require uniforms, numerous jobs that require a specific uniform, and pretty much all businesses have a dress code.
So yes, going from a standard where no uniform is required in a school to having to wear one, especially if it was mandated without warning or input from those it affects would constitute "having your freedom of choice and autonomy taken away".