Personally, coming from schools where I had to wear uniform, and now being at college, I dont, I can see why they are a good thing. When your younger (primary school in the uk 4-10), wearing uniform or not isnt a big matter as you dont care what others are like, but when you go to the next level at secondary school (11 -16 in uk) things like clothes mattered, I had to wear a uniform (white shirt, grey trousers, black shoes, blue school jumper), which made all of us look similar EXCEPT for things like bags and coats, you'd get ridiculed if you weren't wearing anything trendie (such as say, a nike coat), I know via friends who went to non uniform schools in the same area that clothes are a massive factor in your social standing at school. For those people in the UK, how do you identify chavs and townies? by their clothes, if it wasnt for that, you wouldnt know they were the prats they are. Also, you say about individuality and I have to ask, what part of educational establishment says anything about going there to learn to be yourself? as you go to learn skills to put you through life. Personally, I think uniform is a great idea, as its one less thing to worry about and it also gives you something in common with *everyone* who you are at school with as other clothes can be a barrier to get to know people. And, as a finishing note to those who think clothes dont matter: Would you judge someone in a suit the same as a tramp (aka, hobo) without knowing anything at all about them and going on appearances? I doubt many of you can truthfully say you would.
