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Hefty

It’s bad on non-uniform days because of the pressure of performing on one occasion.

It’s absolute rot that uniform is a leveller. You can still tell who the nerds are, who the rich and poor kids are, who the cool kids are.

I’m agnostic because there is no conclusive evidence whether uniform produces better educational or emotional outcomes for kids, so it’s this:

Schools that get mega hung up and fussy about it can gtfo tho.

That bothers me. Schools using precious resources on something there is no evidence makes a difference means they’re diverted away from things that definitely do make a difference.

See also that Mitchell and Webb sketch I can’t find about fucking meaningless school slogans ‘where excellence is a habit’ etc.

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NotThamesWater in reply to @Hefty

Schools that get mega hung up and fussy about it can gtfo tho

There's a small, vocal group of parents at our primary that want a stricter uniform. BEeCaUse itS sMarTEr.

Fuck off you chodes. They're 5 & 6 year olds. They're covered in jam and mud.

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stelfox in reply to @NotThamesWater

Yeah fuck that, stricter also means more expensive which is a no go

I don’t think anyone thinks uniforms are a complete leveller it’s just one less area for a kid to feel bad about or get picked on. Rich and spoilt kids will still fault it via their shoes or football boots or whatever.

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