Individualism vs Collectivism
When I was young I lived in England. Most secondary schools in England have school uniforms and my school was stricter than most - we even had to wear the same color socks and the same style of shoe. I remember going to the school outfitters with my Mom and Dad and feeling like I was going to die of fashion shock. I refused point-blank to wear the summer dress and matching hat - that was going WAY too far in my opinion. I recently checked out my old school online and they still wear uniforms but they are A LOT better than the one I had to wear. Plus the school is now CO-Ed! Looking back I can see the benefit of wearing a school uniform. For one it made getting dressed every morning easy. You knew exactly what skirt, shirt, sweater, blazer, socks, and shoes you were going to wear, and if there was any choice it was which grey skirt or which blue sweater it was. Oh and before I forget we also had to wear a tie! My sons never had to worry about just asking their dad for help! ...