School Uniforms – a Good Thing?

In recent focus groups with girls ages 7-10, we were reviewing sketches for our upcoming magazine, The Meerkids Monthly. A comment that we did not expect related to the "girl" meerkats' clothing. The girls in the focus group noticed that each little girl meerkat was wearing a different style of outfit. They agreed that the girls should all be wearing the same style. That got us thinking about school uniforms, and whether kids have a strong opinion. There has been a long and heated debate among grown-ups, but we could not unearth anything definitive on kids' opinions. Which makes us think that, like so many questions about self-image, there are as many opinions as there are styles.


The Blue Lake take on it:
There is no perfect answer on this one – it makes sense to adapt to whatever situation your child is in and to have a discussion with your child about the pros and cons of wearing uniforms. The National Association of Elementary School Principals has a summary of both sides of the debate.

Comments

[NoTime]

I'm all for uniforms. Trying to keep up with the trends today is more than I have time for. Takes to shop, not to mention picking out clothes for the day!