Why do parents let kids go to school looking like slobs?

[nakedfrog]

Riprorin: I still don't believe I've seen your definition of "looking like a slob."

 

[jonmullen]

I personally think uniforms are easier, there are alot of kids in my school that dont have enough money to stay in style so the uniform makes it easier. I do sometimes think the school spends too much time enforcing the policy.

 

[BmXStuD]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
blah blah blah it doesn't affect you, so mind your own business.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Riprorin

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Riprorin
I can't believe the way some kids dress to go to school.

Geez, all schools should have uniforms or at the very least, a dress code.

Uniforms is a bit much and most schools do have some sort of dress code in place. You also have to realize that there are a lot of families out there that can not afford to nicely dress their children.

Uniforms are cheaper for parents, especially when kids demand the latest designer fashions.

I LOVE this argument!! Heaven forbid that parents shouldn't run right out and get their kids the latest fashions...

Ever heard of "Parenting"? That means you can OCCASIONALLY roll say NO!

If I ever would have "demanded" my parents buy me some specific clothing they would have said precisely this, "Fine. You'll wear what we buy you or you can go to school naked."

amish

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: jonmullen
I personally think uniforms are easier, there are alot of kids in my school that dont have enough money to stay in style so the uniform makes it easier. I do sometimes think the school spends too much time enforcing the policy.

Are you aware of the irony of your post and your .sig?
Uniforms = "KonPhorming"
Staying in style = "KonPhorming"

 

[Electric Amish]

Oh, and last time I checked, school wasn't a fscking fashion parade. It's supposedly an institution for learning.

amish

 

[FuZoR]

slobs?? what are you talkinga bout

like goth? punk? rock? diry tshirt/dirty jeans? slutty? whorish? there are tons of diffrent looks in school...

 

[Crappopotamus]

bum style. woot. im all about casual.

funny thing is, a lot of public school guys/girls dress all preppy... in uniforms and all looks cool but not my style.

 

[Glitchny]

beacuse if my kid wants to look messy i am going to lket him look messy, kids that dress the same tend to think the same which is never a good thing.. unles su want your children to be mindless zombies...

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
blah blah blah it doesn't affect you, so mind your own business.

well said

Ripronin, you are just playing around with us right? You really aren't this moronic in real life are you? It's rather frightening to think that you are probably not an isolated case of someone with your ideas, although going to ATOT to affirm my faith in humanity is probably a bad idea.

 

[Glitchny]

from the greece area... how unsuprising a housing devlopment of arrogant pricks, asshats, and generally people that should be hit with business end of a flashlight

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
blah blah blah it doesn't affect you, so mind your own business.

well said

Ripronin, you are just playing around with us right? You really aren't this moronic in real life are you? It's rather frightening to think that you are probably not an isolated case of someone with your ideas, although going to ATOT to affirm my faith in humanity is probably a bad idea.

What are you talking about?? I agree with him and so does my brother. Look above your post. i dressed like a slob and wore what i wanted in HS and so did he. we didn?t care. Now that im in college i see people everyday that pay 36,000$ to go to school dress like slobs. Much worse then anyone in HS. WAKE THE FUK UP. Society doesn?t revolve around the mall and Abercrombie. Get out of your hole.

and as my brother just pointed out. your from Greece. most likely live at the mall. Think you?re a hot sh!t because you can afford "cool" clothes. your the reason society is so fuked right now. you and the rest of the pop culture zombies really need to get a clue.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Much worse then anyone in HS. WAKE THE FUK UP. Society doesn?t revolve around the mall and Abercrombie. Get out of your hole.

Have you read some of Ripronin's other posts? BTW, you are inferring an awful lot from my post

and as my brother just pointed out. your from Greece. most likely live at the mall. Think you?re a hot sh!t because you can afford "cool" clothes. your the reason society is so fuked right now. you and the rest of the pop culture zombies really need to get a clue.

wtf are you talking about?

 

[Jugernot]

Yah I totally agree! I mean come on, spend some money on the kids! I hate it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing. A bra and shirt isn't that much money!

 

[RobCur]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Riprorin
I can't believe the way some kids dress to go to school.

Geez, all schools should have uniforms or at the very least, a dress code.

Uniforms is a bit much and most schools do have some sort of dress code in place. You also have to realize that there are a lot of families out there that can not afford to nicely dress their children.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Jugernot
Yah I totally agree! I mean come on, spend some money on the kids! I hate it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing. A bra and shirt isn't that much money!

WTF, you some kind of latent Interior Decorator or something? I think you are the first guy in High School to say that he "hates it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing!" Your real name isn't Christopher Lowell is it?

 

[Geekbabe]

Lol, Pepperoni is from Greece? I grew up in Fairport,ahahahaha

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Much worse then anyone in HS. WAKE THE FUK UP. Society doesn?t revolve around the mall and Abercrombie. Get out of your hole.

Have you read some of Ripronin's other posts? BTW, you are inferring an awful lot from my post

and as my brother just pointed out. your from Greece. most likely live at the mall. Think you?re a hot sh!t because you can afford "cool" clothes. your the reason society is so fuked right now. you and the rest of the pop culture zombies really need to get a clue.

wtf are you talking about?

sorry that was ment for someoen else. stupid forbidden word messes my post up

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Jugernot
Yah I totally agree! I mean come on, spend some money on the kids! I hate it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing. A bra and shirt isn't that much money!

WTF, you some kind of latent Interior Decorator or something? I think you are the first guy in High School to say that he "hates it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing!" Your real name isn't Christopher Lowell is it?

Red... you used the be the king of sarcasm... what has happened to you? You can't see it when it's staring you right in the face...

btw, I'm not in high school. I'm 22...

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Jugernot
Yah I totally agree! I mean come on, spend some money on the kids! I hate it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing. A bra and shirt isn't that much money!

WTF, you some kind of latent Interior Decorator or something? I think you are the first guy in High School to say that he "hates it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing!" Your real name isn't Christopher Lowell is it?

Red... you used the be the king of sarcasm... what has happened to you? You can't see it when it's staring you right in the face...

btw, I'm not in high school. I'm 22...

Dude, I never let someone elses sarcasm get in the way of a good flame!

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Much worse then anyone in HS. WAKE THE FUK UP. Society doesn?t revolve around the mall and Abercrombie. Get out of your hole.

Have you read some of Ripronin's other posts? BTW, you are inferring an awful lot from my post

and as my brother just pointed out. your from Greece. most likely live at the mall. Think you?re a hot sh!t because you can afford "cool" clothes. your the reason society is so fuked right now. you and the rest of the pop culture zombies really need to get a clue.

wtf are you talking about?

sorry that was ment for someoen else. stupid forbidden word messes my post up

Ok, I was going to have to say that before telling somebody else to get a clue, it gives a lot more validity to you if you appear to have on yourself.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: Riprorin

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
blah blah blah it doesn't affect you, so mind your own business.

I pay school tax. That makes it my business.

*edit* I read most of the thread now...


This is ridiculous. Everyone is claiming there is alot of undue pressure on children to buy the expensive clothes? Thats a load of bull. Im a senior in highschool right now, so you can say that I just got done going thru all that "pressure". I have lived as a pretty poor kid, and a pretty well off kid. (My parents weren't doing to great when I was younger) and I can tell you that I never once had to REALLY worry about whether or not I had name brand clothes. I just wore what I liked. If I wanted to look like a slob, why is it any of your buisness to stop me? If you don't like what I look like close your eyes. After all didnt you all just admit that school should be focused on academics and not clothes? Well then it shouldn't matter if I come to school in my pajamas should it?

I'm a Junior in HS myself and I totally agree with you. Me and my friends couldn't give a flying fvck about what kinda clothes we wear. My family has it decent, yet I don't go out and buy like Abecrombie and stuff like that. My wardrobe right now consists of:

4 pairs of Jeans (~$28 each)
3 pairs of shorts ($10 each)
and about 20 different shirts, with about 5 of 'em being football shirts I got for free(not paid for by your taxes, paid for by us doing fundraisers), 6 of 'em being shirts I've had since last year, and the rest bought new this year for about $8-$10 a piece

What do I care if some pricks in my school say I'm a loser because I don't wear a shirt that costs more then my shoes ($50)? This is basically the attitude of 95% of the kids in my school, with the remaining 5% dressing the prep way with the hot designer crap. Hell, I'd rather spend the money on my computer neway.

And who are you to dictate what's considered proper and slobbish? I'm sure there are plenty of people that pay taxes just like you that have different opinions on whats slobbish and whats proper for school.

My opinion, nothing too overly ripped up, nothing with curses, and nothing unbelievably short(though I really don't mind, you gotta draw the line somewhere).

 

[WinkOsmosis]

The purpose of schools is education... make kids wear uniforms and you're educating COMMUNISTS.

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Jugernot
Yah I totally agree! I mean come on, spend some money on the kids! I hate it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing. A bra and shirt isn't that much money!

WTF, you some kind of latent Interior Decorator or something? I think you are the first guy in High School to say that he "hates it when I'm walking around and some high school chick is walking around with her nipples showing!" Your real name isn't Christopher Lowell is it?

Red... you used the be the king of sarcasm... what has happened to you? You can't see it when it's staring you right in the face...

btw, I'm not in high school. I'm 22...

Dude, I never let someone elses sarcasm get in the way of a good flame!

Good flame? I've seen better....

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Fausto1
For the record: the jury is still out as to whether uniforms offer any benefit to the students.

Listing of major studies (whose results are conflicting).

Conclusion

Many educators and researchers point out that, though there may be declines in school violence and improvements in academic performance, it is difficult to attribute such results to dress codes or uniform policies. Other reforms are often enacted at the same time that dress codes or uniform policies are implemented. ?Because no long-term empirical studies have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of school uniforms or specific dress codes, the results remain anecdotal and unproven? (Morris and Wells 2000).

Almost everyone, however, agrees that more studies are needed.

This is a point that is often overlooked. If there are disciplinary problems in a particular school and the parents get involved enough to pass a dress code, they will usually be more involved with other aspects of student life - homework, clubs, sports, etc.