tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23754833.post-1142395282358333172006-03-14T19:58:00.000-08:002006-03-14T20:01:22.370-08:00Everyone is complaining about the sorry state of education these days and the desperation is getting such that some odd measures are being considered. I am talking here of school uniforms for public schools.<br />Now the idea of everyone looking alike being a good thing somehow is not new to this generation. If I remember correctly a guy named Adolph something or other had the same idea back in the 40's. I recall hearing a little bit about it... there was a lot of shouting, things got broken,and, well long story short a lot of ethnic types essentially got melted down for fuel. I don't remember anything about German SAT's going up at all due to uniforms however. Maybe that wasn't reported... or maybe I should look farther than Hogan's Heros for my history factoids. Either way the whole thing was rather frowned upon in retrospect and I think maybe we should skip trying it all again.<br />Let's look at this rationally for a moment shall we? School hasn't been about education since the early 70's (I saw to that personally)... school is a pickup joint. School is where your child is weighed and measured and given his permanent social standing in life. He or she will rise to the level or sink to the level in the food chain that they will occupy until they take the big dirt nap or until they win the lottery. If you want your child to get an education you need to look into home schooling.<br />Now the idea behind uniforms is simple, and it is this; um... okay, I don't get it. No, the feeling is if no one looks better than anyone else the students in their confusion will be forced to focus on their studies. Yeah. Of course there is wisdom in setting some limits. My daughter for example has been in a "goth" faze for a couple years now; powder white skin, black lipstick and finger nails, black clothes... if there were no limits she'd end up walking around in a shroud carrying a scythe. So where is the middle ground? How does one set limits and still preserve individuality? Glad you asked! Here's my proposal; School uniforms. But wait! Every school should have 5 uniforms each student could mix and match and use any or all of while in school. Now what the guys wear is immaterial being that it will be pants and a shirt one way or the other, but we can have a little fun with the girls options. As you may suspect I have a couple ideas. My five uniform options would be as follows; Naughty Nurse, French Maid, Sexy Catholic Schoolgirl, Cheerleader, and Miniskirt Nun for the sickos. <br />I don't know if this will help test scores over all... in fact I can pretty much guarantee grades will drop drastically among the male portion of the student body, but attendance will be at an all time high.<br />And That Settles ThatAnd that settles thathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464591691855638186noreply@blogger.com