Noddy24 wrote:
I have no objection to students exploring social and political issues. I object strongly to a student wearing a t-shirt announcing, "**** the establishment". "****" is recognized as a vulgarity and vulgarities have no place in what should be a bastion of civilization. This is what I mean by "uncivilized limits".
What harm would that shirt do? Probably not much, except maybe spark up a healthy debate. IDK, I have issues with an institution telling people what they can and can't put on their bodies, when they can come and go, et cetera. But that's kind of a different issue.
Quote:School is the center of a student's life?
What happened to the student's home? What about outside clubs and activities? What about just hanging out with friends? School (excluding bus rides) occupies about 40 hours a week. This leaves a good bit of time for developing individuality-of-the-body and experimenting with identity.
Yes, pretty much. When we're not in school, we are doing homework or studying. Many clubs and activites activities school. On an average weekday, I am away from home from 6:30 a.m. until around 9:00 p.m. Between school and rehearsals I am at school for from anywhere to six hours to thirteen hours. And at work, there's not much time to express anything. Other students are just as busy. Today, this is nothing unusual. Sometimes my friends and I will hang out at a coffee shop in between school and rehearsals, and we make the most of our free time on weekends, but when it comes down to it, we spend most of our time (interacting with others) at school.
Quote:Teenagers resent being treated like children--but they want to be indulged in matters of dress and behavior.
Aside from some employers, who tells adults how to dress? Behavior is a bit different.
Quote: One of the great shocks when American students commence Real Life is that no one is willing to pay money to nurture the Whole Employee. They have hired an individual to fill a job and they judge by the good of the company rather than whether or not the individual they have hired is fufilled.
I know that. I work, and I have to wear a uniform. They're paying me to service customers and work. In school, we serve ourselves. It is where we grow, learn, and yes, express ourselves.
Quote: Several studies have been done that indicate that students that dress well tend to behave well and to learn well.
Some "studies" are bullshit, like this one. Just because there is a possible co-relation doesn't mean that the clothes make the man. Put a class clown in a suit and tie, and he's still going to be as loud and raucous as he would be if he were in jeans and a T-shirt. How do I know this? I know many people whose clothes don't reflect their behavior. Actually, at my school, I've found that the majority of kids in American Eagle-type wear were much more disruptive than the kids with chains, neon hair, and opinionated t-shirts.
