In Norfolk, VA, one of our public schools had a visit from Pres. On a local public radio station there was much acclaim over the young student wearing a new uniform. I think we are missing a golden opportunity to teach our children about the choices of clothing they wear. Perhaps even let them decide why they made their choices in the first place. A little media literacy education goes a long way.
Uniformity leads to conformity.
If we do not teach and respect our children to think for themselves we are going to end up with a country of lemmings following each other over a cliff. In the 70's, during the energy crisis, my husband and I started a thing called Pioneer Night. On that night there was no TV and no lights on. We burned our kerosene lamp. It was one way that we conserved energy.