It seems pretty darn fascinating to us when we’re hunting all over town at the last minute trying to find hunter green polo shirts enough for the school year.
Is everyone talking about parochial school here? I went to public school, and I’ve never heard of a school that had rules about what colors students can or cannot wear. (I have heard of school uniforms, but I thought those were always in identical colors.)
My kids go to a public school that currently doesn’t have a uniform, but they have been discussing it. We have friends who go to a public school that DOES have a uniform code, and they say it is great since the kids always know what to wear in the mornings and there isn’t a visible social/economic disparity within the student body, like there had been previously. No more “keeping up with the Joneses” mentality.
Yep. My kids are in a public school system that does the school uniform thing. It does weed out the “Mom, I HAVE to have the $75 shirt… EVERYONE has them!” crud. It also leads to some really bizarre socks being bought around town. All for the best, I’m sure you agree.
My streets smarts go along the lines of – in a new city or neighbourhood, the better restaurants will be the ones that are busy and with a line up. (and look/act like you own the street when its late at night & you’re waiting for the bus)/
@Greg Cravens – bizarrre socks? I switched out the tidy, matching black shoelaces on my black walking shoes with hot pink. There are a few at work, from the ankles up, very conservative in dress. Their sneakers are the new florouescent yellows, green, blues. Really bright eye openers!
Strod about 12 years ago
Wasn’t Toby’s uniform polo shirt white? (No, I don’t really care about a very minor detail as that one, I’m just curious.)
Gator007 about 12 years ago
Street smarts doesn’t come from watching TV . It comes from being in the streets for a long time.
QuietStorm27 about 12 years ago
My daughters wear white, my one son green, yellow or blue and my youngest son blue, white or black.
gregcartoon Premium Member about 12 years ago
It seems pretty darn fascinating to us when we’re hunting all over town at the last minute trying to find hunter green polo shirts enough for the school year.
Perkycat about 12 years ago
It’s too dangerous on the streets – I’ll stick to TV for street smarts. (TV smarts? – doesn’t work.)
Comic Minister Premium Member about 12 years ago
Same here.
Cartoonacy about 12 years ago
Is everyone talking about parochial school here? I went to public school, and I’ve never heard of a school that had rules about what colors students can or cannot wear. (I have heard of school uniforms, but I thought those were always in identical colors.)
cutiepie29 about 12 years ago
My kids go to a public school that currently doesn’t have a uniform, but they have been discussing it. We have friends who go to a public school that DOES have a uniform code, and they say it is great since the kids always know what to wear in the mornings and there isn’t a visible social/economic disparity within the student body, like there had been previously. No more “keeping up with the Joneses” mentality.
gregcartoon Premium Member about 12 years ago
Yep. My kids are in a public school system that does the school uniform thing. It does weed out the “Mom, I HAVE to have the $75 shirt… EVERYONE has them!” crud. It also leads to some really bizarre socks being bought around town. All for the best, I’m sure you agree.
Hunter7 about 12 years ago
My streets smarts go along the lines of – in a new city or neighbourhood, the better restaurants will be the ones that are busy and with a line up. (and look/act like you own the street when its late at night & you’re waiting for the bus)/
@Greg Cravens – bizarrre socks? I switched out the tidy, matching black shoelaces on my black walking shoes with hot pink. There are a few at work, from the ankles up, very conservative in dress. Their sneakers are the new florouescent yellows, green, blues. Really bright eye openers!