Post by grumpy on Jan 4, 2007 18:26:53 GMT
Apparently a school in Edinburgh, which went modern in the 70s and abolished uniforms is bringing them back, because surprise surprise, having a bit of discipline and uniformity in schools is better for creating an environment for learning than allowing 13-year olds to 'express themselves' with their clothes choices - i.e. trendy crap that make them look like rappers or hoodies about to commit a mugging or knock over an old lady, coupled with £100+ trainers and more mobile phones than the Carphone Warehouse.
The silly cow says "Making everyone look the same can of course be associated with making everyone think the same." Whereas of course the fact that kids will come to school in the same trendy clothes far more expensive than the uniforms were means that they are free thinkers to rival Voltaire. This woman, putative expert on education, somehow believes that the typical uniform-free school of junior gangsters is a fecund environment for independent thought. Silly me, it's obvious that 'Peckham High School' and 'Moss Side Comprehensive' without no uniforms are producing thinkers to rival the greats of history: Plato, Newton, Einstein. Verily the next generation of scientists and masters of enterprise will come from these schools.
Anyway, the fact that this woman even exists and might have a modicum of influence over public policy and some small part in forming the millions of youths in Britain with no respect, no intelligence, no prospects, no use to anyone, is frightening. This woman and her ilk should be shunned and ignored. She is Director of The Center for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity. 'Inclusion', btw, is PC code for forcing schools to educate violent children who disrupt lessons and who in reality should be expelled so the dozens of others being disrupted by them can have a chance at an education. 'Diversity' is PC code for attributing any problems within certain cultures or ethnic groups to racism or to failures of soceity to change to suit those classed as 'diverse'.
See here for the story:Pupils bring back school uniforms
School uniform is making a come back
An Edinburgh school which was one of the first in the country to reject traditional education has brought back the school uniform.
Pupils at Craigroyston Community High School have voted to wear a uniform.
In the early 70s, the school rejected traditional education. Staff called the pupils students and use of the belt was stopped before it became illegal.
However, a leading education expert linked the return of the uniform to "Nazi youth" culture.
'Competitive costs'
Margaret Russell, Craigroyston Community High School's headteacher, said school uniform had been welcomed at the school since it was implemented in August.
She said: "In a way I thought we would have a bigger problem enforcing it (uniform).
"There are very few people who are not in dress code, but we do have a fall-back position as they can go to the home economics department where there are a set of uniforms ready for people who don't have them.
"The cost, I think, used to be a problem but nowadays many of the big stores are producing uniforms at very competitive costs, so for parents often it is now the cheapest option."
'Think the same'
However, Professor Sheila Riddell of the Moray House faculty of education at Edinburgh University said there were some concerns about uniforms.
She said: "The reason that uniform is not popular in continental Europe is that it does still have associations with Nazi youth.
"Making everyone look the same can of course be associated with making everyone think the same.
"Whilst we want to have discipline in schools, we certainly don't want to be bringing up a generation of Nazi youth."
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/6230181.stm
The silly cow says "Making everyone look the same can of course be associated with making everyone think the same." Whereas of course the fact that kids will come to school in the same trendy clothes far more expensive than the uniforms were means that they are free thinkers to rival Voltaire. This woman, putative expert on education, somehow believes that the typical uniform-free school of junior gangsters is a fecund environment for independent thought. Silly me, it's obvious that 'Peckham High School' and 'Moss Side Comprehensive' without no uniforms are producing thinkers to rival the greats of history: Plato, Newton, Einstein. Verily the next generation of scientists and masters of enterprise will come from these schools.
Anyway, the fact that this woman even exists and might have a modicum of influence over public policy and some small part in forming the millions of youths in Britain with no respect, no intelligence, no prospects, no use to anyone, is frightening. This woman and her ilk should be shunned and ignored. She is Director of The Center for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity. 'Inclusion', btw, is PC code for forcing schools to educate violent children who disrupt lessons and who in reality should be expelled so the dozens of others being disrupted by them can have a chance at an education. 'Diversity' is PC code for attributing any problems within certain cultures or ethnic groups to racism or to failures of soceity to change to suit those classed as 'diverse'.
See here for the story:Pupils bring back school uniforms
School uniform is making a come back
An Edinburgh school which was one of the first in the country to reject traditional education has brought back the school uniform.
Pupils at Craigroyston Community High School have voted to wear a uniform.
In the early 70s, the school rejected traditional education. Staff called the pupils students and use of the belt was stopped before it became illegal.
However, a leading education expert linked the return of the uniform to "Nazi youth" culture.
'Competitive costs'
Margaret Russell, Craigroyston Community High School's headteacher, said school uniform had been welcomed at the school since it was implemented in August.
She said: "In a way I thought we would have a bigger problem enforcing it (uniform).
"There are very few people who are not in dress code, but we do have a fall-back position as they can go to the home economics department where there are a set of uniforms ready for people who don't have them.
"The cost, I think, used to be a problem but nowadays many of the big stores are producing uniforms at very competitive costs, so for parents often it is now the cheapest option."
'Think the same'
However, Professor Sheila Riddell of the Moray House faculty of education at Edinburgh University said there were some concerns about uniforms.
She said: "The reason that uniform is not popular in continental Europe is that it does still have associations with Nazi youth.
"Making everyone look the same can of course be associated with making everyone think the same.
"Whilst we want to have discipline in schools, we certainly don't want to be bringing up a generation of Nazi youth."
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/6230181.stm