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FELBERG students write for "Anglofan"
Uniforms Boom Our boring tedious
school life–which is
a drudgery for many
students–has been
varied by the latest
idea of our highly
respected Minister
of Education. The
concept of introducing
uniforms into schools
immediately caused
a discussion–opinions
are varied. But are not
the students’ feelings
the most important?
There are many doubts
about this matter.
The first one is the
connotation with
communism when
children had to wear
school uniforms which
were not high-court
fashion. The times have
changed so shall the
rules in schools not
be changed, too? In
Poland wearing school
uniforms at schools
is not obligatory except
at private schools.
There are many countries where
the idea of the same clothes for
students is an old tradition. The
best example can be found in the
United Kingdom, where school
uniforms are extremely popular.
Almost all schools, including
public, state and church-run
schools have their own strict
dress code. They are usually worn
from year 1 to year 11. After year
11 students do not have to wear
uniforms. In the USA most public
schools do not require school uniforms.
However, the dress code
usually includes limits on skirt
length and skin exposure. School
uniforms are common for US private
schools, especially Catholic
ones. In Australia it is different–
the Australian government decided
not to punish students for refusing
to wear a school uniform–so it
is not obligatory to wear them. In
Malaysia the uniforms are very
similar to their Western equivalents,
so is the dress code. The
main difference is that there may
be different uniforms for school
prefects and librarians.
An example of a typical British secondary
school uniform is: a school
blazer, white or blue shirt, a tie,
black or navy trousers or a skirt,
gray, white or black socks, plain
black shoes, a sweater with the
school crest. British students have
to wear special clothes (according
to the dress code) for PE lessons.
It consists of: a school polo shirt,
blue, black, red or green shorts,
sneakers, gym skirt for girls.
In Poland it is not obligatory either
for private or for public
schools to introduce school uniforms.
It is students’, their parents’
and teachers’ choice. There
are many suggestions for Polish
uniforms. It is mainly the school
headmaster who decides what
are they going to be like. Most of
them have decided to stick to tradition
and have chosen the most
common uniform patterns.
Uniforms are worn because
schools want their students to
demonstrate their affinity with
the school. They should express
students’ pride of belonging to
the school community. They are
introduced to keep discipline at
school, keep students modest and
respectful towards tradition and to
make all students of a particular
school equal.
We have found a school where
uniforms for students will soon
appear. It’s one of Inowrocław’s
high schools. We asked some students
what they think about it and
whether they like the design. We
found out that there will only be
a brown jacket with the school
logo.
The students of the questioned
high school are very happy that
there will not be any full uniform
sets. Krzysztof, 16, said, ‘Luckily
there will be no trousers and
no particular shoes we have to
wear!’ Tomek, 17, said, ‘I don’t
like the idea, because I won’t
feel comfortable in a school uniform.’
Koen, 15, said, ‘It’s bad
because we aren’t the same, it
can influence one’s personality,
it’s democratic to have freedom
to express yourself. If everyone
were the same, there wouldn’t
be anyone.’
School uniforms are common in
many countries worldwide. The
tradition of wearing them differs
from one country to another. It
is necessary to respect this rich
tradition. But on the other hand
students should not be forced to
wear them. They say that they
would feel more comfortable if
all of them wore the same clothes.
They think that it would prevent
schools from being a place for
‘fashion shows.’ In spite of that
everyone wants to feel good in
the clothes they buy. The choice
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