We never had school uniforms and i never ever stressed about it...... not one single day. because it doesnt take much thought to put on a tshirt and a pair of jeans or sweatpants.

Most of the kids wear what their parents pick out for them or simply wear what's comfortable &/or colors they like
As for why they don't require uniforms is cause they are mostly public schools not private schools

Uniforms were mainly brought in to stop class distinction and stop bullying however it failed . Its now moved on to other things like who has the most expensive mobile phone or the most popular person etc . Kids will always find something to bully others about . Sadly this is learnt behaviour from adults normally the parents and society in general . Sadly if your not what society calls normal then your gonna get picked on . If your shy or a loner or stand out in any way your a target .

{@notladylike] here in the u.k when i was at school many moons ago now in infants for the first three years we never wore uniform . was not until i went to junior school then seniors we had to have uniform which included a tie 😞at both .i see now in school the wear uniforms mandatory from when they start to when they finish

I guess for some kids , having that added peer pressure, could be stressful ....

My son , like myself at his age would wear the same clothes everyday for a month , if we didn't remind him that he has worn it already 3 days in a row ...

For my daughter , we usually have her pick her outfit before bed .. Because for one , she loves to do that one more thing before sleeping , and is a bit of a cute little frustrating genius at delaying bed time and getting that extra few minutes in ..

This way , she isn't stressed out in the morning,,, plus she is a terrible morning person to begin with .. Her and her mom😂

So , suffice to say , if you done it most of your life , and the norn and ain't no thing ..

They should wear uniforms. Not everyone has my fashion sense.

That's the main advantage of having a school uniform. And it can be cheaper and more practical than regular clothes and minimise material differences between children from a wide range of social backgrounds so they can concentrate on more important things like learning and getting along together.

Agreed ..some do..most don't

American is a nation of individuals

The majority of non-American schools don't have that either. The real question is why some do.

Good point. 🙂

We don't have that in sweden either. It's not stressful lol, most people dont give a crap and just wear what they always wear. I've heard about one school for rich children that has problems with bullying because they don't have expensive enough clothes, but I wouldn't put my child in such an environment to begin with.

Freedom of choice

When I was in school the idea of public school uniforms for our school was one of those that they'd float around to the kids to practice a pro vs con kind of debate and it was almost always a very unpopular idea to the students. I imagine the parents wouldn't really be all that enthusiastic about having to pay for a uniform every year either.

I had to wear one when I went to school, I don't agree with them though. I think they make us wear uniforms as a part of the training to be their sheep.

Private schools do. In public schools it is seen as a an uneccessary expense and burden on families for clothing that has no function outside of school.