Some of the elementary schools around here have had to ban flipflops. Too many kids were wearing them to school. You can't run safely in them for PE, and they don't protect your feet from being stepped on in the hall. Shoes do have a protective function -- it's really the main function -- and for kids in an institutional setting, they're necessary.
As for me, I nearly ruined my back walking city streets in athletic shoes without good soles or good arch support. When I switched to real shoes (Red Wings, Clarkes, Eccos), I stopped having week-long back spasm attacks two or three times a year.
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