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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I don't know MM, many public schools are trying the approaches that have been successful in private schools.
So, dress codes were imposed, it seems to be that the rest of the appearance needs to be addressed as well. NYC's schools have improved test scores and graduation percentages since adopting things like uniforms.
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I'm glad you brought this up, Cyn, because I was just coming back to ask you a question and then make another comment. And the two may seem incongruent, but they are not necessarily related. Just working through stuff.
Do you believe that you would have had a harder time learning if a handful of students at your private school had unusual haircuts? Because they are making this out to be an issue of disruption and not of image control for its own sake as you would expect to see in many private schools.
The other comment I have to make is about uniforms and I happen to agree with you. If they have serious reason to believe that personal style is affecting the quality of education, then they should just cut to the chase and go to uniforms. Of course, the reasoning behind the theory is still reactionary and based on their objection to the way a certain subset of students look, but at least they are not effectively telling this subset of students that they are not welcome at school with all the 'normal' kids because they look weird.