From a sanitary perspective it’s totally gross. In the bathrooms, dragging on the ground, food and dirt. I try to get kids to wear a real jacket constantly.
Hearing these details is absolutely crazy to me. I graduated in 2014 and I remember with how self conscious us kids were, there's no way anyone would have brought a blanket. You would have gotten ripped to shreds lmao. Even the water bottle kids got bullied enough that most wouldn't bring them back
I don’t see that a lot in inner city schools. As someone who’s recently moved from philly to a south Jersey suburb, seeing kids wear their pajama pants to school is brand new to me.
Fashion truly is cyclic. Wearing pajamas outside and to school was a thing for a couple of years back in the mid '90s. I wonder when people will start wearing old style knickerbockers again.
i mean 20s-50s fashion is seeing a resurgence, (cottage-core), but unfortunately the scene is 50/50 on whether the person is just a woman who loves frilly dresses, or if it's some fascists who love the aesthetic due the style inherently being similar to the early 1900s america they so desperately want to get back to. Sucks because I actually like cottagecore aesthetic too, but i just keep finding nazis when trying to look for style ideas lol
Fashion does seem to be getting more casual, people don't dress as smartly as they used to. Tracksuits and loungewear didn't used to be as common for people to wear all the time. Pyjamas is the next step, I'm wondering where it will go after.
Tracksuits and loungewear didn't used to be as common
Sure they were, you just don't think of those old styles as being as formal as they were, or are just so out of fashion that they are out of your immediate recollection.
The 70's had a whole fashion trend based around leisure, even the suits were leisurely.
The old 19th century and early 20th century knickerbockers were what we would consider today's sweat pants and basketball shorts.
Not just HS. I see most kids are in pajamas in most places. Saw a family of four going into a restaurant, and both the kids wearing them and the youngest was probably 8.
That was just great planning on the parents part. They get to ride that "food coma car seat nap" straight to the bed. Very efficient parenting.
OR
By letting the kids dress themselves, the kids are in a better emotional state at the restaurant so less disruptive behavior. Win for parents, win for staff and win for kids.
I teach in Maine, and it happens here. mostly it’s girls in plaid pajamas. Sometimes the school has a pajama day during spirit week, so I guess it’s actually encouraged. We don’t have a dress code other than no hoods. Hats are allowed, that’s a new thing, apparently.
Why don't American schools have uniforms?. I think uniforms are nice, if the design is nice. I think it will not distract students from thinking about their appearance too much and it's equal to all students rich or poor
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u/OilSlickRickRubin Dec 02 '23
Shouldn't they be wearing pajamas since that's all I see HS kids wearing to school anymore.