In the United States, how many percentages of schools have uniform by the year of 2009-2010?

The answer to this question is...
10 percent of high schools in the United States required uniforms
19 percent of middle schools
22 percent of elementary schools


We also found out an interesting fact about the percentage. It looks like it differs by where the school is.
35 percent of city schools reported requiring students to wear uniforms
19 percent of suburban schools
10 percent of schools in towns
9 percent of rural schools

"Uniforms for Public School Students? The Debate Continues as They Become More Popular - The Boston Globe." BostonGlobe.com. Web. 23 July 2015. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2014/02/20/uniforms-for-public-school-students-the-debate-continues-they-become-more-popular/btIYoFLoizOkFpXrdEUScK/story.html#.

Are there any universities in Japan which students must wear certain uniforms?

The answer is... Yes!
We found out that there are more than 20 universities that have school uniforms. However, all the schools' students are not forced to wear them everyday. They wear certain uniformsonly in special occasions like entering and graduation ceremonies and so on.

"制服のある大学・短期大学 - NAVER まとめ." NAVER まとめ. Web. 23 July 2015. http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2134858283517635001?page=2.

Do uniforms improve performance?

Well, we could not find the exact answer to this question. That's because there are many researches about it and many results come up.
 YES... In 2007, researchers found out that only one of the top-performing 100 state schools in England was non-uniform.
NO... More than 40 academies in 2010 failed to reach the government's "floor target" of 30% of pupils with five A*-C GCSEs including maths and English, even though they have school uniforms.

The Guardian. Web. 23 July 2015. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/jan/18/school-uniform-results.

Do school uniforms make campus safer?

We found that in California, in 1994, began requiring school uniforms to reduce the number of crimes. The result is... it actually made the school campus safer! Five years later, the crime rate in a certain district decreased by 91%. It is said that especially sex offences decreased by96%.

"Reasons Why Schools Should or Shouldn't Use Uniforms." Everyday Life. Web. 23 July 2015. <http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/reasons-schools-should-shouldnt-use-uniforms-16854.html>.

From what year did the percentage of schools with uniforms increase significantly in the US?

Recent researches have shown that the answer to this question is... betweeen 2013-2014, and between 2011-2012. The percentage of public schools which have school uniforms increased by 13 to 19 percent.

Web. 23 July 2015. <https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=50>.

1. Does wearing uniform really reduce the number of crime and violence? 2. If so, How much percentage did it lessen?

 We found a very interesting fact about these questions. According to Phoenix
school officials in California, attendance and test scores seemed to improve, incidents of students fighting decreased by 50%, student crimes decreased by 36% and student suspensions decreased by 32% after they enacted a uniform policy. Although there are many opinions about this topic, this is a fact that we can trust.

"SocialPC." Uniforms In Public School. Web. 22 July 2015. http://www.socialpc.com/SocialIssues/Uniforms-In-Public-School.html.

Name five big population states in America with the most students who wear school uniforms.

 We could not find the exact answer to this question, but we found an interesting fact.
Nearly one in five public schools in America mandated uniforms in 2010, up from one in eight a decade earlier.  It seems that having uniforms is not an unusual thing for public schools in America nowadays. This means that stater which have many public schools tend to have many students who wear school uniforms.

Toppo, Greg. "What to Wear? Schools Increasingly Making That Decision." USA Today. Gannett, 18 Aug. 2013. Web. 22 July 2015. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/18/more-school-uniforms/2662387/.

Do students refer to uniforms when choosing their school?

 It seems that many students refer to uniforms when they choose which schools to go to. According to a survey which was held against 384 junior and high school students (both boys and girls),  more than 70% junior high school girls answered that they minded about uniforms of the schools they chose from. Moreover, more than a half of junior high school girls said that uniforms was one of the points they chose their school. On the other hand, only 30% of boys answered uniforms was an important point. Girls tend to care much more about the design of school uniforms than boys do.

"制服が学校選びのポイントに...学生服のカンコー調べ | リセマム." リセマム. Web. 22 July 2015. http://resemom.jp/article/2012/08/22/9399.html.

Do students in Japan feel school uniforms are neccesary?

 According to a website of a school uniform maker brand,  almost 80% of high school students have positive images against school uniforms. 

"「高校生の制服に関する意識調査」 | ホームルーム | カンコー学生服." カンコー学生服株式会社のウェブサイト. Web. 22 July 2015. <http://kanko-gakuseifuku.co.jp/hr/?p=1408>.

Which countries have strict dress codes?

 There are five countries which have strict dress codes in the world.
1. France
   Ban on burqas and niqabs


2.Saudi Arabia
   Ban on bare skin and cross-dressing


3.Bhutan
   Required gho and kira in public


4.North Korea
    No pants for ladies and hair cuts for man


5.Sudan
   No make-up for men and lashes for pant-wearing women

"Strictest Dress Codes - 5 Countries with Fashion Police - Gadling." Gadling. 13 Apr. 2011. Web. 22 July 2015. <http://gadling.com/2011/04/13/strictest-dress-codes-5-countries-with-fashion-police/>.

How can wearing school uniforms help students prepare for their adulthood

Since it is said that school uniforms are said to form a unity and self-discipline, this can lead prepare for the adulthood. When proplr work at the company, it is important for the people to work in a team and unite as one group. With school uniform, their thought as being united can help students to think that way.

Chen, Grace. "Public School Uniforms: The Pros and Cons for Your Child | PublicSchoolReview.com." PublicSchoolReview.com. Public School Review, 3 Mar. 2015. Web. 22 July 2015. <http://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/public-school-uniforms-the-pros-and-cons-for-your-child>.

Why is wearing uniform a religious trouble in some areas?

For people with riligious belief, some people needs to wear head scarves or rings. For Muslims, it is important for them to wear head scarves because they need to hide their skin. For Hindu people, it is their own way to show the belief by wearing rings and many religious accessories. School uniforms sometimes hinder people from wearing bandanas and accessories, so those people, it is a big propblem that they cannot wear that they need to wear.

When and where was the first uniform worn in the United States?

The first movement to allow uniform at school was in 1980s. I could not find 'who' first said that uniforms should be introduced in the United States, but the supporters were for thisidea in that they can cut across social barriers. On the other hand, Nortre Dame and the Unirversity of Alabama condusted that the school uniforms do nothing to the students. Against this experiment, school starts to make students wear school uniforms in the United States.

"History of School Uniforms." Historyrocket. Web. 22 July 2015. <http://www.historyrocket.com/miscellaneous/2010/11/History-of-School-Uniforms.html>.

Why did Germany called for the new law in 2001?

Angela Merkel, a leader of Germany's Right-of-centre Christian Democrats called for all the students to wear uniforms. Since before, not many schools had a uniform in Germany because wearing them looked like militaristic. However, Angela Merker called for this law to lower the pressire for sudents. By wearing uniforms, they do not have to worry that they have to wear better clyhes than others. Amd she said that or can develop students' sence of belinging and community.

Berlin, Toby. "German Call for School Uniform." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 12 May 2001. Web. 22 July 2015. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/1330025/German-call-for-school-uniform.html>.

How many schools have school uniforms inthe United States?

In the United States, only 16.5% of all public school make students wear school uniforms. However, this is research was held in 2006-2007, so nowadays, it may be little more higher than this number.

The following question: "How many schools have a dress code?"
To this question, the answer is 54%. Many schools do not have a school to firce students to weAr, but they do hace a dress code of what they can wear and what they cannot wear. The school that I went in the United States also has a dress code and it seemed like that it was one of the most stroct schools in the district.

Infoplease. Sandbox Networks Inc., 1 June 2016. Web. 21 July 2015. <http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/many-schools-require-uniforms.html>.

What is the students' opinion about unforms?

One student from Cape Girardeau said that he doen not want to wear uniforms. That is because some students would npt wear how they are told, and some wouldnot wear them at all. He said that there will be a consequence to the student who would not wear uniform that they will not beble to attend school. This is the strongest reason why he is against it.

Walls, Brandi. "Student Perspective on Uniforms." SeMissourian.com. Southeast Missourian, 19 Jan. 2012. Web. 21 July 2015. <http://www.semissourian.com/story/1806138.html>.

Are there any inconvenient points about school uniforms?

 There are a couple of inconvenient points about school uniforms we would like to share.

1. The size of the uniform
  Most students wear the same uniform from when they enter school to when they graduate.
  To most children, especially boys, the uniform will eventually get tight because they will grow a lot. It is true that most students buy oversized uniforms at first, but we cannot predict the exact size. If students get a lot bigger or did not grow so much during those years, they will be wearing the uncomfortable uniforms for many years.

2. The texture of uniforms
   Although school uniforms look great and neatly dressed from the outside, it is also true that many students feel uncomfortable wearing them. The inconvenient point about the texture of the uniforms is that it is extreme. Schools usually have two types of uniforms. The ones to wear in the summer, and the ones to wear in the winter. Also, many school have rules of when to wear which type of uniform. In this case, it seems difficult to regulate ones body temperature when it is a cold summer or spring day, or a hot fall or winter day.

How are parents feeling about the uniform?

In 2002, Imabari-si (今治市）in Ehime Prefecture held a poll to parents whose child is at the age of between 6 to 8. The city asked 214 people in the city and 55% of parents answered that students should wear uniforms. On the pther hand, 45% of the people wanted to make their child wear their own clothes. Reasons for having a uniform was that therer will be a school pride, teamwork, easy to wear, it is safer, higher concentration, and etc. Some reasons why parents were against the uniform were its expensive, need to buy new sets when children grow up, dirty (cannot wash everyday), and etc.

"愛媛県今治市." Ehime-ken Imabari-shi. Imabari City Hall. Web. 18 July 2015. <http://www.city.imabari.ehime.jp/>.

How are uniform different in each countries?

In England the typical uniform is looked like this picture below. Pants for boys and shirts for girls. Also they wear simple white shirts and a sweater on top.


Japan: In Japan, there are two typical uniforms. One is blazer type, and another is sailor shirt for girls and gakuran (学ラン）for boys.

 

In the United States, most of the public schools do not have school uniforms. When there are school uniforms in some private schools, its designs are usually similar to the ones in England.

Freeman, Ellen. "9 Ways Japanese Schools Are Different From American Schools." Mental Floss. Mental Floss Inc., 18 May 2015. Web. 18 July 2015. <http://mentalfloss.com/article/64054/9-ways-japanese-schools-are-different-american-schools>.

Which country’s uniform best follows the history?

In England, the oldest style of uniform is still worn at Christs' Hospital School students. 95% of the students at this school support to keep this style of uniform and still wears the traditional uniform: a blue long coat with yellow socks.

Scott, Jenny. "School Uniforms: A History of 'rebellion and Conformity' - BBC News." School Uniforms: A History of 'rebellion and Conformity' BBC News, 5 Sept. 2014. Web. 18 July 2015. <http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29047752>.

Who Invented the First School Uniform?

 Even though we tried our best, we could not find the answer to this question. However, there was a person who had answered this question in a website. According to that person, the people who invented the first school uniform was Shanay Monvill and Jamaica.
 We searched those names through the internet, but could not find ANY information who they were. Therefore, we cannot trust this answer and do not have any idea about the answer to this question.

Answers. Answers Corporation. Web. 18 July 2015. http://www.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_the_first_school_uniform.

What can schools do to the transgendered students about their uniforms?

I will write this from my on experience. A friend of mine went to middle school in Japan. That school also had a uniform to wear. However, she did not like wearing skirts, so she told the teacher that she did not want to wear the skirt. The school allowed her to wear pants on top of sailor shirt, which many Japanese school girls wear to school.
Moreover, when I went to study abroad in Adelaide, Australia, I could choose either to wear pants or skirt. Although it was a girls' school, students who are uncomfortable of wearing skirts were allowed to wear pants all the time. Some students wore both.

What types of school uniforms are there in Japan?

 There are mainly two types of school uniforms in Japan. They are sailor uniforms and blazers which we introduced in our blog earlier (When was the first school uniform worn in Japan?). However, we found out that in detail, there are six more types of school uniforms for girls.





 1. Bolero
 This is also a common school uniform in Japan. Students usually wear bolero on top of jumper skirts which I will introduce later on.





2. Eton Jackets
 Not many schools inject this type of uniform, but some private schools have this type.





3.Jumper skirts
 Jumper skirts are usually injected in Pre-schools and Elementary schools.


4. Overall Skirts
 Very uncommon type of uniform.


5. Suspender Skirts
 A common type of uniform especially for elementary and junior high schools.


6. One-piece Dress
 Least common type in Japan. Usually wear boleros or eton jackets in the winter.

What are the advantages of having school uniforms?

There are some advantages of having school uniforms. There are some examples.
1. It shows the belongings of what school the student goes which lead to their authority.
2. Decrease in social snobbery and peer pressure. Because people wear same clothes, students need not to worry about their clothes.
3. It is also said to increase the spirit of teamwork. At any occasion, students tens to feel that they belong to their school.

Moreover, for parents, it is easier to make their children wear uniforms because it is cost effective. This means that parents does not have to much so many clothes because they do no wear them everyday.

There are some more advantages, but these are the strongest reason for having uniforms.

  

Panse, Sonal. "Benefits of School Uniforms." Buzzle. Buzzle.com, 13 Aug. 2013. Web. 9 July 2015. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/benefits-of-school-uniforms.html>.

When was the first uniform worn in Japan?

 According to websites introducing Japanese culture, it was in the late 19th century when Japanese children started wearing school uniforms. It is said that the idea of sailor uniforms came from sailor suits worn by the children of royal European families.


 The first school that established sailor uniforms officially was the Teikoku university (later known as the Tokyo Teikoku university).


An example of a sailor uniform in the late 19th century

 A typical sailor uniform worn in Japan these days




 From the late 1980s, new types of school uniform had been injected. They are called blazers. There is a theory that blazers were injected because some people felt sailor uniforms, which originally were worn by the military, were not appropriate for the pasifism Japan was holding up.
 A popular type of a school uniform called blazers

"Japanese School Uniforms." Japanese School Uniform. Web. 8 July 2015. <http://www.allinjapan.org/japanese-school-uniforms/>.

When was the First Uniform Worn in the World?

We would like to answer questions that we posted on our blog a while ago. Today, I will answer the question "when was the first uniform worn in the world?".

Accrording to historians, the very first uniform actually started in 1222. They wore uniforms called“cappa clausa” uniforms that looked like robe-like outfit. Then flying over to 16th century in England, the modern uniform was first worn in Christ Hospital Boarding School. It was blue cassocks and yellow stockings. This unifrom is still worn in some schools, therefore it is usually said this style is the 'oldest uniform in history'.


This is the oldest modern uniform at Christ Hoipal Bording School.

"History of the Uniform | Christ's Hospital - Independent Boarding School, West Sussex." Christs Hospital. Web. 6 July 2015. http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/home/history-of-the-uniform/.

 

"Top 10 Reasons School Uniforms Should Be Banned." Top 10 Lists ListLandcom. 17 Feb. 2015. Web. 6 July 2015.

Internet Reasearch 2

I think that this is a good/truting website. The site not only gives the fact about good and bad things about uniform but also gives historical information about the uniform with numbers and the year. Moreover, for each comments on pros and cons, they show some accident that actually occurred.  So I think we can trust this site.

http://school-uniforms.procon.org

Internet Research

http://712educators.about.com/cs/schoolviolence/a/uniforms.htm

We regarded this website as a site we cannot trust. This is a summary site that summarizes all kinds of topics, but we cannot be 100% sure if the data and surveys are trustworthy enough. This site may include opinions of certain people, and sites which we can really trust should include more specific research data.

Perspective of a student

 Hi, I am a  student in a japanese private school. I hate the point that my school has uniforms. The design is really unfashionable and besides, teachers are strict about the lengths of our skirts. Also, I cannot understand why girls have to wear skirts when boys can wear pants. Teachers do not understand that wearing skirts in winter is so cold! We have to walk to school everyday, so I want to wear clothes that make us warm. I strongly feel that schools should allow us to wear what we want to school. It is an important way we can express our personalities.
  I think that wearing school uniforms can be a dangerous thing sometimes. My classmate told me that she was being stalked by a man who she met at a convenience store one day after school. When she noticed she was being followed, she quickly ran away to a nearby police box. She was really scared because he would come to our school sometimes and wait for my friend at the front gate at school. He was able to identify our school because of the uniform we wear. The police finally caught him so he does stalk her anymore, but that does not make my my friend feel safe again. When I heard her story, I thought that if we did not have school uniforms, it would have been a little more harder for the stalker to identify our school.
 There is another reason why I am against school uniforms. School uniforms are pretty expensive and not all families can afford them. We not only have to buy summer and winter skirts and blouses, but also socks and shoes. I think if we can wear our own clothes to school, we can save more money. I heard that schools which do not have uniforms are increasing in Tokyo so I wish all schools in Japan let students wear what they want.

School Teacher's Perspective

Hello. I am a teacher of the Japan’s private high school. I know that many of the rules in this school are very strict, which includes the way students ‘have to’ wear uniforms. These days, many of the schools are getting loose about the safety and starting to create uniforms that look cute and the length of the skirt is getting shorter and shorter. Because of that, many of the students are always holding the back of their skirt when going up the stairs in order to avoid from other people. However, this action is also dangerous because they cannot use their hands when the accident occurred.  

              From the teacher’s point of view, I think uniforms are necessary and it is because not only for the education but for safety. If the skirt was too short, not matter if it’s a uniform or a normal clothes, it is more likely for students to get into trouble on the train especially because my school is in a center of the Tokyo, Shibuya. Many people use this station and the trains are very crowded in the morning. It is dangerous for students to get on a train with many workers. In order to get rid of even just a little bit of scariness, our school’s uniform is strictly set. I just want my students to understand important the rule is and I would like them to follow then better than now.

              Moreover, two of my students got caught by drinking in the Karaoke Box. The crew at Karaoke found this out and thanks to uniform, the crew was able to tell what school they went to. So the crew immediately contacted the school and later, those two students were scolded at by other teachers. If it were not for the uniform, the crew may not have realized that they were underage, or those two students may have told the wrong information. Because I have experienced this at my school, I am so glad of uniforms at my school.

 

 

Questions about school uniforms

*When was the first uniform worn in Japan?

*When was the first uniform worn in the world?

*What types of school uniforms are there in Japan?

*What are the advantages of wearing school uniforms for both children and parents?

*Are there any inconvenient points about school uniforms?

*What can schools do to the transgendered students about their uniforms?

*Name five big population states in America with the most students who wear school uniforms.

*From what year did the percentage of schools with uniforms increase significantly in the US?

*Most schools have dresscodes even if there are no uniforms. What countries have strict dresscodes in the world?

*Do school uniforms make campus safer?

*Do uniforms improve performance?

*Who invented the first school uniform?

*Do students in Japan feel school uniforms are neccesary?

*Do students refer to uniforms when choosing their school?

*Are there any universities in Japan which students must wear certain uniforms?

*In the United States, how many percentages of schools have uniform by the year of 2009-2010?

*How many states in America enforce students to wear uniforms at public schools?

*Does wearing uniform really reduce the number of crime and violence?

*If yes, about how much percent did it lessen? 

*What would the safety of the uniforms may be within designated schools?

*How can wearing school uniforms help students prepare for their adulthood?

*Why is wearing uniform a religious trouble in some areas? Is wearing headscarves for Muslim women against the uniform rule? 

*When and where was the first school uniform worn in the United States?

*In the year of 2001, the German law called for all the students to wear school uniforms. What is the main reason for this?

*In 2010, how many percent of public schools had a school uniform?

*On the other hand, how many percent did not have a school uniform but had a dress code?

*How are parents feeling about the uniform?

*What about students? Are they against it?

 

*How are uniform different in each countries?

*Which country’s uniform best follows the history?