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Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them? (www.abc.net.au)
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[โ€“] Audr3y@kolektiva.social 1 points 9 months ago

@ajsadauskas @thepixelfox @Zagorath @pineapplelover @dgriffith TBH I think the culture and economic situation of the families plays a bigger role than whether or not uniforms are present. I also went to a school with uniforms, and the wealthier kids found plenty of other ways to mark their class status and segregate themselves from the poors.
If all the kids' families have access to the same wealth there's less opportunity for wealth segregation to occur IMO.
...Which I know sounds a bit obvious but I guess my point is leaning more towards the necessity of wealth redistribution ๐Ÿ˜