quote:Originally posted by DixieChik:
Did the school you went to have uniforms or did you get to wear what you wanted within reason (i.e. shorts 2 in above the knee, no offensive tshirts, no skin showing...etc)?
Heck no! I would have revolted against the school if they even thought about it.
quote:Did you get to show your individualism in school by learning what you wanted to represent by what you wore?
Yep!
quote:Did all you do was put your nose in your book and study, study, study...did you not glean any social skills from going to school?
I was a pot smoker and a womanizer. There was nothing more important than where I was going to get my next joint/woman. Books came later.
I found that one does not get laid nearly as much of one is a non-conformist so social skills were kind of important.
quote:I'm sorry, I think our generation turned out pretty good -- the Bucky Covington song (and I don't care for him, but like the words of the song) "Different World" rings very true...that songs describes a lot of my childhood and life and I think I turned out pretty good...
Obviously. However, would you have turned out the same way if your parents allowed you to wear Goth clothes? Did you dress like a prostitute in the FIFTH GRADE?
Do you know any punk rockers who really turned out okay?
SOMEBODY has to set boundaries. If the parents won't, the school is the next best thing. Very sad but true.