re: #277 Hecuba’s daughter

It may depend on the community in which you lived. My sister taught in schools with diverse populations and in inner city schools. When I suggested to her that attire doesn’t matter — after all those of us in computer-related fields have been notorious for our support of the most casual garments , she always retorts that she was there and I wasn’t.

That is the same argument that police use when discussing abuse of alleged criminals. Not to suggest that your sister is beating her students (she wasn’t, right ;-) ) but being close to an issue tends to cloud ones perspective on the correct approach. She see’s choice in clothing as the problem, therefore a uniform is her solution. The clothing issue may or may not be the problem, but since she has decided it is, the solution is obvious to her.