Yes to dress codes in school? or No?

A lot of schools seem to be implementing a dress code or school "uniform" policy. The high school I went to just implemented a dress code for this coming school year. Some of the rules include they can only wear khaki pants, no jeans, sweat pants or corduroy or cargo pants. Your shirts have to be polo type shirts with a collar and can only be white, black or the high school mascot shade of red! Shorts or skirts have to be knee length, pants have to be up around the waist with a belt unless there are no belt loops. Feet must be covered, no kind of sandals or dress shoes showing toes.

I read the article in the paper yesterday and it made me think about my high school days. When I was in high school (which was too many years ago to mention), I wore band t-shirts, jeans and combat boots most of the time. I was proud to be different, I guess it was part of my individuality!

I'm asking myself whether or not I think the dress code is a good idea. Things are different now than they were when I was in school. Thirteen year old girls dress like street whores. Gangsta's wear their pants below their butts so that everyone can see their nasty underwear (do they not realize how gross that is?? eww). There's also the "preppy" crowd, or whatever they are called these days, who just simply HAVE to wear name brand clothing and will make fun of those who can't afford the name brands.

I, myself, couldn't give a rat's ass about name brands. If I like it, I like it, doesn't matter if it's walmart brand or Gucci and I can certainly find better things to spend hundreds of dollars on besides a label name!

They say that other schools who use the same dress code have reported that their students are better behaved in classrooms. How true is it, though? Is it really because of a dress code? I mean, this is a public high school not a Catholic school!

How do we teach kids that it's ok to be yourself and to be different but yet everyone is expected to look the same? What about low income kids who can't afford to buy these types of clothing? Families that depended on hand me downs or getting clothing when on clearance? How are they supposed to afford it especially if they have more than one child? Helll, in about 10 years I will have THREE high school kids to buy for!

Will it cut down on the bullying?? Hmm, maybe but kids can always find SOMETHING to tease someone about.

My old school said that if it has good results this first year then they will implement it into the other schools, so I may end up dealing with this while my kids are in elementary. I'm still on the fence as to how I feel about it. Guess it would be nice to hear from someone who has kids that go to a school with this sort of dress code? What's everyone's opinion??

Michael Jackson.. enough with the jokes!

What in the world is going on with all of these celebrities dropping over dead?? The reaper normally takes 3 at a time, but now we are on number 5! (this is including the death of Billy Mays today).

Ofcourse, Michael Jackson is getting the most attention as his death was such a surprise and so unexpected. I have to say, I am a bit sad about his passing and I'm getting sick and tired of all of the jokes I've been getting online and through text messages. I think I got the stupid joke about melting him down into a toy so that little boys can play with him atleast 15 times!! Give it up, it's NOT funny!!

I actually kind of feel sad for Michael Jackson. He was never PROVEN to be a child molestor in a court of law however everyone just believes what they hear and label him a child molester.

The guy is a musical legend! I remember sitting in my friend Kellie's room when we were kids back in the 80's listening to the Thriller album. It was like nothing I had ever heard before. M.J. has influenced thousands maybe even millions of musicians throughout the world. Obviouslly he had some mental problems. None of us know what happened to him as a child. Obvious attempts to change his appearance just proves how insecure he was about himself. When he talked, he talked as if he was still that little child stuck inside of an adult body. I think Michael Jackson loved children and loved to make them happy. Is it wrong for a man to love children? If he was a woman I'm sure no one would consider her a child molester? After being accused and acquitted of child molestation he spent the rest of his years having to hide from the public as everyone felt it was THEIR duty to judge him with no evidence. I've received emails celebrating his death because,"child molester's get what they deserve". Not to mention the numerous jokes I received about his death.

The guy was obviously very insecure with himself and spent the last few years of his life being persecuted by people who know nothing about him. Remember, everyone is innocent until proven guilty.. and he was never proven guilty.

Rest in Peace Michael Jackson.

Cute or Vandals?

These animals can be very destructive and dangerous. Would you have saved them??

... I would have!! :o)

New look?

Well I've straightened up the blog a little bit.. tried to tidy it up and make it look prettier! Yes, I love the color purple as if you can't already tell! haha. I know it could be better but I am happy with the way it looks now. I may work on a better logo when I get a chance.

Just want to mention that I used Blogger Buster for help with the codes! They were a huge help and I hope to do bigger and better things with all of my blogs with their help!

I will be posting more soon!

Under Construction for a bit!

Just to let everyone know I am going to be working on a new layout for this blog. This will be my first time attempting to play around with the layout codes so if you come here and find the page a bit crazy looking, just ignore it and come back another time! Wish me luck and if anyone is good at this stuff please let me know!! xo