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"is it necessary to wear school uniform at school?" a third-grade girl in hangzhou wrote to the school principal and asked this question.

the principal replied and started to pilot a new initiative this week: every wednesday will be designated as “no uniform day” for the primary school.

the third grade girls wrote to the principal:

"do i have to wear a school uniform at school?"

shen nuoyi, a student in class 2, grade 3, qianjiang foreign language experimental school in hangzhou, wrote a letter to the school principal this summer, raising the following question:"do i have to wear a school uniform at school?"

in the letter, she expressed her wish that one day she would be able to go to school without wearing a uniform.

she said,there are many beautiful clothes and skirts at home that my mother bought for me. since i started elementary school, i have no chance to wear them except on weekends when i am in school.

she also said that the classmates she saw every day were all wearing the same school uniform."i also want to see my classmate chen yanyi wearing a skirt, and i want to see the boy liu xieyuyue wearing a football uniform."

every wednesday is designated as "no school uniform day"

girls wear floral skirts to school

zhao qin, principal of qianjiang foreign language experimental school, made her reply public to all students in the school and established every wednesday as "no school uniform day".

zhao qi replied:school uniforms are important as a symbol of school culture, a bond of team spirit and a symbol of student identity.it also shows the understanding and tolerance of the new era primary school students' desire to show their individuality and beauty.on "no uniform day", students will have the right to choose their own dress and can choose not to wear school uniforms.

she encouraged students to wear comfortable, neat and appropriate clothing on this day, while focusing on improving their inner beauty.

this wednesday was the school's first no-uniform day. wang yu, a girl from class 104, wore a flowery dress to school. she said:"i can let my classmates see my colorful skirt. it feels so novel to have such a day occasionally."

principal zhao qi said that the school attaches great importance to the individual development of students.we hope that through "no uniform day" we can provide students with a platform to show themselves and pursue beauty."no school uniform day" is not only a window to showcase individual aesthetics, but also an important opportunity to cultivate students' pursuit of beauty and educate them with beauty.

the parents of zhang xinyuan, a fifth-grade girl in the school, said that they were very happy to see such an initiative of the school. aesthetic education is also a very important course.we also hope that children can develop more autonomy through "no uniform day".

at the beginning, i had to wear school uniform every day.

i'll change it right after school.

“i feel like my daughter also needs this no school uniform day.”a mother whose daughter is in the second grade of primary school said that when her daughter was in the first grade, she still liked to wear school uniforms and wore them every day, but nowby the second year of wearing it, i was starting to get a little bored.

"now, not only on weekends, you should never wear school uniforms.the first thing i do when i get home from school is to take off my school uniform and change into my own clothes."she said that she had to change and wash two sets of clothes for her child every day, which was a bit tiring.

"girls love beauty, and if they have a choice, they would still want to wear skirts." another mother also said that the school provides two types of school uniforms for girls: pants and skirts, and her daughter always chooses to wear skirts within the range of options.

the number of people buying clothes has dropped dramatically

children wear school uniforms on weekends

"our school doesn't require uniforms on fridays, so children can wear their own clothes." hangzhoua mother from another school said that the policy of their school is to wear formal uniforms on mondays, sports uniforms from tuesday to thursday, and friday is "no uniform day".

"very good,it saves me a lot of trouble and money! the amount of clothes i buy has dropped dramatically."she said that on normal days when they wear school uniforms, it is especially neat and nice to see the children standing together when going to and from school.

she said that the quality of the school uniforms was also good.the child is used to wearing the uniform on weekdays, and sometimes likes to wear the uniform on weekends, "saying it is very comfortable."

during the interview, many parents also said they like school uniforms very much.

"it's nice to wear a school uniform. i don't have to think about what to wear when i wake up in the morning."a mother whose child just started primary school this year said that she finally doesn’t have to worry about choosing clothes every day like she did when her child was in kindergarten. “sometimes it takes 20 minutes to choose, which is too time-consuming.”

“the quality of our school uniforms is quite good.for fear that children may get bored with one color, we have prepared a series of seven rainbow colors so that children can change them every week."a junior high school parent said that he had never worried about his child's clothes during his three years in junior high school.

a parent of a high school student said that his son still wears his junior high school uniform at home."i've been wearing it for three years and i've developed an attachment to it. the quality of the school uniform is really good and i can still wear it."

and the mother told the little lion sister,there are also students around me who have been admitted to universities and brought their high school uniforms to universities to wear. "especially the uniforms of several key high schools. maybe they have some kind of complex!"

the utilization rate of formal wear is relatively low

the child is reluctant to wear more clothes for a long time

"we wear school uniforms every day, and my daughter doesn't object at all."another mother whose daughter is in the second grade of elementary school said that she felt that the belts on the girls' school uniform pants were not very convenient. "my child always has trouble tying them after going to the toilet at school."

"it's best to just wear a uniform that's convenient for exercise."she said that she also supports wearing school uniforms, but she hopes that the uniforms are of better quality and not too expensive so that it will be more convenient for children to go to school.

another mother whose son is already in junior high school also said that her child has no problem with wearing school uniforms, buti particularly dislike wearing a formal school uniform of a white shirt, suit and trousers."he said it was uncomfortable to wear and not suitable for exercise. if there were activities at school that required him to wear it, he would bring it and change into it temporarily. he would not even wear it during the day."

"formal clothes are more expensive than other school uniforms," ​​she said.the utilization rate of formal school uniforms is too low. it would be good if they could be cancelled.

some schools haven't had uniforms for more than 30 years.

children have their own aesthetics and dressing styles

there are also schools in hangzhou that do not have a unified school uniform.

"our school has never had a school uniform. the children's class customized the uniforms when they organized group activities. generally, when there are class activities, the class teacher will notify the students to wear uniforms."ms. wang said that her two children are in the same school and each has his or her own class uniform, and they rarely wear them at the same time.

"it was a headache at first, as i had to worry about what the two children should wear every day." she said, but she gradually got used to it, especially when her eldest daughter was in high school.she has unknowingly developed her own aesthetic and dressing habits. "she knows what clothes are more suitable for what classes she has every day."

"when buying clothes and shoes, i will ask for her opinion. she doesn't just choose the ones that look good, she knows to choose the ones that are comfortable to wear." she thinks this can be considered as a kind of life skill development.

tianchang primary school in hangzhou has not had a school uniform for more than 30 years.vice principal wang linhui said that the school's differentiated education philosophy,it is to encourage children to have their own ideas and personalities, and not set uniform standards including school uniforms.

"although our students do not usually wear school uniforms, when they are outside, they can often be recognized as tianchang children by their temperament and behavior." she said that this is the real business card of a school.

source: orange persimmon interactive·metropolitan express