Gym Shoes and P.E.?
What are everyone's thoughts on allowing gym shoes to be worn to school. I realize it doesn't look as classy as dress shoes. The benefit is saving the minutes each day that it takes to change shoes for P.E. The older the students the less time it takes. It also eliminates classroom space being used to store gym shoes, less scuff marks in the hallway, and overall less expensive for parents? Any thoughts and comments? Please share and thanks for all your previous posts.
posted by croy @ 8:54 AM
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Gym shoes are better for your feet than most 'dress' shoes. Happy feet make happy students.
Isn't this the same argument as why the kids wear uniforms? How can we push for standardized uniforms and punish those who don't conform, but at the same time allow various tennis shoes.
Would the tennis shoes have to be white? Most kid's tennis shoes are very colorful - everything from pink and purple to orange, even rainbow. And if they are "white" are they all white or can you have colored stripes or swishes, etc? Sounds like a nightmare to me.
The whole point of uniforms is to keep the social class system out of the schools as much as possible, and to have the kids act and look respectful, as a Catholic student should. To allow tennis shoes to be worn at all times is a complete reversal of this policy. Some kids will wear ratty shoes, some will wear $100 Nike's. Enforcement of any kind of standard will be difficult if not impossible, and in my opinion, it would mark the beginning of the demise of the uniform and what it stands for.
Does it resemble the uniform argument. Yes it does. Some restrictions should apply. Example: No canvas; Leather or Vinyl shoes only. No hightops; 'running shoe/loafter' design only. Black should be the predominant color.
These would be acceptable: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00069567C/sr=1-2/qid=1138109176/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-7071896-0497503?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
These would NOT:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000A47L9/sr=1-4/qid=1138109176/ref=pd_bbs_4/104-7071896-0497503?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
These would be acceptable:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000CCO4RG/sr=1-13/qid=1138109503/ref=sr_1_13/104-7071896-0497503?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
These would NOT:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AN4KJO/sr=1-8/qid=1138109503/ref=sr_1_8/104-7071896-0497503?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
I like the kids wearing dress shoes, but sometimes it is very difficult to find dress shoes for boys. I believe Holy Family allows athletic shoes, but black only. I think they have specific requirements.
Morales,
Those are just examples... I am not advocating a brand. Read what I wrote. If you can meet some guidelines for athletic shoes at Payless or Wal-Mart, then all power to you.
I don't think the school should be dictating where we buy are clothes.
I do think we would benefit from a little more flexibility in the colors and maybe 'cut' of the clothes.
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