I largely agree, and yes my kids have turned out alright (although I would say that, wouldn't I...?). And I absolutely agree about setting boundaries etc; however, I still feel in retrospect that, given the choice, I'd much rather have spent my time and emotional energy setting those boundaries...
I do understand some of the arguments in favour of school uniforms - respect, marking borderline between home and school, ironing out differences between rich and poor pupils etc etc.
However, it's also worth noting that some of the countries which seem to achieve uniformly good (no pun...
You may be right, in which case (as an employer) I'd be really interested to know which law you're referring to, and how that prevents an employer taking account of dress, piercings or whatever. As I understand it, the equality legislation (rightly) protects people from being discriminated...