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shorts at school, at home and otherwise

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The history of short trousers reflects the history of education itself. It is interesting to consider the different traditions in different states (like Great Britain and USA): in some states were shorts compulsory for boys at school, in other forbidden. Today are short shorts (like in the 70ies or 80ies of the former century) as part of school uniform are rare. But times and customes could be changed...
First question: How old are you?
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 or older
Where do you live?
North America
Great Britain or Ireland
Central Europe
Japan
Australia or New Zealand
Other place
Should students wear school uniforms at school?
yes
no
Should boys be allowed to wear shorts at school?
yes
no
Should shorts be compulsory for boys at school?
No
Yes, until a certain age
Yes, for all schoolboys, independent of their age
If you voted for "until a certain age" : until what age should shorts be compulsory for schoolboys?
12
13
14
15
16
17
At which terms should shorts be compulsory for schoolboys?
Only during summer
from april until october (southern hemisphere: from oktober until april)
from march until november (southern hemisphere: from september until may)
year around, but long pants should be allowed during (very) cold days
year around, NO exceptions
Which is the best color for school shorts?
grey
dark navy blue
black
Should boys be forced (by their parents) to wear shorts at home and otherwise?
no
yes, sometimes
yes, at all terms, when shorts are compulsary at school
yes, all the time
Until what age should boys be forced to wear shorts at home and otherwise?
12
13
14
15
16
17
until there are out of school
What kind of shorts should boys wear at home and otherwise?
Their school shorts
denim shorts
p.e. shorts
other
Style of shorts should be their own choice, but knees and tights must be bare.
Why should boys wear shorts in school and at home?
It looks nice.
It's a fine tradition that boys wear shorts.
It is good for their discipline and takes them an their place.
It toughens them up.
This poll was created on 2009-08-04 23:39:14 by Marc R.