Too bad.

Jewish people problems...

But wait, isn't this a PUBLIC SCHOOL?

Something smells a little like gefilte.

I can understand this as the school is simply trying to even the playing field for everyone. Yes some kids weren't able to attend Jordan's bart mitzvah but what about the kids who won't even have a bar mitzvah? Its almost unfair how they're left out and it could affect their well being and even affect their grades if this continues. Same goes for girls who have a quinceanera and don't invite classmates who might enjoy tacos and pinatas just as those same classmates were not able to enjoy humus without bacon.

Why just last week I was down at the elementary school fixing the faculty showers when I realized that why should only the faculty be able to use these? That seems unfair and could hurt some childrens' feelings after recess when the ones who reached puberty first smell worse than the others. This could hamper their social development! So I did the first thing that came to mind, really the most obvious solution, and told the principal that they should allow the children to shower after recess and that I personally would supervise so they wouldn't have to waste any extra funds on hiring a new supervisor when I need service hours due to my last misdomeaner anyway! Its a win-win!

what_now: Either have a uniform or stop this nonsense- the kid that didn't get invited to the party knows he didn't get invited; everyone told him. And now that his mom called the school and made all the other kids change, he's NEVER going to get invited.

And if you have a uniform, have a REAL uniform, none of this silly "blue pants and a white polo shirt" dress code silliness people in the US think is a uniform.

That said, I'm kinda cheered to see those Bar Mitzvah shirts being worn by people who actually WENT to the Bar Mitzvah. Around me it's a hipster(?) thing to get these shirts from Goodwill or similar and then wear them "ironically" in college. Same thing behind old 1970's style gym shirts with some other kid's name on 'em, bowling shirts with some other guy's name on 'em, work shirts with some other guy's name on 'em...

/hold my PBR

RexTalionis: Also, I was under the impression that bar mitzvahs are supposed to be small religious ceremonies. Why do other kids want to go to that?

If a kid is cool, getting invited to his event means you're in the cool club, like any other event.

Aside from that though, some families do make a huge blowout party with catering and bands and the whole nine yards. Among the slice of people who want to keep up with the Joneses by spoiling their kids, it's another venue at which to do that. See also: overdone blowout weddings, sweet 16s. Gets criticized the same way by more modest families, too.

I'll say though I went to schools with actual required uniforms all required to be made by the same supplier or purchased ready-made at one official store. Our bookbags were all regulation also.

Still kids managed to wear one size too large (all the rage back then), wear the "wrong" shoes, hang 130410341026 keychains off their bookbags to display their personality, wear "cool" hair accessories (or not), have the "right" school supplies (or not), and aside from all that, as Tats mentions too, actually, like, TALK about what they did on Sunday (our day off) and who they hung out with.

I don't think it's possible to eliminate cliques by regulating clothing. It CAN help toward making people belong to one group and get rid of the economic issues of totally free clothing, but the cool kids are still going to be the cool kids, and if you didn't get invited to someone's birthday, people are going to know.

"I was into Jordan before he sold out."

\hipster kid t-shirt

What's all this shiat about "starting a conversation"? Is that the new catchphrase among the modern PC bulls*itters?

I remember the cool kids in my school, and I know how they ended up.

Burn that shirt and run, kids.

did have a star of David on them? that would be unfortunate.

Michael Jordan is jewish?

Is this the part where we all scream and foam at the mouth about Jews 'foisting' their religion on us?

MelGoesOnTour: What's all this shiat about "starting a conversation"? Is that the new catchphrase among the modern PC bulls*itters?

I think it might translate roughly to the administration politely asking parents to pay attention to/deal with their kids before the school has to go all zero tolerance on their asses.

Headso: Michael Jordan is jewish?

Didn't you watch him negotiate with the players' union?

/ducks

I got nuthin...

Talk amongst yourselves, I'm verklempt

Sanduskyed In The Shower: I can understand this as the school is simply trying to even the playing field for everyone. Yes some kids weren't able to attend Jordan's bart mitzvah but what about the kids who won't even have a bar mitzvah? Its almost unfair how they're left out and it could affect their well being and even affect their grades if this continues. Same goes for girls who have a quinceanera and don't invite classmates who might enjoy tacos and pinatas just as those same classmates were not able to enjoy humus without bacon.

Why just last week I was down at the elementary school fixing the faculty showers when I realized that why should only the faculty be able to use these? That seems unfair and could hurt some childrens' feelings after recess when the ones who reached puberty first smell worse than the others. This could hamper their social development! So I did the first thing that came to mind, really the most obvious solution, and told the principal that they should allow the children to shower after recess and that I personally would supervise so they wouldn't have to waste any extra funds on hiring a new supervisor when I need service hours due to my last misdomeaner anyway! Its a win-win!

This is the kind of initiative that's made Homeland great. I'm glad you're on our side.

So the school administrators can do it, but when I ask middle-schoolers to take their shirts off I get arrested. That's justice for you.

RexTalionis: Also, I was under the impression that bar mitzvahs are supposed to be small religious ceremonies. Why do other kids want to go to that?

What a Bar Mitzvah party can look like.

OK...and while we're at it, football players, cheerleaders, etc can't wear their team jackets because my precious snowflake didn't make the team.

What if it's a gay gypsy bar-mitzvah for the disabled?

itazurakko: I'll say though I went to schools with actual required uniforms all required to be made by the same supplier or purchased ready-made at one official store. Our bookbags were all regulation also.

Still kids managed to wear one size too large (all the rage back then), wear the "wrong" shoes, hang 130410341026 keychains off their bookbags to display their personality, wear "cool" hair accessories (or not), have the "right" school supplies (or not), and aside from all that, as Tats mentions too, actually, like, TALK about what they did on Sunday (our day off) and who they hung out with.

I don't think it's possible to eliminate cliques by regulating clothing. It CAN help toward making people belong to one group and get rid of the economic issues of totally free clothing, but the cool kids are still going to be the cool kids, and if you didn't get invited to someone's birthday, people are going to know.

Well these days it is all who is in what friend circle on Facebook. Kids these days are little bastards about that. Like "Oh did you see those photos from Jenny's party....oh wait you're not in the group to see that. Sorry." and other petty shiat like that.

Banning the teeshirts and shiat like that is a useless gesture. The cool kids are still going to ignore the uncool kids and all that. Hell simply having various levels of class (honors, regular, vocational, etc) is going to create social strata. If you want to actually cause change, make the kids mix while letting them retain their individuality.

CSB:
I had a hockey player on my team who got in trouble for bullying the nerds. He was punished by the school admin, but I told him to stay on the team he would be joining the math club (as a bonus his math scores sucked). A month later he's in trouble, but this time for beating the hell out of a guy he saw bullying a math nerd. His excuse was "You told me to defend my teammates coach". We need to work on the whole "If Person A slaps the tray out of Person B's hands, it does not mean you can land an uppercut on Person A's jaw..." but hey baby steps.

/also up to a B+ in pre-calculus

I felt left out and emotionally damaged because while everyone was wearing everyone else's bar mitzvah shirts, nobody would wear my bar mitzvah shirt. can we somehow make a rule that coddles to my very specific emotional damages?

I didn't think there were that many bar mitzvahs in Jordan.

I hate how schools try so hard to coddle the little snowflakes, and then turn around and say they are preparing them for the real world. Fark that. The real world is a harsh, unfair, and unforgiving realm that kids will become victim to after being coddled like this for 10-12 years. You think you're going to a have a boss someday come in on a monday and ask that employees don't talk about the bar (mis)adventures of the previous nights out of fear it might leave other employees feeling left out?

Live and let learn.

jaytkay: RexTalionis: Also, I was under the impression that bar mitzvahs are supposed to be small religious ceremonies. Why do other kids want to go to that?

What a Bar Mitzvah party can look like.

[lh3.googleusercontent.com image 640x427]

Hopefully nowhere near Penn State.

Thanks for the tip

hmmm... makes me wonder what would happen if you send a kid to preschool with a t-shirt reading:

Shlomo's Bris
04-22-2011

that would be a cute joke

/dontchathink?

What is the point of blowing a lot of money on a Bar Mitzvah if you can't let other people know about it, particularly those who couldn't witness it in person?

I'm not Jewish, but I did get invited to one classmate's bar mitzvah in the seventh grade (1994). The party itself wasn't great, but I was able to meet Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris).

/CSB

Roook: Bar Mitzvahs cause all of the conflicts in the world

I see what you did there, Sugartits.

What kind of world are we living in where a teenager wants to advertise that they went to some weird awkward religious ceremony?

'yo, we got to wear little suits, listen to Jordan read from the Torah, it was the shiat yo'

Are we sure these kids aren't wearing these shirts for ironic purposes?

I don't who's lamer the school council or the kids wearing these lame ass shirts.