April 7

Chapter 55 pt.1

The Rule of Benedict April 7

Many schools in our time have returned to the practice of requiring a uniform to be worn on campus.  It is claimed that such a practice eliminates one way that middle and high schoolers regularly go about distinguishing themselves from one another in order to gain attention, display wealth, or identify themselves with a group.  While clearly there are other ways to gain distinction and do these sorts of things, in most stories I've heard, the requirement to wear a specific uniform is a relief to students.  One major weight seems to be lifted from the minds and hearts of teenagers during a critical developmental period in their lives.  Everyone, at least when it comes to clothes, is in the same boat at school.

I think this is in the spirit of Benedict's instructions regarding a dress code.  In time, I believe that we will come to consider how our order can embody this spirit in our own context.