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Darklit_Minuet posted...

You say this system works well in Asian countries. I point towards suicide rates in those countries as a counterpoint. Children shouldn't have their creativity stifled and forced to grow up to be cogs in a machine

Having a School Uniform won't stifle their creativity.

Why Imposing Restrictions Can Actually Boost Creativity
https://bigthink.com/philip-perry/why-imposing-restrictions-can-actually-boost-creativity

One study supports imposing artificial restrictions in order to goose creativity

The Psychology of Limitations: How and Why Constraints Can Make You More Creative
https://buffer.com/resources/7-examples-of-how-creative-constraints-can-lead-to-amazing-work/

Proof That Constraints Can Actually Make You More Creative
https://www.fastcompany.com/3027379/the-psychology-of-limitations-how-and-why-constraints-can-make-you-more-creative

Brainstorming, thinking outside the box, working with free reign on a projecttheyre old creativity maxims, but how well do they really work?

If anything, it'll boost their creativity.

Working within a restriction helps to push a person to think, same applies to students who have to follow rules, wear a uniform, etc.

Youth suicide: Asian teens crack under growing family pressure
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Asia-Insight/Youth-suicide-Asian-teens-crack-under-growing-family-pressure

From Singapore to Japan, falling birthrates mean fewer siblings and more stress

SINGAPORE -- Every year, clinical psychologist Carol Balhetchet sees numerous patients in their teens or early 20s come through her Singapore office. Many suffer from depression, anorexia and other conditions; some have attempted suicide before consulting her.
Balhetchet's more than 20 years of experience have taught her that most cases stem from stress, and she thinks this factor is even more acute for today's young generations than it was in the past.
"There's academic stress, achievement stress, future job stress, and even [choosing] which university they go to is stressful," she said. "In today's society, very fast technology and very high financial economic progress -- that puts stress on our population. When it puts stress on the parents and family, then it in turn puts stress on our children, who are expected to succeed."
Data released in the city-state in July suggests the pressure is indeed mounting. A total of 397 people took their own lives in 2018, up 10% on the year, according to suicide prevention agency Samaritans of Singapore. Boys between the ages of 10 and 19 were particularly at risk, with 19 cases reported -- up from seven in 2017 and the highest number since 1991. "The prevalence of suicide mortality among youths and males is a significant societal concern," the agency said.
Youth suicide is not only a Singaporean problem but a regional one. Other countries, such as Japan, are also logging alarmingly high figures. There are no easy explanations, but experts say that as families have fewer children, each one feels more responsibility to be a high achiever. Constant exposure to social media may be difficult to cope with as well.
The cause of Suicide in Asian Students is due to stress to succeed and be an "Achiever".
It has nothing to do with inhibiting creativity.

"The relentless pursuit of perfection in today's society exposes our teens to different stressors faced by generations before them," Wong Lai Chun, Samaritans of Singapore's senior assistant director, told the Nikkei Asian Review. "With the pressure to achieve and meet higher expectations, some may choose to put on a facade that they are coping well to avoid being viewed as weak."



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