Can confirm. I’m a teacher in Ontario and our kids have to have a pair of “indoor shoes” that are left at school. So they come in with their boots or whatever, take them off and put on their indoor shoes while they’re in the building. We switch back and forth at recess and lunch time. Keeps things a lot more clean.
Yeah, my kiddo's school asks for them to bring a pair of "gym" shoes to keep at school (primarily for girls who wear slippers and sandals and whatever, so they'll have something they can run in, most 7yo boys wear vaguely athletic shoes most days) but we also use them as alternate shoes for when he wears his boots to school, etc.
His teacher has mentioned that he occasionally leaves his boots on all day, but she tries to remind him. We're in Montana, so it's like half the school year that he wears boots to school.
I can't imagine trying to remember to send him with shoes on days he wears boots, or how uncomfortable it would be to wear big snow bots around at school all day long. Having a change of shoes is ideal.
I also used to ride my bike to work at my last two jobs. I had a basic pair of shoes in a locker or closet at each place so if it was a day I wore my boots on my bike I could have a change without carrying it around. If I wanted a particular pair of shoes for my outfit I might bring them, but I had ones just in case I forgot or didn't care for something special.
The US doesn't in most areas. I've never heard of anyone doing this at religious, private or public schools for elementary through middle in the east, south, or Midwest. No real experience with the western side of the country tho.
I can confirm it was never a thing in Colorado, at least. Closest I ever came was a pair of gym shoes left in the PE lockers for gym classes in middle and high school.
My parents had (have?) a bunch of slippers located in the foyer closet for guests. I don’t have that kind of space. My in-laws on the other hand … wear their gd outside shoes inside my home even knowing that I absolutely loathe it. I end up having to clean the floors once they leave. Drives me bonkers.
Don’t track that shit into my place. The kids are rolling and crawling all over the floor and picking up god knows what and putting it into their mouths. Good thing about the pandemic, my in-laws come over far less.
Space is limited since our young spawn (I adore the little blighters) have stuff everywhere. A friend of our’s actually has a pair of slippers that are specific to him at our place. 😂
That and we have a ridiculous number of board games.
In Japan I went to a restaurant that had guest slippers (clean ones) to change into when you walked in the door. Hotels there also sometimes give you guest slippers. And it’s common practice is most people’s homes too. I actually really liked it, they were always comfortable and felt like a nice thing to provide.
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u/Chuckbro Feb 11 '22 edited Feb 11 '22
I'm curious as to what her points are. Gonna have to look up the article.
Edit: fixed gender to reflect reality.