GENEG 103-607
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Writing assignment # 3 – Argumentative
26 February 2014
Should students have to wear school uniforms?
I think students should wear uniforms to school because it makes the school look better. It also helps with a dress code because students are wearing more provocative clothing giving the school a bad name and wearing uniforms will help the students appreciate discipline and look more professional. Promote equality and learning is what should be exercised in schools. School uniforms have positive benefits. First, there will be no difference between rich and poor. That will promote a sense of teamwork between students because they will all look the same, and that will make an equality between students. Second, school uniforms will allow children to focus more on learning and what needs to be taught Therefore uniforms will increase students' self-esteem. Finally, school uniforms can be also a tool to save families time and money. Bullying on the other hand is a serious problem in schools. By having uniforms it would eliminate a lot of situations. It can help the bullying problem because kids get picked on for their clothes all the time, so if all the kids had on the same clothes that problem would be improved dramatically. Also, if kids wear regular clothes, they basically have no restriction in how they dress which leads to promiscuity. Promiscuity can distract other students from paying attention in school and maybe make them get lower grades. That's why uniforms should be worn at all times. Students may feel inferior of what they wear just because they are poorer than the rest. Students might also dress inappropriately and therefore give the rest wrong idea. Students might also judge each other on what they wear. Students may get lost easily during learning journeys as teachers might leave them out thinking they are members of the public and therefore leave without them. I think that they stop most