Abaya English 1301‚ 1:45pm Class 9-25-2012 1124 School Uniforms: Convenience or Conformity As children we always seem to be told “love who you are and be yourself.” For instance‚ as a child how many of you were so excited to pick what to wear for the day‚ to feel that sense of control and to know you could show up to school and say “this is me and I love who I am!” However‚ on the other side of the fence‚ you have another student that has a uniform‚ who is not being given the option to dress as
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Why Students Should or Should Not Wear Uniforms By Patricia Bell‚ eHow Contributor School uniforms have been a topic of discussion and debate between parents and administrators. There are different opinions of the effect that school uniforms have on children’s social acceptance‚ comfort and behavior and the cost to the parents. 1. Insight * Children who cannot afford the latest fashion are sometimes ridiculed by their peers. Cliques can develop based on students’ clothing styles‚ and
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What`s more‚ it`s still unproved to many that having Johnny wear a tie to school‚ and Susie a plaid skirt‚ will help them learn better. And critics of uniforms point out that most policies have been adopted at the elementary school level‚ which is not where the serious problems of violence and gang activity have flared. In fact‚ when uniforms were tried at Forestville High School in Prince George`s a few years ago‚ ``the kids rebelled‚`` said guidance counselor Cecilia Smith‚ because ``it was going
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Should students be required to wear school uniforms in public schools? This is a big topic of discussion for school boards. People can fall anywhere on a scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree with the idea of school uniforms. The article Should Kids Wear School Uniforms written by Sherry Bowen opens up and shares he personal thoughts on the controversial problem. I personally believe that school uniforms shouldn’t be required in public schools. However‚ Bowen is effective at persuading school
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Uniforms in schools won’t make things better‚ it does not improve school safety or academic discipline. It violate a student’s right to express themselves and freedom. It’s also a problem for families that don’t have good finances‚ because the uniforms are expensive than regular clothes. It’s also harder for a school to enforce the rule of students having to wear only the school uniforms. Uniform suppresses individualism and treats students’ en masse rather than encouraging teachers to recognize
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Pro: School Uniforms School uniforms are a good idea in public schools. Studies have shown that uniforms made for a safer learning environment‚ and 80% of girls and 62% of boys actually liked the uniforms. First of all‚ uniforms are less expensive to buy than regular clothes. Uniforms stay the same‚ year after year‚ unlike fads and styles that change on a seasonal basis. Having school uniforms also reduces stress that students experience in the morning from not having anything to wear. They would
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After several not-so-great experiences I have had in the school district‚ I think I have come up with a long-term solution to increasing amounts of disrespect and subordination both among the students and the faculty. I grew up in a parochial school in New York City. In St. Andrews we had to wear school uniforms. The memories of my childhood aren’t filled with unforgivable actions towards me‚ and people picking on each other about what clothes they are wearing. The most trouble I ever remember
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Schools should not force students to wear school uniforms because it may not be their type of fashion. They may not like the design‚ color‚ or how comfortable the uniform is. Bullies could laugh at the kids if they think the school uniforms look bad and they could bully them or beat them up for wearing it. Some schools want school uniforms to look so good or fancy in the design work that they could spend a lot of money on the uniforms and not have enough for other aspects of the school. School uniforms
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sports that people need to know about the sport they play. Sports have essential uniforms‚ positions‚ and playing surfaces to the game. Uniforms are one of the many elements sportsmen need to know about their sport. When participating in sports the uniform must be correct or there could be a chance that the player can’t play in the game because of different requirements. The playing surface that the sportsmen play on should be something to know about too. If the surface isn’t correct it could be dangerous
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