School Uniforms Opening Statement: Good morning everyone. Today‚ the topic I will be debating will be on how school uniforms should be mandatory. The way our generation is molded today has an effect on individuals over the way they think of themselves physically and mentally. When we wake up in the morning‚ do we really think “Hey I’m going to get an education today” NO. We think about our hair‚ makeup‚ and the new and fabulous clothes we are going to wear. Our main focus is popularity and
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School Uniforms If public school students had one thing over private school students‚ that would be the freedom to choose what they wear to school. It could soon be hard to tell the two groups apart with more and more public school going to mandatory uniforms. According to former President Bill Clinton in his 1996 State of the Union Address‚ “If it means that teenagers will stop killing each other over designer jackets‚ then our public schools should be allowed to require the students to wear
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The requirement of school uniforms would improve the over-all education experience for students. Do you concentrate better with or without distractions? There are several reasons why schools should implement and require uniforms. I believe if we eliminate the distractions of “fashionable” clothing and require school uniforms‚ we can eliminate violence‚ due to peer pressure‚ bullying‚ and gang affiliation. It would also alleviate the stress imposed on parents to purchase expensive name-brand clothing
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Why School Uniforms? School uniforms are widely used in public schools. Despite disagreements among parents‚ students‚ and the school districts‚ school officials cite many reasons for students to wear school uniforms. Those reasons usually include the following: the uniforms are cheaper for parents‚ students wearing the same clothes decreases school fights‚ and students can receive a better education in the secure environment uniforms creates. Some students and parents disagree because wearing
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Responsible RECYCLING. Authors: Schmeiser‚ Lisa Source: Macworld‚ Apr2009‚ Vol. 26 Issue 4‚ p60-63‚ 4p‚ 3 Color Photographs Document Type: Article Subject Terms: ELECTRONIC apparatus & appliances -- Recycling MACBOOK (Computer) APPLE Inc. APPLE computers EBAY Inc. CRAIGSLIST Inc. GLOBAL Alerts LLC ELECTRONICS ELECTRIC apparatus & appliances Abstract: The article offers information on several ways to recycle an old Mac computer from Apple Inc. It is suggested to donate the
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The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is an international movement‚ an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. It is dedicated to the propagation of the Christian faith and to the furnishing of various forms of assistance to persons in need of spiritual solace and material aid. The Salvation Army was founded in 1865 in London by the English Methodist minister William Booth. It was originally founded as the Christian Mission‚ with the aim of carrying on evangelical and social-welfare
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Uniforms affect behavior in a positive manner. Self-image is also affected positively when wearing a uniform. It’s easier to dress your children for school. Identification of those who belong at school and those who don’t is easier. School uniforms make dress code enforcement easier. Gangs at school can’t show their "colors" or characteristic symbols. There’s no distracting fashion show at school when you wear a uniform. Household income doesn’t become a visible issue with school uniforms;
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Hannah Housby Soph. Comp. Period 9 9/11/13 School Uniforms; Good Idea or Bad Idea? Imagine walking around school and every girl looked alike and every guy looked alike‚ don’t you think that would be a little weird? That is what it would be like if our school had uniforms. Everybody would look the same. I think we shouldn’t have uniforms because people would not be able to express their individuality‚ be themselves‚ or show off their creativity. The first reason is individuality. Nobody
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School uniforms should not be an option in public schools as they do not allow students to be themselves. Two public high schools in East Tennessee‚ one with and one without a school uniform policy‚ were compared. The results of the study showed that a school uniform policy had a positive significant effect on improving the graduation rate of a rural school in East Tennessee when compared to a school of similar demographics.(Hayden‚ Erik) However there was no significant effect on student attendance
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School Uniforms: Too Much or What We Need? University of Phoenix Many students today fear that the heart of a controversial issue involving school uniforms will become an issue in their school. Some educators feel as though school uniforms are actually the answer to keeping our schools safe‚ making our students happy‚ and making our schools a better learning center. Most students and some parents feel as though school uniforms will take away a student’s individuality‚ fear that they are
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