Title: A Uniform Look Authors: Yasmine L. Konheim-Kalkstein Source: American School Board Journal‚ Aug. 2006‚ Vol. 193‚ No. 8‚ pp. 24-27 Document Type: Journal Article Database: SIRS .A Uniform Look When students dress alike‚ proponents say‚ the school climate may be improved By Yasmine L. Konheim-Kalkstein Since the 1990s‚ the practice of having public school students wear uniforms--like their private school peers--has been credited with some amazing results. School uniforms‚ proponents
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1 School Uniform Debate Proposition 25% of students in public elementary schools have a mandatory school uniform policy. This is a 500% increase since mid-1990. There wouldn’t be that much of an increase without some good reason behind it. Uniforms take the envy away from peers. So there would be less conflict and jealousy going on in your school. There would no longer be that poor person who has Wal-Mart clothes being compared to that rich kid who is wearing Hollister clothes. The
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School Uniforms in Indonesia: A Need and a Must In Indonesia‚ uniforms are not just clothes. In terms of display‚ this clothing is a most visible marker of status‚ identity and ethnicity (Arthur). When Indonesians wear uniforms‚ it means that they are responsible and serious to the job they do. Officers in almost all official instances in Indonesia wear certain uniform related to the organization. Uniforms dictate its wearers what is and what is not appropriate to do. In school‚ many educators
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Most adults are for school uniforms‚ however most students are against them. There has been a lot of controversy on whether or not we should have school uniforms by next fall. We as students believe uniforms take away freedom of choice‚ they are impractical‚ and a strict dress code would be a better alternative. First‚ school uniforms take away individualism. They do this by not allowing students to pick what they want to wear. They take away from students showing what they stand for or believe
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There are several reasons public schools should require uniforms. “School uniforms are one of several strategies being used by this nation’s public schools to restore order in the classroom and safety in the schools” (Stanley‚ 2). “In addition to encouraging students to concentrate on learning‚ rather than on what to wear‚ uniforms can be social equalizers that promote peer acceptances‚ as well as school spirit and school pride” (Stanley‚ 2). School uniforms make it easier for students not to
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SCHOOL UNIFORM ESSAY In California and other parts of the United States the majority of schools have uniforms. Private schools specially. I am agreeing with schools that want to make uniforms a requirement. It would help the communities to avoid violence within students that claim to be from a crew. Wear school uniforms would help the families to save money. Uniforms would also help schools to have their students focused and interested in their studies‚ instead of thinking what type of clothes
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Benefits of uniforms In some Western countries‚ there is no such thing as school uniform. Students just wear whatever they like as long as appropriate to the norm to their school. But‚ this kind of things does not happen in our country. Why? Questions like “Should school require students to wear a school uniform?” have been put forward again and again. Based on what we can observe now‚ there are so many reasons to wear school uniforms. First of all‚ school uniforms can prompt young students to
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for a uniform The US education system is facing a dilemma. High dropout rates‚ low graduation rates‚ bullying and budget cuts are among the problems US schools are facing today. Trying to find solutions to these problems‚ school uniform proponents think that school uniforms might be the key to solve them (Alhanati). In countries like Great Britain‚ school uniforms are common and many other countries like Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and South Africa adapted the same system (Should Uniforms in Schools Be Abandoned
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a study on school uniforms and the effects they had on students. Uniforms have been common in public schools since 1994 and since then the dropout rate for schools that don’t have uniforms have increased. The requirement of school uniforms is a turnaround for students because students would benefit from this. Schools everywhere should bring them back. It is a great idea for schools to enforce a policy on schools because research shows that students can achieve success. School uniforms help improve
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Are Uniforms Mandatory? Are uniforms good or bad for school? Every day pusillanimous students are trying to get through school without getting noticed on what they wear because people make fun of them. There are many benefits on why school should add school uniforms. Researchers have observed that uniforms set a professional tone and helps students’ self-esteem. Since people get picked on because of what they wear‚ schools should add uniforms. Supporters of uniforms believe that uniforms
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