Colegio Vista Hermosa
Sección Secundaria
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Debate
Should school uniform be required all through 12th grade
Clothes are a way of expressing yourself and standardized school uniforms could be a major obstacle for self expression and self discovery. Schools should not require students to wear uniforms so they can self-express properly. Self-expression is an important part of human development and some experts believe that not letting children dress the way they want to in school can affect their development and social behavior.
School uniforms only cut down on a student’s individuality. School is the place where the future generations are trained and school uniforms send a clear message to students that conformity is important and creativity is not. Wearing the same clothes and color everyday can get very boring and depressing.
One of the most convincing arguments against uniforms is related to cost. The cost of school uniforms is a negative factor more than a positive factor, because there is no use for them outside of school. It only increases the amount of clothes parents have to buy for their children because they still want and need clothing for the hours they are not in school. Another problem with school uniforms is the price. Uniforms are almost always more expensive than regular clothes.
School uniforms also reduce one’s ability to choose comfortable clothing. A huge variety of clothing is manufactured because different people feel comfortable in different types of clothing. Some children are more comfortable in a specific material or style of clothing. Children need to feel comfortable with the clothes they wear to school. Uniforms attempt to force every student into one mold. Uniforms also could affect the safety of the students in an emergency because the only way parents can identify their child is by the clothes that they were wearing when they left home.
Adopting a School Uniform Policy
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Schools don’t need standardized uniforms, they need a dress code that is specific in what students can and cannot wear, controlling certain issues such as immodest dressing and gang associations, while still allowing students to dress as individuals. Experts believe that students who are forced to wear uniforms will find other ways to express, like inappropriate use of makeup and jewelry.
School uniforms range from the formal to the informal. Some schools have nice pants and white shirts for boys, jumpers and white shirts for girls; others have more casual uniforms like khakis or jeans and different color shirts. No matter the type of uniform a school has, they should change their dress code and allow students to self-express and dress the way they feel more comfortable. Remember free speech and expression is a constitutional right.
These are the common arguments Common arguments favoring school uniforms:
School uniforms make it easier for the school authorities to recognize students belonging to their school, and they make it complicated for kids who don’t belong to the school to slip in.
School uniforms also save the school authorities from having to supervise what the students wear. There are no daily battles regarding the dress code for school. Some people think that school uniforms apparently also help students save time because they don’t have to wonder what to wear in order to look good.
Many educators and experts say that school uniforms reduce incidents of violence and bullying, since all the kids wear the same type of clothes there are no reasons to laugh at the way others dress, and students can attend school without worrying about personal safety. School uniforms are also an obstacle for gang associations since they cannot use the same colored clothes or painted T-shirts, instead they have to recognize each other by names and faces.
The Term Paper on A Uniform Code School Uniforms Students
... of the Union Address, in which he endorsed school uniforms, the trend toward restricting student dress as a means of controlling violence has come ... cartoonists joke that today's youths already wear uniforms of baggy pants, T-shirts, and baseball caps worn backward, these uniforms are acquired by free choice, ...
I think my opponent is going to study the common arguments against school uniforms so that her arguments favoring school uniforms appear to be stronger than mine.
I certainly believe that my side has the strongest position, because most of the students prefer to dress they way they like so they can freely express themselves instead of wearing school uniforms. Many parents and experts are also against school uniforms because they represent an additional cost.
