Descriptive Essay About Pajamas

Many schools each year are gradually turning towards the use of school uniforms. Statistics show that 5% of schools worldwide are starting to take use in having school uniforms. I believe that schools should have uniforms because it limits kids to getting bullied, parents don’t have to worry if their kids have name brand clothing or not, and the school doesn’t have to worry about kids dressing inappropriately.

In high school and middle school, however, most of the learning comes from inside the classroom. Adolescents often find out a lot about who they are in their school environments. “Ten states currently allow states to mandate school uniforms” (Boutelle, Marsha. "UNIFORMS: Are They a Good Fit?." Education Digest, vol. 73, no. 6, Feb. 2008, pp. 34-37. EBSCOhost). The advocates of school uniforms believe that they will reduce violence in schools and promote a better learning environment for students.

Some people think that school uniforms are costly and that they take away the freedom to express oneself as an individual. In the article, “The Pros and Cons of School Uniforms,” Johne stated, “The most recently released survey by the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association found that a majority of students--close to 65 per cent-- didn’t think uniforms would enhance the school environment.” This number is coming from a variety of students from which more than half of them were opposed to the idea of school uniforms due to various reasons. If most of the students think that school uniforms wouldn’t enhance the school environment, isn’t there an obvious solution? To back this up, in the same article, the principal at Blyth Academy in London, Ont. explains “For teenagers, this stage of development is all about deciding their individuality, we find that not having uniforms creates an environment where they’re comfortable in their own skin.” Just imagine that you have a favorite pair of clothes and you do your best work in that pair of clothes. Now your school is making you wear a school uniform that affects your learning academically because you don’t feel comfortable and cannot concentrate on the task at hand.

Are regular clothes really bad for school? Students regular clothes do not have an effect on their safety or behavior. students shouldn't have to wear uniforms to school. Kids should be allowed to wear free dress at least twice a week. As a students a uniform is not a plessent thing to wear everyday.

School uniforms is the key to a bigger, better future. The basic clothing procedure phases out many types of harassment and creates a safe learning environment. Uniforms take away harsh borders that separate classmates and create school spirit. The positive impact school uniform have on students is an overlooked opportunity we must be informed about to create the next successful generation.

“Student comfort is important in order to maximize learning outcomes” (Chen). Students should be able to go to school and learn without being criticized over petty things. Wearing pajamas to school doesn’t affect anyone's learning abilities. In fact, it only has a positive effect. If a child feels comfortable in their setting, then said child will be attentive and productive. Thus, if a child is comfortable at school, they would theoretically learn better. As a result of learning

Nine year old Bruno was not happy to come home from school one day to see Maria, the maid, packing away all his things. He was not happy to learn he was moving away from his three best friends for life, Daniel, Martin, and Karl, and he certainly did not like the house he was moving to. Unlike his old house that was filled with unexplored nooks and crannies, banisters to slide down, and many friends nearby, his new house had almost no places waiting to be explored and had no one he could play with, unless you counted his sister or the strange people on the other side of the fence in striped pajamas.

At first glance, fashion might seem to have very little to do with learning, but as the saying goes, “The clothes make the man,” or in this case “The clothes makes the student”— school uniform policies seemed to have made the difference in many schools throughout the world. Over the last decade, the implementation of such policy has been on the rise, bringing about waves of debate among students, parents and teachers. Today, more than ever before, the role of a teacher has become much more complex. Most assume responsibilities that extend outside of the more traditional instructional role, and include expectations to provide student with emotional and social support. One of many concerns that educators face each day is dealing with problems or distractions that students often bring with them when they enter the classrooms. School uniform mandate was one of the solutions that were put to task to help cultivate a positive learning environment. Evidence indicates that mandatory school uniform policies are an important part of a comprehensive approach that can raise self-discipline and academic achievement to a higher standard.

Schools enjoy saying that their students are free to express themselves through their clothing; however they do stress the importance that while students express themselves, the garments should not be disruptive to the class environment. The big question is, what is “disruptive” and what isn’t. Is a girl wearing a tank top to combat the warm weather disruptive, or is a boy wearing a blatantly offensive shirt disruptive to their peers learning? Or is a student wearing a religious item, such as a hijab, disruptive to the school environment? Unfortunately, in most cases, two of these circumstances are considered worthy of academic discipline where the third item is dismissed. These dress codes are modeled after the ideal adult the school aims their students to become (Glickman 264).

This would most likely help students achieve better grades and be more successful in school. Several schools in the United States have turned to uniforms to, “help students get better grades”. But his will not be as effective as the new and improved resources. As teachers are often too worried about enforcing dress codes and uniform policies, crucial learning time is taken away from other students. Kathleen Modenbach, a teacher at a school with uniforms, believes that when schools try to enforce uniforms, it is a, “...waste of time. The staff should focus their energy on teaching students.” (Hamilton, 24) Also, it was be nearly impossible to make every single kid focus, because they are human. As humans, we may be easily distracted. Sybil Renick, a high school student comments, “Do not think that by forcing students to wear uniforms, that you are going to get the to concentrate more on their studies.” (Cruz, 42) Most people can relate to being distracted and unfortunately, there is not really a way to stop it from happening. Another argument that experts fight, concerning academics and uniforms, is that uniforms improve test scores. David L. Brunsma, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, recently began a study regarding this matter. Brunsma found that uniforms did not improve the student’s test scores, attendance,

Many school administrators and parents believe that uniforms create a better learning environment at school. First and foremost, many administrators claim that students are not as distracted by how they look, and therefore, spend more time learning at school. This allows students to focus more upon their schoolwork, rather than social appearances.” (PAR 3) A parent want to feel at ease knowing that their children is in a safe and secure learning environment when their children are at school. However, being able to provide a safe learning environment will not have the same effect on all students. Some students will still act as if the school uniform never

However, most of these beliefs originate from an experiment done 20 years ago in Long Beach California. The school was struggling with high student criminal rates and then started to require their students to wear uniforms, which, in that particular situation, succeeded in lowering the rates. Yet a lot of studies have been done since then with extremely contradicting results (Do School Uniforms…). A much more accurate study by The National Center for Education Statistics contains results from different students from various schools and locations from eighth grade to college. This study showed that there was no change in issues such as substance abuse, behavioral problems, and bullying. In fact, many schools in England are neglecting uniforms because teachers claim that they are spending too much time arguing with their students over small things like un-tucked shirts, and that it is distracting them from actually educating their students (Do School Uniforms…). This shows that the leaders of a school should not assume that the common beliefs of uniforms are facts, and instead pay more attention to what the students feel; considering they are the ones actually having to wear them. A survey was conducted of 100 students at the East Wake Academy High School in Zebulon North Carolina, freshman through senior classes,

school uniforms are not a good idea because they can increase bullies, they are financial burdens that give nothing in return, and they are bad for student’s morale.

Richard Rogers’ song “Favorite Things” talks about how the narrator’s favorite things make them feel better when times aren’t the best. People often have a memento from childhood that they keep throughout their life, such as a stuffed animal or a tea set. These possessions represent a memory or event from one’s life -whether it be from early on or from later in life- which in turn remind them of the feelings from the times they received it. These tokens from their early life often mean the world to them, and this is an accurate description of how I feel about my “Blankie.” My blanket is a source of comfort, every small imperfection has a memory behind it, and these impressions make the blanket unique to my life and my experiences. While most of the details that reside on my blanket are small and often remain unnoticed, each one makes it more important to me.

It is a belief that school uniforms teach students to respect their learning environment and behave themselves, and, therefore improving discipline. However, that assumption isn’t entirely correct. Researchers have actually found that school uniforms don’t make students better behaved. According to a study of more than 4,500 students, those who wore a school uniform did not have fewer behavior problems or better attendance. Forcing students to wear uniforms lead to more problems and misbehavior instead of encouraging discipline. Students could get into trouble if they did not wear their uniforms correctly. Many kids in today’s society cannot stand the thought of someone telling them what to do, especially what to wear. Instead of encouraging respect, uniforms may cause rebellions. For example, in 2009, a group of students at John A. Ferguson Senior High School rebelled against their school uniforms. Instead of following their school uniform requirements, the students wore what they thought would be a better school uniform to school. Not only uniforms don’t earn schools the respect from its students, but it may also lead to more problems.