To schools providing uniforms for students, February 24, 2016
Imagine walking to school everyday in the same style clothes. Your entire wardrobe is full of blue buttoned up shirts and khakis or pink shirts and pink skirts. Has this ever happened to you? This is all from a confident sixth grader, and no, I’m not biased. I studied both sides and found reasons why kids should have uniforms. But still, I liked the reasons why kids shouldn’t have uniforms. You expect this to be my number one reason, “Kids should be able to wear what they want to,” nope, that’s not what this entire thing is going to be about. I have multiple reasons for you on why kids shouldn’t have uniforms. Let’s start with girls. What people typically think about
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So you think wearing uniforms would solve this issue, right? Nope, it’s not quite enough. Girls care about their appearance more because of their self-concept. Now, they will focus on how they look in their uniform compared to other girls. This can really lower their self confidence; speaking for myself. I once saw another girl wearing the same jeans as me and I questioned myself, which damaged the image I had of myself. Just so you know, this can explain the crying piece, besides the intense Netflix shows. Here’s another piece for girls; they’re embarrassed to wear these clothes because what if you accidentally expose something you don’t want to be seen? The skirt that you’re forced to wear doesn’t exactly fit you right and you keep tugging it down. Listen to …show more content…
This isn’t recent, “A 1999 study conducted by experts from Texas Southern University showed that bullying incidents increased by as much as 12%, after the implementation of mandatory uniform wearing,” a website says. But this right here is a bit concerning, “Echoing this sentiment is a 2007 study published in the Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice. According to the research, assaults increased by as much as 14 incidences yearly, right after the introduction of school uniforms,” from the same website. If there was an increase in bullying since they added uniforms to a school, then why would they continue it? I just want to put something out there. What if something happens to your uniform and the other ones are dirty? You can get in big trouble and probably can’t even go to school because of it. Want to hear something else? Companies invest in uniforms, no, not for the school’s benefit. But, they are keeping the money to themselves. I thought that one purpose of uniforms was to raise money for the school so that they can upgrade their supplies. I guess not… “In fact, numerous companies treat the uniform system as a major source of revenue. After all, Americans shell out a whopping $1 billion dollars every year,” says a website. If my school had uniforms and I knew about this, I would freak out. The only reason I would be ‘okay’ with uniforms is for the benefit for the school. Not
Having school uniforms greatly decrease one’s way to get bullied. “Perhaps most importantly, a uniform means students don't have to worry about peer pressure when it comes to their clothes. When everyone is dressed the same, worrying about what you look like isn't so important. There is no competition about being dressed in the latest trend, which would put a great deal of financial pressure on students and parents. Potential bullies have one less target for their insults; it's hard to make fun of what someone is wearing when you're dressed exactly the same...” (Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?). With the same as gang violence, having uniforms does not get rid of bullying altogether. With my experiences in both non-uniform and uniform enforced schools, I saw far less bullying in schools with uniforms. Most of the bullying incidents I have seen are focused on the kid’s appearance due to clothing. Having the uniforms can help students look at each other in a more equal
School uniforms also serve little to no purpose in benefiting the education of children around America. A uniform does not help a student learn things that they need to know. A uniform does not help a student study, take notes, or make flash cards. They bring no educational value to the table of learning. According to many educators and experts, “Uniforms do not improve academics, behavioral and social outcomes, or reduce discrimination or crime” (Farrell). So if a uniform cannot help a student increase their knowledge or grow as a person, why make students wear them?
“My school requires a uniform that is very costly. We must wear the same jacket, shirt, tie, pants, and shoes as each other everyday. Which is a very expensive uniform that a lot of kids in my school cannot afford. Students show up smelling badly because we can’t purchase more than one or two of these expensive uniforms. Even I will catch myself wearing the same shirt for 2 or 3 days in a row because I don’t have enough shirts to wear a new one everyday.” (Ryan, New Zealand) Not only are these uniforms expensive but they are also being looked down upon by many other students as well for things like uncomfortable attire, and diminishing individuality. So why do so many schools require school uniforms? TODAY, reports that in 2010, 19 percent of all public schools reported to enforcing school uniforms. This is up by 12 percent since the years before. But only about 22 percent of students like their school uniforms according to a study in Baltimore. School uniforms are not something students enjoy wearing, Students report that uniforms take away their individuality which makes them not want to go to school. “We learn from a young age that life would be boring if we all dressed the same way. Dress and appearance are a way of expressing oneself” says Deseret News claiming school uniforms should not be enforced in public schools.
Having uniforms will not stop the bullying at schools. Schools think if students wear uniforms it will result in less bullying with one another. Schools will always have one kid that will do bad things either ways if he or she still wears uniform their can still be a gang that will bully them. In the article “Uniform Effect?” by Viadero he states “Children at this age are always going to find something wrong with someone.” Viadero states quote from Mikesell-Bailey because no matter what any kid will find a way to bully someone just to be cool. If students wear uniforms and some kids don't like it and they feel ashamed of themselves there will be at least one girl or boy that will bully that person of the way they look with it and it goes the
School uniforms aim to give everybody a homogenous look, right? Instead of improving a student’s self-image because he looks just like the others. this case is often is looked into girls. Girls who feel ‘embarrassed’ when they go to school in school uniforms. According to developmental psychologists, ladies have the huge tendency to compare how they look in school uniforms.
First off i'm going to start off by saying I understand that their are a lot of people that agree there should be uniforms at schools.In Long Beach,Ca,1999 after district introduced uniforms to their schools it was found that,”that battery and assault was decreased by 34% and deadly weapon was decreased by 50%...”(Procon.org).Also,a bulletin published by the National Association of secondary school principals stated,”When all students are wearing the same outfit...they can concentrate on their school work” (procon.org).Lastly,Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, when she was a 2008 US presidential candidate,said,"Take that off the table and put the focus on school, not on what you're wearing" (procon.org).Chris Hammons, Principal of Woodland Middle School,stated that uniforms "provide for less distraction, less drama, and more of a focus on learning" (procon.org).
One reason we shouldn’t have uniforms doesn’t give us to be unique and our own style, we would all have to wear the same thing.”It stops us from showing their unique side and expressing themselves in ways uniforms can’t.”(www.debate.ur/opinions/doesimposeing-school-uniforms-prevent-students-fromshowing-unique.) Being able to express yourself and dress the way you like is everything to me. I know I would be tempted to wear my cute clothes rather than my uniform. Gillian Sanford from Frontier Middle School said,”I don’t like going to school knowing that everyone is going to wear the same thing. I would also get tired of wearing the same thing everyday.” ” Uniforms don’t give anyway to express yourself, it would take away one of the few things that students can choose in school.” says Justin Qualley from Frontier Middle School.
Did you know that more and more public schools are requiring students to wear uniforms. Though some people disagree. They say that students shouldn’t have to wear school uniforms in public schools. Skeptics may say and think that kids who have school uniforms have decreased behavior problems, follow the rules more, and prevent bullying, but let me toast your goats. If you have bad behavior, uniforms are NOT going to help you become a better person. A bully could really care less about what he is wearing. He still is going to be a
School uniforms shouldn’t be worn because they are usually dull and something students don’t want to wear. From wearing a uniform, a student could get in a sorrowful mood and stay unhappy for the whole school day. Around $350 a year could be spent on school uniforms. This means that struggling families that have to pay for uniforms are losing money to these outfits that aren’t necessary. Another reason is school uniforms
Just because you dont have the nicest stuff or you're not popular doesn't mean you're not equal to them. Many kids think money what buys popularity, but in the inside we are all the same. Schools that have uniforms are trying to prevent some of these known things, and they are trying to do the best for everyone. I agree with schools that have uniforms, it makes the kids all feel equal, which people dont see everyone as equal, and they should.
First of all, school uniforms lower the chance of bullying in a school environment. However, a study in 2007 published by the Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, found that bullying incidents increased by as much as 12% with the introduction
Even though a few students might want to wear uniforms, the cost of buying the uniforms could hurt the schools district. Why would a school pay ridiculous amounts of money for uniforms when the students can go buy their own clothes? Schools should not waste their money on uniforms because that money may be needed to pay for the necessities that the teachers need to teach. I would think that education should come before the apparel that students choose to
As aforementioned, uniforms are very beneficial for a multitude of reasons. The first being how dress code issues are completely eliminated through uniforms. I mean, even here uniforms and dress code issues have been brought up a ton! I was in honors civics last trimester and we had to do an issue project about problems at this school, and how we could fix it. We had to present these things in front of Mr.Farley and a couple school administrators. Something that was majorly brought up was dress code, and how unfair it is between the genders. Think about that! Even here dress code is a big problem, and if it’s an issue here, then imagine how bad it must be at some other schools.
School systems have debated for years if they should make school uniforms mandatory for all students. Some parents do not want school systems to mandate uniforms due to pressure from their children to be able to maintain their individuality through clothing, while other parents prefer uniforms to reduce spending money on name brand school clothes and to minimize associations with gangs. More school systems across the United States of America are going to uniforms from grades one through twelve where students are still impressionable by their peers. I believe public schools should require students to wear school uniforms to help parents save money in these hard economic times, to limit the number of incidents of violence in the school systems due to gangs and gang associates such as colors, and to prepare students for the job force after school where some places make it mandatory to wear uniforms to work every day.
Mandating students to wear school uniforms substantially reduces the violence in schools. According to “The Effects of School Uniforms on Self Esteem” by Jennifer Rodriguez, Rowan University, King, “Walker, and Minor (2002) did a study on how school uniforms effect violence. They reported a relationship between uniforms and violence; violence was higher in schools with no uniforms.” This demonstrates that school uniforms reduce violence on school because the study suggested that violence was higher in school without uniforms. Therefore, mandated school uniforms will reduce violence on school.