UniformsinSchoolAngusYoung,oftherockbandAC/DC,iswhocomestomindwhenpicturinga schooluniform.HiscostumeislikethatofanEnglishschoolboydressedinshortsandafunkyhat. Anotherimagethatcomestomymindwhenthinkingaboutschooluniformsisthatofagroupof youngfifth–graders,allwearingthesamecoloreduniforms,assembledinfrontofaCatholicSchool. Suchpicturesofstudentsdressinginschooluniformshaveledtostereotypingandanegative attitudetowardsschoolsenforcingauniformpolicy.Studentsbeingthoughtofasrobotswithoutthe abilitytoexpressthemselvesfreelyinasocietythatsaysyoumustexpressyourselfandbean individualatallcostTheproblemisthatthecosttoshowmorecontent
Infact,in1995theTexaslegislaturegavepublicschooldistrictstheauthoritytorequireuniforms underTexasStateLaw(Radcliffe1999).Thelaw,however,isavoluntarylaw;schoolsarenot requiredtohaveauniformpolicyADallasattorney,DomingoGarcia,hasproposedlegislationthat wouldmakeitmandatorytowearuniformsinGradesk–12inTexas(Ramos1997).Thefirst fundamentalissuethatschoolboardofficialsandlawmakersshouldlookatbeforetheymakenew policiesandlawsconcerningschooluniformsiswhetherornotthesenewlawsandpolicieshavea positiveimpactonstudents'overallperformance.Thequestionshouldnotbelimitedtoacademic performancesonly,butshouldalsoincludeothersociallylearnedbehaviorthatwillenhancethe students'abilitytoconformtothesocialnormsneededtobesuccessfulintoday'ssociety.However, itcanbearguedthatifstudentsarerequiredtowearuniformswhileinschooltheywillhaveabetter opportunitytorelatetoeachotheronasociallevel.Mostlybecauseclothesseemtohavealottodo withthewaystudentsinteract.Iamsurethatmoststudentswouldnotbotherkillingeachother becauseonestudenthasanewertiethantheotherlessprivilegedstudentdoesAlesseneddegreeof attentionandconcernwithfashionwillresultinabetterconditionforseriousstudyaswellaslessen theculturalandeconomicchallengesofstudentsandparents
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Schoolsshouldhaveuniformsforstudentssotheycanbedistinguishedbetweengradelevelsandto haveallstudentsdressthesamewayandoffersomeprotection.Studentsmightbeagainstitbecause theywanttowearregularclothestoimpressotherstudents.Schooluniformshouldbeallowedin privateaswellinpublicschoolsbecauseitwillhelpfacultydistinguishstudents,peopleandprevent inappropriatedressing
"Havingauniformhelpsstudentsandparentsresistpeerpressure.Inschoolswithnouniform, childrenmayfeeltheneedtodressincertainwaysinordertofitin.Thiscanoftenmeanbuyinga lotofexpensiveandfashionableclothesthatfamiliescannotreallyaffordItcanalsomeangirls beingpressuredinto...showmorecontent...
Anothergoodthingthatwillhelpthemisiftheygoonfieldtrips,teacherswillnothavetrouble recognizingtheirstudentsbecausetheyknowhowtheyaredressandwhatcolorofschooluniform theysupposedtohaveon.
Itwillalsobenefitfacultybecausetheywillbeabletodistinguishgradelevelsaswellasstudents,in caseofafightoranintrudergettinginsidetheschool.Itwillalsohelpifastudentwilldecidetoget outofcampus,anddecidestotakeaskipdaythiswillhelpthefaculty,andsecurityofficers distinguishoridentifythekidandwhichgradeleveltheybelongto.Theywillalsonoticeifsome studentsarewearinggangcolorsortryingtoformaganginschool.Eveniftheytrytobullyon someonejustbythekindofshirtorpantstheyarewearingtoschool"Onlyafewinner–cityschools havehadproblemswithchildrenwearing"gangcolors".Manyofthesehavegotridoftheproblem notbyintroducinguniform,butbysimplyhavingadresscodewhichbanssuchgangclothesand symbols"(Debate,2011)
Anotherreasonuniformwillhelpisbynotdressinginappropriatebecausestudentsnowdays expressthemselvesbythewaytheydressthisiswhyuniformisamustinallschools.Firstofallthe uniformmustbeappliedtothegirlsbecausegirlsnowdaysdressveryinappropriatetheyuse transparent
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Schooluniformsmakethingsmorecomplicated
Firstly,schoolistheplacewhereallofusstepinataverytenderage.Inoneword,lifebeginsat school.It'snotjusteducationbutschoolgivesustheplatformtonurtureourfaith,emotionsinsuch anearlystageoflife.Theimportanceofmakingfriends,workingasateam–welearnallthesein schoolAndwearingthesamedressdefinitelybringsasenseofunityamongstudents Ineveryschooltherearestudentsfromdifferentbackgroundsbutwiththeschooluniformeveryone becomesone–theonlyidentitydominatesatthatmomentisallthemarerepresentativeofthesame schoolThisisagreatfeelingoftogethernessSchooluniformsflashesoutmostofthedropsof socialconflicts....showmorecontent...
Camerasalsowillprotectstudentsbyprovidingevidenceifsomethingunexpectedoccurs. Moreandmoreschoolsareinstallingsecuritycamerasinhalls,classroomsandbuses. Administratorssayithelpsprotectstudentsandstaff,butsomearguethepracticeisinvasive.many studentsaroundtheworldhavebeenfalselyaccusedofsomethingtheydidn'tdoAllofthese problemscanbeeliminatedwithonelittlepieceoftechnologyhangingfromtheceiling.Thatlittle pieceoftechnologyisasurveillancecamerawhichcanbeplacedalmostanywhere.Manyschools aredeterminingwhetherornottoinstallsecuritycamerasinclassrooms.Thosewhohave,haveseen dramaticchangesinteachers,students,andevenparents.Camerashavemanyhelpfulfactors.For instance,camerascanbeusedtotrainfutureteachers,broadcasttostudentsathome,anddealwith bullying.Havingcamerasinaclassroomenvironmentarebeneficialforstudents,teachers,parents, andschoolsbecausetheyholdteachersaccountable,helpstudentsimprovetheirbehavior,and evaluateteacherandstudentinteractions
Reconnaissanceinschoolshasturnedouttobemorefamous,forwellbeingreasons,aswellasto screentheclassroomsandteacher.Theprimaryissuewithinfluencingtheschoolsmoretosecureis themethodsbywhichtoinfluencethemmoretosecurewithoutpeoplefeelingdismissed.Acouple ofactivitiestolessenthefiercenessandwronglead
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TheNeedforSchoolUniformsAsafeandstructuredlearningenvironmentisthefirstrequirement ofagoodschool.ChildrenwhofeelsafeandsecurewillbetterlearnbasicAmericanvalues.In returntheywilllearnthebasisofgoodcitizenshipandbecomebetterstudents.Inresponseto growinglevelsofviolenceinourschools,manyparents,teachers,andschoolofficialshavebeen forcedtolooktowardschooluniformsasonepotentiallypositivewaytoreducedisciplineproblems andincreaseschoolsafety.Ithasbeenobservedthattheadoptionofschooluniformpoliciescan promoteschoolsafety,improvediscipline,andenhancethelearningenvironment.Thepotential benefitsofschooluniformsincludedecreasingviolenceandtheftshowmorecontent
Auniformpolicymustalsoprohibitstudentsfromwearingabuttonbearingaganginsignia.A uniformpolicymustalsoprohibititemsthatunderminetheintegrityoftheuniform,suchasa sweatshirtthatbearsapoliticalmessagebutalsocoversorreplacesthetypeofshirtrequiredbythe uniformpolicy.Thereisanotherbigissuewithintheimplementationofschooluniforms.Schools mustdeterminewhethertohaveavoluntaryormandatoryschooluniformpolicySomeschools haveadoptedcompletelyvoluntaryschooluniformpolicy,whichpermitsstudentstofreelychoose whetherandunderwhatcircumstancestheywillweartheschooluniform.Ontheotherhand,some schoolshavedeterminedthatitisbothwarrantedandmoreeffectivetoadoptamandatoryuniform policy.Whenamandatoryschooluniformpolicyisadopted,theremustbeadeterminationasto whethertohavean"optout"provisionInmostcases,schooldistrictswithmandatorypoliciesallow students,withparentalconsent,to"optout"oftheschooluniformrequirements.Someschoolshave determined,however,thatamandatorypolicywithno"optout"provisionisnecessarytoaddressa disruptiveatmosphereAPhoenix,Arizonaschool,forexample,adoptedamandatorypolicy requiringstudentstowearschooluniforms,orattendanotherpublicschool.ThatPhoenixschools' uniformpolicywasrecentlyupheldbyastatetrial
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SocializationandYou:StudentsinUniformUniformshavehelpeddevelopmanychildrensocially intothepeopletheyaretoday.Presentedinargumentformishowtheroleexpectations,social control,andvaluesofbeinginuniformhavehelpedmesucceed.Beinginschooluniformsatan earlyagehascentralizedmetothisidea.Highschoolwasthefirsttimewithoutbeinginuniformfor meItwasacultureshockPeoplemadefunofwhatyouworesomedays,orwouldlookatyou wrong.Youwerenolongeronthesamelevelasyourpeers.Itwasdifficulttofathomforme. Uniformshavetheirownsubcultureandareanexcellentidea.
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Bywearingaschooluniform,oneisnotapttogetmadefunof.Everyoneisinthesameappareland can'tscrutinizeanypartofanotherchild'soutfit.Byfeelingthateveryoneisthesame,thatisone lessworryonachild'smind.Thisleavesmoreroomforeducationalworriesratherthanindividual onesSociallythishassculpturedmetorealizingwhatisimportantAChild'sneedtobefashionable bringsalonganotherdilemmaforschoolviolence.Childrennodoubtwillenvyotherchildren's clothingandlackthefinancialresourcestopurchasesimilarstyles.Subsequently,childrenhave beenviolentlyinjuredorevenmurdered,inuppergrades,fortheirtrendyclothes,sneakers,or professionalsport–teamgear."Withclothingshownbymusicvideosandtelevisionsitcoms,more childrenwearsimilarstylesofbaggy,oversizedshirtsandpantstoschoolSuchclothingcan becomeameansoftransportingweaponsordrugsintoschoolandthusindirectlyincreaseschool violence"(King).Schooluniformsreducetheseoccurrences.Thesolutionofschooluniformsisa definiteaidindecreasingachild'sworriesaboutgettingharassed,andmostimportantlytheirsafety Itparticularlyprotectsfemalesbecauserevealingclothingisn'tanissue.Thesedays'girlsasyoung astenarewearingprovocativeclothingsuchasminiskirts,tubetops,skimpybikinis,andnot
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Schooluniformsshoulddefinitelybeusedinschoolsystems.Uniformsarebothgoodforschoolsas wellasforthestudents.Wearinguniformswillhelpbuildasenseofunitywithintheschool.Instead ofeveryoneasaseparateteam,everyonewillbeinthesameteam.Wearinguniformswillhelpfree studentsofthestressofwhattowearinthemorning.Wearingschooluniformswillhelpimprove studentindividualityandimprovetheirself–esteemFirst,wearingmatchinguniformscanmake studentsfeelequal.Poorstudentswouldnolongerfeelexcludedbecausetheyarenotwearingname brandclotheslikethericherkids.Kidssometimeteaseeachotherbecauseofthebrandofclothes thattheywearNotallchildren'sparentsareshowmorecontent
Socialstatuswillalsobelessofanissuebecauseeveryonewouldbewearingthesameclothing. Uniformswillimprovestudents'individualitybecausetheywillhavetoexpressthemselvesthrough theirpersonalityandattitude,ratherthanthroughabrandnamepairofjeansoranexpensivepairof tennisshoes.Wearinguniformswillallowtheteacherstoformabetterperceptionofastudentbased onhowtheyactnotbyhowtheydressedStudentssocialstandingwouldbebasedmoreon individualcharacter.Wearinguniformswillhelpimproveastudent'sself–esteembecausetheywill notfeelpressuredtodressacertainway.Studentsfeelpressuredbyotherstudentswhentheycan't dressliketheydress.Ifallstudentsaredressedthesame,everyonewillfeelequal.Second,wearing uniformswillallowmoretimeforstudying.Studentswillbemorefocusedontheirschoolworkand homeworkWearinguniformswillallowkidsmoretimetodotheirhomework,becausetheywill notbefocusedontryingtofindthehottestoutfittoweartoschoolthenextday.Studentsspendtoo muchtimetryingtoputtogethertheperfectoutfitforschool.Wearinguniformswillallowkidsthe opportunitytounderstandwhatismoreimportantandthatistheschoolworkaswellasthe homework.Ifstudentswouldputthesamededicatedtimeintotheirschoolorhomeworkthatthey putintotryingtofindthehottest
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Shouldourschoolhaveschooluniformsornot?Thetopicofschooluniformsisaninterestingtopic duetothemanyviewsthatpeoplehaveonthem.Thisissueisimportantbecauseitcouldpreventthe issueofbullying.Italsocouldalsomaketeensgettoknoweachotherbasedoncharacter,rather thanappearance.Manyteensarejudgedbasedonhowtheylookorwhattheyarewearing.The studentsaretheonesmostaffectedbythisissueMyclaimisthatschooluniformsshouldbe enforcedbecauseitcouldpreventstudentsfrombullying.Havinguniformscouldalsohelpteens stopjudgingandlabelingpeoplebyhowtheylookordress.Peopleshouldgettoknoweachother basedonhowtheyandwhotheyareasapersonIfeveryoneworethesamethingtherecouldbea lesstendencytojudgeothersbasedonwhattheywear.Teensshouldlearnsthattheirindividuality comesfromwithin,notnecessarilyfromwhattheywearorhowtheylook.Somereasonsand evidencethatsupportsmyclaimarethatstudieshaveshownthatmostofthetimetherootof bullyingishowanotherdresses.Ihavenoticedthatteenagers(myselfincluded)tendtojudge someonebasedonhowtheychoosetodressIfsomeonedoesnotdressuptostandards,peopletend tothinktheyareweirdortheyshouldbeavoided.Thisshowsthatpeopletendtofocusonhow someonedressesmorethathowtheyact.Onecandressuptostandards,buttheycouldalsobea reallymeanperson.Thiscouldgotheotherwayas
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"SchoolUniforms:Yes,orNo"
Theconceptofhavingschooluniformisatopicthathasbeendebatedfiranyyears.Somestudents finduniformsnecessary,othersjusthatethecolors.Ithinkthatthestudentswhothinkuniformsare unnecessaryarewrong.Uniformsareanexcellentideaandcanhelpschoolstudentsbemore disciplined,haveanequalenvironment,andenjoygreateracademicsSchooluniformsareagreat waytomaintainalevelofsocialequality.Therearemorepositiveeffectsofwearingschool uniformsthannegative.Schooluniformmakesstudent'sliveseasierbecauseiteliminatesthejobof spendinghoursonpickingoutclothesforschoolFirst,havingschooluniformmaintainsdiscipline inschool.Wearing...showmorecontent...
Ifstudentsarerequiredtowearschooluniforms,thentheywillautomaticallydressappropriately. Somestudentshideweaponsintheirclothes,soifthereisuniform,noonewillbeabletohideany weapon.Secondly,schooluniformscreateanequalenvironment.Uniformseliminatecompetition. NostudentwillbeconsideredlessimportantthantheotherStayingoutofuniformisnotaproblem fortherichstudents.Ifthereisnouniform,children,whoarerich,willwearbrandnameclothesand childrenwhoarepoorwillwearregular,simpleclothing.Thepoorchildrenwillfeelleftoutbecause theyaredifferent.Whenchildrenwearschooluniform,everychildisequal.Schooluniformsare lessexpensivecomparedtoregular"playclothing",itlastslonger,andtheycanbereused.School uniformsareprofessionalandhelpkidstakeschoolmoreseriouslyWhenSchooluniformshelp maintainorriseaschool'sacademicstandards.Uniformshelpchangeaperson'sattitudetoward success.Studentsgotoschooltolearn,nottoshowoff.Withoutschooluniform,kidswillspend moretimeonpickingoutclothesratherthandoinghomeworkIfchildrendon'thavechoicetoshow off,makefun,orfeelleftout,thentheywillconcentratemoreontheirstudies.Itisproventhat schoolsthathaveuniformshavehigherbenchmarkscores,SATscores,andstudentswhichdecideto gotocollege.Inconclusion,schooluniformsdonotaffectwho
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SchoolUniforms:ANon–MilitaryProposalforSweden'sStudentsThewordschooluniformhas negativeconnotationsformanypeople.Itmakesthemthinkofwar,ofsoldier,ofdeath, brainwashedairheadsdoingexactlythesameaseverybodyelseItmakesthemthinkofreformed, collectivizedgroupsofpeoplewithnopersonalidentity.Thereare,however,reasonsforthe existenceoftheuniform;oneofthembeing,asthenamesuggests,thepurposeofuniting.At schoolsallaroundtheworldtheschooluniformisakeyfactortothesuccessofthestudents. Swedencurrentlydoesnotapplytheruleofaschooldresscode,butthereisadefinitiveneedfor oneSchooluniformsareshowmorecontent
Andifitmeansthatteenagerswillstopkillingeachotheroverdesignerjackets,thenpublicschools shouldbeabletorequireschooluniforms"(Clinton,1996).Studieshaveshownthatwhenstudents arewearinguniformsthereisabigdifferenceintheirbehaviorandtheiracademicresultsinschool. Inhisessay(Skiba,2000)Skibapresentsevidencefromdifferentstudies(Cohn,1996andLoesch, 1995)suggestingthatwhenchildrenwearauniformtoschooltheyarelesslikelytobeassociated withagangandthedangersofwalkingpassthewrongneighborhoodonthewaytoandfromschool isthereforeliminated.Loeschalsopointsoutthatthedresscodeinschoolshelp"establishacalm, businesslikeschoolclimate"(Loesch,1995)IntheLongBeachSchoolDistrictallformsof violence,beatings,hooliganismandotherseriousmisbehavingoffenseshavealmostdisappeared sincetheydecidedallstudentshavetowearuniform.(Cohn,1996.)Anothergoodexampleofhow studentsseemtobethinkingisthisstudywherealmostthreehundredstudentswereaskedto describepicturesofpeopledressedindifferentclothes.Nearlyallthestudentsparticipatinginthe surveydescribedtheuniform–cladillustrationsas"betterbehaved"and"moreacademically ...Getmorecontent...
MadysonStevens Miss.Windish EnglishII
16October2017
DressforSuccessManyschoolshavedecidedthathavingschooluniformsisthebestfortheir students.Otherschoolsdon'twanttolimitthestudent'sfreedomofspeech.Schoolscan'tdecide whichisthebest–haveuniformsornotSchooluniformsshouldbemandatoryforallstudents consideringthecost,righttofreedomandacademicsuccess.
Onereasonwhyschooluniformsshouldbemandatoryisthecost.Itismoreeconomicalforpeople becauseitwillbecheapertobuyuniformsratherthantohaveanewoutfitforeveryday.The studentswillnothavetogooutshoppingeveryyearfornewclothestowear.Thiscansavefamilies moneyforotheractivitiesThemayabletoshowmorecontent
Uniformsprovideabullyfreeenvironmentforthestudents("ReasonsWhySchoolsShouldHave Uniforms").
Eventhoughmanykidsdon'tlikewearinguniformstheystillmakeitfun.Theywearjewelryanddo theirhairhowtheylike.Theyareabletopickoutshoesthemshoesthathelpstoindividualizetheir uniformsStudentslikethattheycanstillshowofftheirpersonalitythroughjewelrytheywear, shoesorhowtheydotherehair.Thestudentsarestillabletogoshoppingandbuynewclothesfor whentheyarenotinschool.Thesearejustafewexamplesofhowthestudentscanstillmaketheir uniformsaboutthem("Reasonswhyschoolsshouldhaveuniforms")
Schoolsthatrequireschooluniformslookalittlemoreformalandwellputtogetherbecauseall studentslookthesameandtheyareallwearingappropriateclothing.Schoolsthatdon'trequire schooluniformshavekidswearinginappropriateclothingsuchasclothesthatdon'tfollowthedress code.Uniformsalsohelpstudentsfocusmoreonschoolratherthanwhattheyarewearing.Thereare alsokidsthatdon'treallycarewhattheylooklike,sotheywearsloppyordirtyclothingItgivesthe schoolabadrepresentationifstudentsarewearingthosetypesofclothes("Reasonswhyschools shouldhaveuniforms").
Whenkidswearuniforms,itimprovestheirattendanceatschoolKidsaremore
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