Changes due to uniform

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Throughout human history, uniforms have been a way to show discipline and formal etiquette. from military officials to nurses, uniforms are the norm to express who someone is in the modern world. Uniforms have played a great role in the history of education. Schools have shown the different uses of uniforms and as time progresses with the uniforms, so does the development of the rebellious nature in the average teenager. Parents who are willing to spend money on their children’s education end up sending their children to private schools where uniforms are mandatory. Many schools that are not private and do not require to have school uniforms show many problems amongst the whole student group and the individual student which may also lead to ultimately affect the outcome of their student’s performance. The concept of the uniform is not only to show who someone is and what they do but to also value their honor in what they do and represent who they are in society.
In former times teenagers find themselves expressing who they truly are by methods society sees as rebellion or protest. The beginning of this new era of rebellion began in the 1920’s with the United States reaching their industrialized peak. This rebellion was most found in the women. Women began to see and explore new fashion and styles rather than sticking to their mother’s old school ways of dressing. Womens hem line in dresses started to become shorter and shorter inventing the modernized skirt. Society found this absurd and schools began to fill with this new idea of fashion. Moving forward into more modern years, fashion was seen everywhere throughout the United States and mainly in public schools. Students began to experiment with their limited choices of appare...

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