Pros and Cons of School Uniforms

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In today’s society more school are converting to wearing uniforms. They’re people who agree and people that disagree with this converting; however, is wearing school uniforms good or bad for kids? School shouldn’t be about fashion and expression, it needs to be about education; furthermore, uniforms are one of the ways to lead education back to the forefront once again for schools and it not be about who’s wearing what. The answers you will receive from some kids and parents will be yes, for the others it will be no. Research has been done to prove that wearing uniforms help some kids, but what is that research based on? Kids are constantly changing and growing, learning about school, the world, and their bodies. So much is going on with kids. We want them to do well in school, that’s the ultimate goal, so they can be successful in life. Will the use of school uniforms help them to be successful in life? One of the first cons of wearing school uniforms is that kids lose their freedom of expression. Self-expression is important for kids to have. If kids aren’t expressing themselves through clothing they will in other routes, such as the wearing of makeup, the use of jewelry, tattooing and piercing. Wearing uniforms stop kids from being unique, having their own individuality. Uniforms detract from a child’s individuality by forcing them all the wear the same clothes. The price of uniforms is a financial burden to lower income families, putting a pain in families’ pockets. They’re families that use hand-me-downs and buy used clothing, which doesn’t help out for school. It also has to be reminded that school isn’t all day. After school you’re going to have kids rushing home to put on their other clothes. Kids are stil... ... middle of paper ... ...together and funds and be raised to make uniforms cheaper and free to students. School is a place where individuality should come from what you know and not what you wear. References About.com (2013). The Arguments Against School Uniforms. Retrieved from: http://kidsfashion.about.com/od/doityourselfstyles/tp/The-Arguments-Against-School-Uniforms.htm Lovetoknow.com (2013). Pro and Cons of School Uniforms. Retrieved from: http://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Pros_and_Cons_of_School_Uniforms SheKnows.com (2013). The pros and cons of school uniforms. Retrieved from: http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/809991/the-pros-and-cons-of-school-uniforms University of Houston (2013). UH STUDY SUGGEST SCHOOL UNIFORMS REDUCE STUDENT ABSENCS, DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS. Retrieved from: http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2010articles/April2010/0405SchoolUniforms.php

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